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Ex-Michigan assistant coach Chris Partridge sues university: 'I was a scapegoat'

Ex-Michigan assistant coach Chris Partridge sues university: 'I was a scapegoat'

  • Angelique S. Chengelis, The Detroit News

Former Michigan football assistant Chris Partridge is suing the University of Michigan for wrongful termination and the “devastation” of his reputation after the university used a “false narrative” to fire him. Partridge filed the suit Wednesday in the US District Court for the Eastern Distr…

Big 12 tournament glass LED court 'slippery,' caused migraines, players say

Big 12 tournament glass LED court 'slippery,' caused migraines, players say

  • Kevin Skiver USA TODAY

Basketball can be played on blacktop or hardwood, but the 2026 Big 12 Tournament is adding another surface to the mix: glass.

Lenoir-Rhyne basketball coaches talk about making history together, taking teams to tournament

Lenoir-Rhyne basketball coaches talk about making history together, taking teams to tournament

  • jason.koon

"It’s time to get greedy because it’s March."

UConn, St. John's Lead Big East Tournament Winner Odds

UConn, St. John's Lead Big East Tournament Winner Odds

  • SportsGrid

Discover the intense Big East Tournament, featuring UConn and Saint John's at Madison Square Garden. Odds favor UConn, but Saint John's might steal the crown.

Lenoir-Rhyne women's basketball earns No. 2 seed in NCAA Tournament, men get No. 4 seed

Lenoir-Rhyne women's basketball earns No. 2 seed in NCAA Tournament, men get No. 4 seed

  • jason.koon

The women's team will have an opportunity to return to form when they face No. 7 Augusta on Friday in the opening round of the NCAA tournament.

No need for March Madness. 2026 Final Four has already been decided

No need for March Madness. 2026 Final Four has already been decided

  • Jordan Mendoza USA TODAY

This season, there is no doubt of who has separated themselves from the rest of the field. Duke, Arizona and Michigan ‌are in a class of their own.

What has led to Northwestern’s success in women’s sports the last 20 years? ‘Winning can be contagious.’

What has led to Northwestern’s success in women’s sports the last 20 years? ‘Winning can be contagious.’

  • Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune

CHICAGO — When Tracey Fuchs arrived at Northwestern in 2009 to try to revive the field hockey program, the coach sometimes found herself having to correct the people she met in Evanston. “Everybody gets field hockey confused with lacrosse. So everybody’s like, ‘Oh, you’re that good team on c…

Dan Hurley Is the Modern-Day Bob Knight in College Basketball

Dan Hurley Is the Modern-Day Bob Knight in College Basketball

    Dan Hurley, UConn's passionate coach, mirrors Bob Knight's fiery style. Ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct, he's seen as a vital character in college hoops.

    Wake Forest athletics director John Currie discusses his trip to the White House

    Wake Forest athletics director John Currie discusses his trip to the White House

      “We need to be able to enforce national rules on common sense, eligibility, academic standards.  - John Currie

      They missed the NIL era. Now they help college athletes navigate a whole new world.

      They missed the NIL era. Now they help college athletes navigate a whole new world.

        DALLAS — When she is facilitating name, image and likeness (NIL) deals like the one a few months ago between University of Texas softball players and Walmart, the irony is never lost on Sarah Fuller. She is just a few years removed from being a college athlete herself, one who earned national acclaim from becoming the first female to play for a power-five conference football team. She ...

        Trump vows to issue order in a week to overhaul college sports

        Trump vows to issue order in a week to overhaul college sports

          President Donald Trump vowed to issue an executive order within one week addressing concerns over athlete salaries, transfers and the impact of gambling after a session with lawmakers and college sports luminaries that left him frustrated over the prospects for legislation to overhaul college sports. The meeting Friday afternoon was intended to kick off a presidential council to examine issues ...

          Lenoir-Rhyne women's basketball coach named conference coach of the year

          Lenoir-Rhyne women's basketball coach named conference coach of the year

            Tsitouris joins Todd Starkey and Karen Barefoot as the coaches in program history to win a conference coach of the year award. 

            What happened to the Big 5? The decline of Philly basketball’s one-time legendary alliance began a long time ago.

            What happened to the Big 5? The decline of Philly basketball’s one-time legendary alliance began a long time ago.

              PHILADELPHIA — One afternoon in early December, Bill Raftery and Tim Legler, both La Salle alumni, returned to campus for an hourlong panel discussion about their careers in sports media, only to have the conversation shift to a topic with broader implications. It was a point of pride for the university to welcome back Raftery, who has been college basketball’s preeminent analyst for more than ...

              Remembering Lou Holtz, who presided over ‘special time’ in NC State football history

              Remembering Lou Holtz, who presided over ‘special time’ in NC State football history

                RALEIGH, N.C. — In his four years coaching football at N.C. State, Lou Holtz was a dynamo. Small in stature, he was filled with energy, one-liners, fiery competitiveness and football creativity. He could be funny, his blue eyes twinkling behind those black-rimmed glasses. He could be moody. He always seemed confident. Holtz, who died Wednesday, March 4, at 89, was at N.C. State in what many ...

                Lou Holtz, legendary college football coach, dies at 89

                Lou Holtz, legendary college football coach, dies at 89

                COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina was desperate for relevance. It was late 1998 and the Gamecocks football program was in a spiral. They had been to one bowl game across the previous 10 seasons. Brad Scott was fired after a 1-10 season in 1998. And South Carolina, which had only joined the SEC a few years earlier, was quickly becoming the conference doormat. Athletic Director Mike McGee feared ...

