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SBJ College: Baker, NCAA to settle postseason patches this summer
NCAA Charlie Baker told reporters at the Men's Final Four that he expects the NCAA to settle the cloudy situation around postseason jersey sponsorship patches this summer. The April 7 SBJ College newsletter also looks at the new era of Big Ten dominance, names seen at the Final Four and more.
Final Four fuels final College Sports Pulse Rankings of March Madness
Michigan won the national title game, but it won’t finish atop the final March Madness edition of the College Sports Pulse Rankings. That honor belongs to UConn.
Seen and heard around the Final Four
In my personal view, Indianapolis is as good a host city as there is for the men’s Final Four. The walkability, hotels, convention center and stadium are an awesome combination for an event of this magnitude — and the weekend’s party circuit reflected as much.
Big Ten domination takes center stage after another national title
It’s been some couple months for the Big Ten.
NCAA boss Charlie Baker addresses reporters in Indianapolis
NCAA President Charlie Baker has been a busy man.
NCAA’s Baker talks Trump executive order, House settlement effects
NCAA President Charlie Baker said “there is a fair amount of dialogue and discussion going on in Washington” around college sports and “in some ways the conversation has been amped up” after President Trump on Friday issued an executive order on college athletics. Baker, appearing on the SiriusXM Co...
UNC officially announces Malone as men’s basketball coach
The Univ. of North Carolina on Tuesday officially announced Michael Malone as the school’s new men’s basketball coach, and he will be introduced at a public news conference at 6pm ET. A source, cited by INSIDE CAROLINA, indicated that Malone is receiving a six-year deal worth an average of $8.3M per...
Washington State removes AD Jon Haarlow’s interim tag
Washington State has removed the interim tag for AD Jon Haarlow, officially promoting him to the post. He has served as interim AD since Nov. 12 and will be formally introduced on April 20. Haarlow has more than five years at WSU and over 15 in collegiate athletics, joining the school in 2021 as Sen...
Columnists react to Big Ten’s continued national title dominance
The Big Ten is “enjoying a rare sweep” of major college sports championships, with Michigan winning the men’s basketball title, UCLA securing the women’s title and Indiana’s recent College Football Playoff victory, according to Nancy Armour of USA TODAY. It is the Big Ten’s “world right now” and eve...
City officials tour Final Four sites to prep for future hosting duties
Hospitality officials from a dozen cities over the weekend spent time in Indianapolis and Phoenix -- the sites of this year’s men’s and women’s Final Fours respectively -- to “learn the ins and outs” of the events, according to Mickey Shuey of the INDIANAPOLIS BUSINESS JOURNAL. Indiana Sports Corp. ...
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[Fans] don’t see Colorado, they don’t see the Rocky Mountain region and then they don’t see Rapids -- there’s nothing unique to the current crest that really creates that emotional and evocative feeling.-- Rapids CBO Haley Durmer, on one of the reasons why the team has decided to create a new crest as part of its brand refresh.
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