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Dave Hyde: Sports lessons in a 20-minute commencement speech

Dave Hyde: Sports lessons in a 20-minute commencement speech

  • Dave Hyde, South Florida Sun Sentinel

Ray Lewis recently offered a window into his Hall of Fame football career. He said it turned at the University of Miami when he decided who he wanted to be. “Before I leave here, I will be the greatest Hurricane to ever walk through this university,” Lewis said to North Carolina Central Univ…

Marcus Freeman modernizing Notre Dame football with push from Navy SEALs

Marcus Freeman modernizing Notre Dame football with push from Navy SEALs

  • John Brice USA Today

Marcus Freeman doesn’t spend time chasing hype videos or social media feuds. He’s focused on building a new version of Notre Dame football.

Caldwell Cobras go 2-0 on day one of national championship softball tournament in New York

Caldwell Cobras go 2-0 on day one of national championship softball tournament in New York

  • jason.koon

Caldwell opened the tournament with a 10-2 mercy-rule victory over No. 7 seed Suffolk Community College. 

Scott Fowler: Panthers’ first radio voice applied for NFL job. The rejection letter made him laugh.

Scott Fowler: Panthers’ first radio voice applied for NFL job. The rejection letter made him laugh.

  • Scott Fowler, The Charlotte Observer

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Bill Rosinski, the original radio voice of the Carolina Panthers, got rejected for the Baltimore Ravens’ NFL play-by-play job Wednesday. And when he opened the rejection email that broke this news to him, he started laughing in disbelief. The form letter read, in part: “At …

Megan Grant's basketball 'side quest' aided historic softball season at UCLA

Megan Grant's basketball 'side quest' aided historic softball season at UCLA

  • Cydney Henderson USA Today

Basketball may have been the “side quest,” but Megan Grant says it changed her approach to softball forever.

NAACP pushes boycott of SEC, ACC schools. How feasible is the movement?

NAACP pushes boycott of SEC, ACC schools. How feasible is the movement?

  • Paul Myerberg USA Today

The NAACP has called for a boycott of some prominent college athletics programs in response to a redistricting fight that represents “a sprint to erase Black political power.”

Black coaches are tired of whispering about college football’s hiring reality

Black coaches are tired of whispering about college football’s hiring reality

  • Brent Schrotenboer USA TODAY

To get a better understanding of this issue, USA TODAY Sports spoke with Black former NFL stars hired as head coaches at a lower-resource level of college football.

NAACP asks athletes to boycott Southern schools

NAACP asks athletes to boycott Southern schools

    The NAACP is calling for Black athletes, alumni and fans to withhold athletic and financial support from public universities within Southern states that are in the process of redistricting following a recent Supreme Court decision.

    House bill on college athletes' name, image and likeness gets benched

    House bill on college athletes' name, image and likeness gets benched

      WASHINGTON — House Republican leaders have once again scrubbed plans to vote on legislation that would usher in substantial changes to college sports, leaving an uncertain path ahead. Attention is now turning to the Senate, where Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., are reportedly preparing their own bipartisan proposal to address a landscape transformed by name, image and ...

      Brendan Sorsby throws Hail Mary to save college career. Here's what it means

      Brendan Sorsby throws Hail Mary to save college career. Here's what it means

        On Monday, in the Lubbock County, Texas District Court, the plaintiff Brendan Sorsby filed suit against the NCAA.

        SCORE Act hits another roadblock — what it means for college sports

        SCORE Act hits another roadblock — what it means for college sports

          The SCORE Act, which was set to be voted on this week in the House of Representatives, was pulled.

          Check out the football players Wake Forest has added through the transfer portal

          Check out the football players Wake Forest has added through the transfer portal

            Coach Jake Dickert got plenty of help for this coming season thanks to the transfer portal.

            Coach K against NCAA Tournament expanding to 76 teams

            Coach K against NCAA Tournament expanding to 76 teams

              When Mike Krzyzewski started his coaching career at Duke, the NCAA Tournament consisted of 48 teams, and earning a spot in the annual event was harder than many people may remember.

              Mike Vorel: Ex-Seahawk Rashaad Penny hired to coach at California high school

              Mike Vorel: Ex-Seahawk Rashaad Penny hired to coach at California high school

                SEATTLE — Once upon a time, Rashaad Penny was a football player. Not just that. He was the pride of Norwalk High School, near Los Angeles, where he notched 3,416 total yards and 51 touchdowns in his senior season. He was a first-team All-American at San Diego State, where he rushed for 2,248 yards and 23 touchdowns in 2017 and tied the NCAA record for career kick-return touchdowns (seven). He ...

                Score Act Aims to Control NIL and Transfers in College Football

                Score Act Aims to Control NIL and Transfers in College Football

                Dan Sileo reflects on the Score Act, which will aim to regulate NIL deals and transfer rules in college football, enhancing empowerment for student-athletes.

                Brendan Sorsby Battles NCAA for Eligibility Restoration

                Brendan Sorsby Battles NCAA for Eligibility Restoration

                Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby fights the NCAA on eligibility amid gambling claims, targeting an NFL career. Dan Sileo discusses his risk of never playing again.

