Women's basketball
Connecticut head coach Geno Auriemma, center right, talks with Dorka Juhasz (14) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Louisville, Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021, in Uncasville, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
COVID-19 pauses have teams working way back to 'game shape'

By Aaron Beard Jan. 07, 2022 05:53 PM EST

FILE - Boise State linebacker DJ Schramm (52), carrying the Dan Paul Hammer, leads Boise State onto the field before an NCAA college football game against Oklahoma State on Sept. 18, 2021, in Boise, Idaho. The Arizona Bowl was canceled on Monday night, Dec. 27, after Boise State pulled out and shut down all team activities due to COVID-19 issues within the program. (AP Photo/Steve Conner, File)
Arizona Bowl off, Boise State pulls out with COVID issues

By The Associated Press Dec. 27, 2021 03:03 PM EST

Kentucky head coach John Calipari signals to players during an NCAA college basketball game against Notre Dame on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in South Bend, Ind. (AP Photo/Robert Franklin)
SEC, Big East alter basketball policies as COVID cases spike

By The Associated Press Dec. 23, 2021 02:21 PM EST

Liberty guard Darius McGhee (2) passes against Northern Iowa during an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
Liberty Flames at Northern Iowa Panthers 12/22/2021

Dec. 22, 2021 03:52 PM EST

Workers load cars onto a storage cart after an NCAA college basketball game between Kansas and Colorado was canceled two hours before tipoff, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
ACC, Pac-12 revise forfeit plan for called-off league games

By The Associated Press Dec. 22, 2021 01:16 PM EST

Miami head football coach Mario Cristobal is shown following a news conference where Director of Athletics Dan Radakovich was introduced, Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021, in Coral Gables, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Miami officials say football team is now in virus protocols

By The Associated Press Dec. 21, 2021 11:43 AM EST

RETRANSMISSION TO CORRECT ID TO AARONETTE VONLEH - Northern Arizona guard Aaronette Vonleh (21) shoots over Northern Arizona forward Natalie Greenwood during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Friday, Dec. 17, 2021, in Flagstaff, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
Arizona Wildcats at Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 12/17/2021

Dec. 17, 2021 07:58 PM EST

An empty Pauley Pavilion is seen before an NCAA college basketball game between UCLA and Alabama State Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021, in Los Angeles. The game will not be played due to COVID-19 protocols. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Schedule shuffling prompted by COVID hits college basketball

By The Associated Press Dec. 17, 2021 03:49 PM EST

Cleveland State guard D'Moi Hodge (55) shoots over Oklahoma State guard Isaac Likekele, left, in overtime of an NCAA college basketball game Monday, Dec. 13, 2021, in Stillwater, Okla. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Cleveland State cancels games at No. 2 Duke, Kent State

By The Associated Press Dec. 15, 2021 02:58 PM EST

In this photo provided by Bahamas Visual Services, the South Carolina women's team poses with the trophy defeating UConn 73-57 to win the championship game at the Battle 4 Atlantis NCAA college basketball game at Paradise Island, Bahamas, Monday, Nov. 22, 2021. Standing at front left is head coach Dawn Staley. (Donald Knowles/Bahamas Visual Services via AP)
Offshore tourneys return in college basketball amid COVID-19

By Aaron Beard Nov. 23, 2021 08:06 PM EST

Rutgers' Geo Baker (0) shoots over DePaul's Brandon Johnson (35) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Mark Black)
Rutgers Scarlet Knights at DePaul Blue Demons 11/18/2021

Nov. 18, 2021 09:34 PM EST

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Nov. 11, 2021 10:00 AM EST
Nov. 12 1892 — William “Pudge” Heffelfinger becomes the first pro football player by getting $500 to play for the Allegheny Athletic...

FILE - In this March 18, 2015, file photo, the NCAA logo is displayed at center court as work continues at The Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, for the NCAA college basketball tournament. The NCAA has fallen short of upholding its commitment to gender equity spending more on male athletes on average than female ones according a second review. A law firm hired by the NCAA to investigate equity issues released a 153-page report Tuesday night, Oct. 26, 2021 that includes a series of recommendations to improve the gap. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
Second NCAA gender equity report shows spending disparities

By Doug Feinberg And Erica Hunzinger Oct. 26, 2021 10:48 PM EDT

Ga Tech signs hoops coaches Pastner, Fortner to extensions

Sep. 10, 2021 04:16 PM EDT
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Tech has signed basketball coaches Josh Pastner and Nell Fortner to contract extensions. Pastner received a three...

BYU quarterback Jaren Hall looks to hand off the ball against Arizona during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker)
Big 12 quickly working to expand before Texas, OU departures

By Stephen Hawkins Sep. 07, 2021 06:17 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 17, 2018, file photo, Harvard players, students and fans celebrate the team's win over Yale in an NCAA college football game at Fenway Park in Boston. The Ivy League was the first Division I conference to suspend fall sports in 2020 because of the COVID-19 virus outbreak. All eight Ivies are requiring that their football teams be vaccinated for COVID-19 — just like the rest of the students on campus. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
Ivy League sports return as way they went out: cautiously

By Jimmy Golen Aug. 30, 2021 02:38 AM EDT

FILE - Connecticut forward Aaliyah Edwards (3) and Seton Hall guard Jasmine Smith (21) work for the rebound in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Storrs, Conn., in this Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, file photo. A former women’s basketball player at Seton Hall University has been added to a lawsuit filed against the school by former men’s player Myles Powell over what they claim were misdiagnosed knee injuries. In an amended complaint to Powell's lawsuit filed Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021, Jasmine Smith alleges team staff told her she’d suffered a bone bruise during practice in the fall of 2020. She alleged she was cleared to play and played the rest of the season despite suffering knee pain and swelling. (David Butler II/Pool Photo via AP, FIle)
Seton Hall Pirates at Connecticut Huskies 2/10/2021

Aug. 19, 2021 02:08 PM EDT

Va Tech extends AD Babcock's contract through June 2029

Aug. 09, 2021 02:57 PM EDT
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Virginia Tech has extended the contract of athletic director Whit Babcock for five years, keeping him with the school through June 2029....

FILE - This is a March 12, 2020, file photo showing NCAA headquarters in Indianapolis. The NCAA Board of Governors called for a special constitutional convention in November to initiate dramatic reform in the governance of college sports that could be in place as soon as January. The NCAA said it wants to “reimagine" how to more effectively manage the needs of college athletes.(AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
Report drills NCAA on equity, calls for combined Final Four

By Ralph D. Russo Aug. 03, 2021 03:23 PM EDT

FILE - In this June 6, 2014, file photo, Bruce Rasmussen, Creighton University's athletic director, speaks to reporters at the Athletic Performance Center in Omaha, Neb. Creighton University's athletic director who oversaw the rise of the school's men's basketball team and its transition to the Big East Conference during his tenure over the past 27 years will retire next month. Bruce Rasmussen, 70, announced his retirement plans Monday morning, July 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
Creighton University AD retiring after 27 years on the job

By Josh Funk Jul. 19, 2021 03:36 PM EDT