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ASB GlassFloor to investigate ‘inconsistencies’ at Big 12 tourneys

ASB GlassFloor acknowledged that it observed “more player inconsistencies” on its LED-embedded, glass-paneled video courts during the recent Big 12 conference basketball tournaments than the company’s other deployments and said it will investigate “all possible contributing factors” in a statement t...

College athletics didn’t break — they evolved

President Donald Trump convened college athletic directors and other prominent figures at the White House last Friday to discuss the state of college sports, with an executive order on NIL reportedly forthcoming. Whatever guidance emerges from Washington will arrive to a system that has already adap...

Brett Yormark calls on ASB GlassFloor to ‘refine’ court

Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark said he told the owner of ASB GlassFloor that the company needs to “refine some things” after the conference had to pull the court from the Big 12 men’s basketball tournament. Yormark, on “The Pat McAfee Show,” said they need to “go back to the lab and they got to f...

MSU’s Palumbo listed as Spartan Ventures CEO as line between school, nonprofit still not clear

Michigan State Exec Deputy AD & COO Jon Palumbo will be “running the in-development nonprofit Spartan Ventures as he is “listed as the CEO” on the signature of a Strategic Brand Management Agreement between MSU and the nonprofit, according to Sarah Atwood of the DETROIT NEWS. The agreement is da...

NCAA to continue tampering enforcement following Big Ten pushback

The NCAA “plans to continue its enforcement of tampering” despite a request from the Big Ten to halt investigations, according to Ross Dellenger of YAHOO SPORTS. Execs from the Big 12 and ACC said that they are “opposed to pausing any tampering cases.” An SEC official “declined comment on the matter...

Big 12 puts focus on remainder of tourney after dropping glass floor

Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark said the focus “now needs to be on four of the best teams in the country and not the court” after the conference scrapped the glass floor used before Friday’s semifinals, according to ESPN.com’s Tim Bontemps. While innovative for its ability to show various graphics...

Report: Suspicious betting on college basketball down this season

The suspicious wagering activity that “plagued college basketball over the previous two seasons -- and ultimately led to a federal point-shaving indictment -- has largely subsided this year,” according to sources cited by David Purdum of ESPN.com. Sportsbooks detected “far fewer instances” of suspic...

Big 12 drops glass floor for remainder of tourney

The Big 12 is “ditching its slippery new glass floor for a hardwood court for the final two days of the tournament.” Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark in a statement said he consulted with coaches of the four semifinal teams and decided to make the switch to “provide our student-athletes with the gr...

Louisiana media outlets sue LSU for records of payments to athletes

Louisiana Illuminator reporter Piper Hutchinson, WAFB-TV investigative reporter Chris Nakamoto and Tiger Rag Executive Editor Todd Horne are “suing LSU to obtain records for how it spends public money to pay student-athletes.” The lawsuit was filed Thursday and argues the records should be made publ...

CBI not holding event this year amid shifting college hoops landscape

The College Basketball Invitational will “not stage a tournament this year” amid an “ever-changing college basketball postseason landscape.” The CBI in a statement on social media wrote, “Due to circumstances beyond our control, the CBI will not be held this year. We will see you next year!” With th...
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