                Mac Engel: Are international athletes taking too many college spots away from Americans?

                Mac Engel: Are international athletes taking too many college spots away from Americans?

                FORT WORTH, Texas — Maybe it is an oversight, or his staff doesn’t care, but the current President of the United States, who has made “foreigners” a priority in his term, and has issued an executive order to “save” college athletics, did not take a closer look at the number of international players throughout NCAA sports. America’s colleges and universities are under attack for a lot of ...

                Vahe Gregorian: The World (Cup) is coming to Kansas City. Meet the catalyst in the city's rise as a host.

                Vahe Gregorian: The World (Cup) is coming to Kansas City. Meet the catalyst in the city's rise as a host.

                KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In the most essential of ways, Kansas City being named a 2026 FIFA World Cup host spans the globe and eras back to 1966. That’s when the visionary Lamar Hunt, founder of the AFL and owner of the Chiefs, turned on ABC’s Wide World of Sports to watch England and West Germany play in the men’s final of the global soccer tournament. Enthralled with the spectacle, Hunt “pioneered ...

                Candidate for Georgia Supreme Court talks about impact of Louisiana v. Callais ruling

                Candidate for Georgia Supreme Court talks about impact of Louisiana v. Callais ruling

                Jen Jordan, a candidate for the Supreme Court of Georgia, campaigned in Columbus, Georgia on May 13, 2026 ahead of the upcoming election. During one stop, she spoke with the Ledger-Enquirer about the impact of the recent Louisiana v. Callais ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court and its potential…

                Lane Kiffin didn’t stumble into controversy. He leaned into it  | Opinion

                Lane Kiffin didn’t stumble into controversy. He leaned into it | Opinion

                Lane Kiffin changes with the moment, and his latest comments are another example.

                UNC basketball program adds former player to staff

                UNC basketball program adds former player to staff

                New North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Michael Malone has finalized his coaching staff.

                Steve Sarkisian goes scorched-earth on college football’s wild West culture

                Steve Sarkisian goes scorched-earth on college football’s wild West culture

                In a college sports world where money fuels the engine of drastic, unrecognizable change, common sense is tied up and held hostage in the trunk.

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                Brendan Sorsby throws Hail Mary to save college career. Here's what it means

                Brendan Sorsby throws Hail Mary to save college career. Here's what it means

                Mourners gather outside of Richard Childress Racing to remember Kyle Busch

                Mourners gather outside of Richard Childress Racing to remember Kyle Busch

                Scott Fowler: Panthers’ first radio voice applied for NFL job. The rejection letter made him laugh.

                Scott Fowler: Panthers’ first radio voice applied for NFL job. The rejection letter made him laugh.

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                Lenoir-Rhyne softball gets Southeast Region's No. 3 seed in NCAA national tournament

                Lenoir-Rhyne softball gets Southeast Region's No. 3 seed in NCAA national tournament

                The Bears earned a No. 3 seed in the Southeast Region after going 39-13 this season, 19-3 in Sout Atlantic Conference play.

                Lenoir-Rhyne lacrosse advances to national quarterfinals with upset win

                Lenoir-Rhyne lacrosse advances to national quarterfinals with upset win

                The Bears never trailed on Sunday. They led 8-2 after one quarter and held at least a five-goal lead for the rest of the game. 

                Caldwell Community College baseball, softball both district champs and headed to nationals

                Caldwell Community College baseball, softball both district champs and headed to nationals

                Caldwell baseball is No. 5 in the nation at 42-7 while softball is No. 3 at 40-6.

                Rick Pitino questions expanded March Madness pushback: 'Why and who cares?'

                Rick Pitino questions expanded March Madness pushback: 'Why and who cares?'

                Consider Rick Pitino on board with the expanded NCAA Tournament.

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                Lane Kiffin Just Continues To Stir the Pot

                Coach and Company discuss the comments made by LSU head coach Lane Kiffin about his previous school, Ole Miss, in a recent interview.

                SCORE Act returns with a plan to rewrite college football’s hiring timeline

                SCORE Act returns with a plan to rewrite college football’s hiring timeline

                The SCORE Act is set to again be on the U.S. House of Representatives agenda next week.

                New calls for Black athletes to boycott SEC over redistricting

                New calls for Black athletes to boycott SEC over redistricting

                The political fight over redistricting is landing on the football field, where some activists and actors are calling on Black student-athletes to boycott schools in the South. LZ Granderson of the Los Angeles Times weighs in, questioning whether that responsibility should fall on Black athle…

                Mark Story: The 3 ways NCAA tournament expansion will harm college basketball

                Mark Story: The 3 ways NCAA tournament expansion will harm college basketball

                LEXINGTON, Ky. — What many college basketball adherents have long dreaded is now reality. The NCAA announced Thursday that it is expanding the mens’ and women’s basketball tourneys from their current 68 to 76 teams starting in 2027. In a news release, the NCAA justified the move by saying that the expansion is “creating additional championship participation opportunities for student-athletes ...

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