Iowa’s Caitlin Clark reveals request for NCAA scoring record-breaking moment: ‘Don’t stop the game’
Caitlin Clark has taken the college basketball world by storm. The Iowa State basketball superstar is trying to break the NCAA women’s all-time scoring record. Clark finished Sunday’s loss to Nebraska with 31 points. Heading into Thursday’s game against Michigan, Clark is seven points away from tying the record and eight points away from becoming […]
NCAA official hands in resignation letter over ‘regressive policies’ on transgender athletes
William Bock III resigned from his position on the Division I Infractions Commission last week, claiming in his resignation letter: NCAA President Charlie Baker They argued that the organization’s current policies toward transgender athletes harm women and deprive them of “opportunities to compete.” Mr. Bock previously served as general counsel. US Anti-Doping Agency Baker, who […]
NCAA punishes former Division III women’s basketball coach for gambling on college, pro sports
An NCAA investigation found the former Sewanee women’s basketball coach violated the association’s sports betting regulations. College basketball’s governing body ruled that the coach, who was not identified in the NCAA report, bet more than $93,000 on games at the college and professional levels over a two-year period. The NCAA’s Sports Wagering and Ethical Conduct […]
Gonzaga’s Kentucky upset not enough to put it in NCAA conversation
No, Mr. Gonzaga is not part of the public conversation. Just one win at Kentucky is not enough. Not a disastrous resume. It is not based on the work itself. After the Zags’ upset of the 17th-ranked team in the nation on Saturday, several bracket theorists on social media wondered if the West Coast Conference […]
St. John’s controls NCAA tourney destiny but needs to turn it on
MILWAUKEE — You can twist yourself like a pretzel in defeat. I wonder what would have happened if St. John’s had found a way to take one of those close games against No. 1 Connecticut, No. 7 Marquette and No. 19 Creighton, losing by a combined six points. Follow all the Bracketologists, track the NCAA […]
St. John’s slump leaves slim margin for error to make NCAA Tournament
St. John’s University has eliminated the margin for error. All previous breathing chambers are gone. With five losses in six games, the Johnnies have no chance of making it to the NCAA Tournament. They got off to a good start in the tournament and made it to the cut line, according to three prominent brackets: […]
Rick Pitino concerned for NCAA, St. John’s in NIL era
Rick Pitino sounded the alarm about the future of college basketball, especially St. John’s University, after Saturday’s loss to No. 1 University of Connecticut, building the college basketball world in an era of name, image, visibility and the transfer portal. raised concerns about how difficult it would be to do so. program. While talking about […]
Tennessee, Virginia AGs file antitrust lawsuit against NCAA due to NIL-recruiting rules
The attorneys general of Tennessee and Virginia filed an antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA on Wednesday, challenging the ban on name, image, and likeness (NIL) compensation in college athlete recruiting. The lawsuit, filed in the Eastern District of Tennessee, was in response to an NCAA investigation into the University of Tennessee for possible recruiting violations […]
The NCAA is drowning in problems it created
Look, this is the latest chapter of the NCAA trying to enforce NIL rules that are probably not understood. This time their target is NIL trading in the Tennessee Volunteers and their recruitment. But this time, the Volunteers and Tennessee are fighting back. On Wednesday, the attorneys general of Tennessee and Virginia filed a lawsuit […]
St. John’s not running away from NCAA Tournament hopes
CINCINNATI — Chris Ledlum doesn’t check BracketMatrix.com. He has not bookmarked the NET rankings page. He doesn’t update KenPom.com after every game. Still, the St. John’s senior forward is listening. It’s hard to avoid. Now, the Johnnies are an NCAA Tournament team, and you can’t help but imagine what it would be like to be […]