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Penn State hockey draws 74,575 for outdoor game
Penn State hockey drew 74,575 to Beaver Stadium for the team’s outdoor game against Michigan State on Saturday, the “second all-time” largest crowd to watch a college hockey game. PSU lost 5-4 in overtime, but the game was the “experience of a lifetime” for the “players and their coach who has stewa...
NBA free agent Amari Bailey pursuing college basketball return
Free agent G Amari Bailey is “attempting to become the first basketball player to return to college after playing in NBA games.” Bailey, 21, has “hired an agent and a lawyer to prepare to fight for NCAA eligibility with hopes to join a college team and play one more season.” Bailey played one season...
Report: College Sports Commission opens investigation into LSU
The College Sports Commission has “opened its first publicly known investigation into a big-name program: LSU.” The CSC has started an inquiry over a “potential violation of rules related to unreported Tigers player compensation.” Details of the investigation were not included in a Jan. 15 email fro...
Ohio State athletic department sees record revenue in FY25
Ohio State’s athletic department brought in $336.1M in revenue during FY2025, “setting a department record” coming off a football national championship. The figure “helped offset” $320.4M in expenses, giving OSU a profit of approximately $15.7M. The previous record for revenue came during FY2023 in ...
Indiana’s CFP title merch keeps pace with Michigan’s record
Hot-market sales of licensed products commemorating Indiana University’s recent CFP championship continue to comp with the record set by Michigan in 2024.
Cruz: Bipartisan breakthrough needed soon on NCAA bill
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in an interview Wednesday said that Congress “might run out of time to act” on advancing NCAA legislation if it “can’t find a bipartisan solution in the coming months,” according to Dan Murphy of ESPN.com. During a yearslong effort to restore order to the college sports ...
Virginia Tech sees revenue jump, eyes continued momentum
Virginia Tech’s latest financial report showed a 15.6% rise in revenue, from $139.5M to $161.2M, driven by “donations and ticket sales,” according to David Teel of the Norfolk VIRGINIAN -PILOT. The report also showed a $5.1M surplus. The Board of Visitors and AD Whit Babcock outlined that the Hokies...
Jim Phillips looks back, ahead as he hits five-year mark with ACC
ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips started in his role five years ago Sunday, and reflected on his tenure while “looking ahead to some of the biggest issues,” according to a Q&A by Matt Baker of THE ATHLETIC. Questions and answers have been edited for clarity and brevity.
Rutgers dealing with arena burglary as craze over CBB-anime tie-in grows
Collectible cards based on the anime series “One Piece,” as part of a giveaway, were stolen from a “locked office at Jersey Mike’s Arena” following Rutgers’ men’s basketball game against Michigan State on Tuesday, according to Jeff Goldman of the Newark STAR-LEDGER. Rutgers police said that there we...
Fiesta Sports Foundation to host D-I women’s flag football championship
The Fiesta Sports Foundation will “host the first-of-its-kind national championship for Division I women’s flag football.” The two-day showcase “will be staged April 18 and 19 on the campus of Arizona State.” The Fiesta Bowl Flag Football Classic presented by Oakley will “feature eight teams from th...
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