Pat Fitzgerald had to go, but coaches are just symptoms of hazing problem
Changing coaches is easy. Changing cultures is the hard work college sports officials need to start taking seriously.
By Kevin B. BlackistoneTara Heiss, Hall of Famer and ‘pioneer of Maryland women’s basketball,’ dies at 66
With playmaking flair, the former Walter Johnson High standout helped put the Maryland women's program on the map.
By Scott AllenBob Huggins says he didn’t resign as West Virginia coach after DUI
West Virginia men's basketball coach Bob Huggins contends that what the school says was a resignation letter didn't meet the terms of his employment agreement.
By Cindy BorenNorthwestern fires football coach Pat Fitzgerald over hazing allegations
Fitzgerald was initially suspended for two weeks without pay before additional allegations surfaced over the weekend.
By Cindy Boren and Des BielerNorthwestern to revisit football coach’s penalty amid further hazing details
The university president said he “may have erred in weighing the appropriate sanction” for Coach Pat Fitzgerald after a report published Saturday by the Daily Northwestern.
By Cindy BorenMaryland baseball rolls into NCAA tournament seeking more history
The Terrapins are making a third consecutive appearance in the double-elimination regional bracket and seeking to reach their first super regional since 2015.
By Gene WangTerps crumble in the fourth, exit NCAA women’s lacrosse tournament
James Madison scored the final five goals of the game to beat Maryland, 15-4, and reach the national quarterfinals.
By Madison HricikEx-Florida QB Jalen Kitna takes plea deal, has child porn charges dropped
Jalen Kitna, the son of former NFL quarterback Jon Kitna, was dismissed from Florida's program shortly after his November arrest.
By Des BielerSCOTUS’s affirmative action decision: Ball or bust for Black athletes
The ruling that race must not be considered on admission further devalues Black males on campus — unless they're part of the college sports industrial complex.
By Kevin B. BlackistoneTennessee State to become first HBCU to field a men’s hockey program
Tennessee State’s new men’s club hockey program, which will begin play next year, is looking to become the first HBCU to field an NCAA Division I team.
By Glynn A. HillDeion Sanders says he’s having surgery for blood clots, not amputation
The new head coach at Colorado, who has had persistent circulation issues, had two toes amputated in his left leg in 2021.
By Des BielerMemphis’s Penny Hardaway suspended three games for recruiting violations
The NCAA panel that issued Hardaway's suspension wrote in a report that “ignorance of the rules is not an excuse."
By Des BielerAnother one-run loss ends Virginia’s time at the College World Series
Virginia managed just five hits as it fell, 4-3, to TCU to get bounced from Omaha.
By Gene SchinzelBob Huggins’s flaws caught up to his greatness as a basketball coach
In the end, Bob Huggins's talent for coaching college basketball wasn't enough to transcend his controversies.
By John FeinsteinWest Virginia’s Bob Huggins resigns, intends to retire after arrest on DUI charge
Huggins coached his alma mater for 16 seasons and was men's college basketball's winningest active coach.
By Spencer Nusbaum and Ella BrockwayFlorida overpowers Virginia late on College World Series opening night
No. 2 Florida hit three homers in the last two innings to rally for a 6-5 win over No. 11 Virginia in Omaha.
By Gene SchinzelWake Forest’s 1955 College World Series run sparked religious fervor, protest
Criticism for playing on Sunday was only one of the obstacles the Demon Deacons faced en route to the championship.
By Scott AllenIt’s ‘Coach Prime’ time at Colorado
God ‘called’ former NFL star Deion Sanders to coach at an HBCU. The money took him to Colorado. What happens next is anyone’s guess.
By Kent BabbA Stanford pitcher threw a complete game. It took 156 pitches.
Left-hander Quinn Mathews, a 19th-round draft pick of the Tampa Bay Rays last year, struck out 16 to help Stanford stave off elimination against Texas.
By Scott AllenBrian Edgington’s gem sends Virginia to the College World Series
The right-hander went the distance as the Cavaliers routed Duke, 12-2, to rally to a super regional victory.
By Gene WangA college ace threw 124 pitches — and MLB teams grimaced
For LSU's Paul Skenes, one of the top MLB prospects, how many pitches are too many?
By Barry SvrlugaA baseball team’s home field ‘loss’ is Special Olympics’ gain
Indiana State couldn't host this weekend's super regional. Fans of its next opponent, Texas Christian University, provided some philanthropic consolation.
By Glynn A. Hill