                Lou Holtz, college football icon who briefly coached the Jets, dead at 89

                Lou Holtz, college football icon who briefly coached the Jets, dead at 89

                Lou Holtz, the college football titan whose prolific coaching career included a brief stint with the Jets, has died, his family announced on Wednesday. He was 89. Holtz was best known for his illustrious 11-year run as head coach of Notre Dame, with whom he went 100-30-2 and won the 1988 national championship. But Holtz’s résumé was far more wide-reaching, as he is the only coach in NCAA ...

                Lou Holtz, college football staple who coached Notre Dame to 1988 national title, dies at 89

                Lou Holtz, college football staple who coached Notre Dame to 1988 national title, dies at 89

                Holtz became the first and so far only coach to lead six different teams to bowl games during a career in which he compiled a record of 249-132-7. 

                Lenoir-Rhyne women's basketball secures regular season conference title, men finish second

                Lenoir-Rhyne women's basketball secures regular season conference title, men finish second

                The Bears defeated Carson-Newman 93-74 on the road Saturday to clinch the title.

                Paul Zeise: Pitt needs to give women's basketball program an actual chance

                Paul Zeise: Pitt needs to give women's basketball program an actual chance

                PITTSBURGH — It is ironic that Heather Lyke’s name was in the news Tuesday for some sort of scandal at Syracuse, where she is trying to become the athletic director. That’s because it happened to be the same day that Lyke’s choice to lead Pitt women’s basketball team, Tory Verdi, was fired by her successor, Allen Greene, after just three seasons. Verdi didn’t win many games, but he made up for ...

                Carlos Rubio steps down from coaching duties at Lenoir-Rhyne, staying with Hickory FC

                Carlos Rubio steps down from coaching duties at Lenoir-Rhyne, staying with Hickory FC

                In addition to his duties with Lenoir-Rhyne, Rubio doubled as head coach of Hickory FC.

                MO: BIG 12 UNVEILS NEW LED GLASS BASKETBALL COURT

                MO: BIG 12 UNVEILS NEW LED GLASS BASKETBALL COURT

                Big 12 unveils new LED glass court ahead of women’s basketball tournament in Kansas City

                Of course, Stephen A. Smith gives WSSU's women's basketball team its due on ESPN

                Of course, Stephen A. Smith gives WSSU's women's basketball team its due on ESPN

                Smith, a WSSU graduate, gave the Rams plenty of props for winning the CIAA title on Saturday in Baltimore

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                Conquering CIAA heroes return home to Winston-Salem State with all the hardware

                Conquering CIAA heroes return home to Winston-Salem State with all the hardware

                “To see the community and students show up like this is amazing." - senior captain Jakaiya Mack as she returned to the Gaines Center.

                Sean Keeler: Colorado gave Deion Sanders $54 million contract a year ago. It hasn’t aged well.

                Sean Keeler: Colorado gave Deion Sanders $54 million contract a year ago. It hasn’t aged well.

                DENVER — Unless you can spare a dime, Prime’s got time. A few days back, Fox Sports asked its staffers which college football coach was under the “most pressure” in 2026. One picked Wisconsin’s Luke Fickell, whom I’m amazed still has his job. Another took Lincoln Riley at USC. A third chose Deion Sanders at Colorado. Pressure? No question. That 3-9 doesn’t go away. Hot seat? Not the way ...

                'I'm so proud': Earl 'The Pearl' Monroe reacts to WSSU's women's basketball title

                'I'm so proud': Earl 'The Pearl' Monroe reacts to WSSU's women's basketball title

                “I actually talked to them in the locker room down there in Baltimore just after the game,” Monroe said on Saturday afternoon. “I told Coach Terry I’m so proud of what they’ve accomplished, and it’s just her first season.”

                WSSU women buck the Fayetteville State Broncos off their CIAA throne

                WSSU women buck the Fayetteville State Broncos off their CIAA throne

                “We’ve tried to keep it in perspective and stay humble, but the biggest one is what we want,” Coach Terry said of the national championship.

                Mac Engel: Baylor’s new AD explains why retaining Dave Aranda is the right decision

                Mac Engel: Baylor’s new AD explains why retaining Dave Aranda is the right decision

                FORT WORTH, Texas — As Baylor’s latest athletic director, one of Doug McNamee’s unwritten goals is to break a cycle that has seen the last three people in his job forced to resign. In 2003, Tom Stanton resigned in the wake of the fiasco situation created by the men’s basketball team under head coach Dave Bliss. In 2016, Ian McCaw resigned amid the fallout of the mishandled Title IX and sexual ...

                Kevin Sherrington: ‘Saving College Sports Roundtable’ at White House is futile effort to rein in CFB’s chaos

                Kevin Sherrington: ‘Saving College Sports Roundtable’ at White House is futile effort to rein in CFB’s chaos

                DALLAS — Tell me if this sounds like a good idea to you: Next Friday at the White House, three dozen or so “dignitaries and celebrities” ranging from former college football coaches to power conference commissioners to billionaire boosters to the NBA commissioner, the president of the Yankees, a former Secretary of State and a fellow named Tiger Woods have been invited to discuss one of the ...

                Lenoir-Rhyne women's basketball extends win streak to 18; baseball clubs 4 homers

                Lenoir-Rhyne women's basketball extends win streak to 18; baseball clubs 4 homers

                The team is now ranked No. 1 in the Southeast Region. 

                Filling the shoes: McDowell basketball standout talks about the game, getting strong and shoes

                Filling the shoes: McDowell basketball standout talks about the game, getting strong and shoes

                And then there are her shoes – bright purple with hot pink laces, but that's just the left one. 

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