College Sports
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O’Donnell: March comes in like a question mark and will go out like a … what?Mar 03, 2026 10:00 am - Columnist Jim O’Donnell writes about this month’s college basketball tournaments.
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USC 2nd-leading scorer Chad Baker-Mazara abruptly out of the program with no explanation
Mar 01, 2026 8:35 pm - LOS ANGELES — Nearly a year after helping Auburn reach the Final Four, Chad Baker-Mazara is no longer a member of Southern California's basketball program, the team said ...
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Colorado quarterback Dominiq Ponder dies in a single-car crash at age 23, police say
Mar 01, 2026 8:13 pm - BOULDER, Colo. — Colorado quarterback Dominiq Ponder died early Sunday morning in a single-car crash, police said. He was 23. Ponder was driving a 2023 Tesla when he lost...
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DePaul defeats Marquette 62-51
Mar 01, 2026 6:45 pm - MILWAUKEE — Brandon Maclin had 18 points in DePaul's 62-51 win over Marquette on Sunday. Maclin also contributed five rebounds for the Blue Demons (16-13, 8-10 Big East C...
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College Achievers: Familiarity breeds success for Stevenson graduate Bardic, Illinois WesleyanMar 01, 2026 3:49 pm - College Achievers: Stevenson graduate Ava Bardic leads Illinois Wesleyan’s women’s basketball team in scoring and is one many Titans players to have played for local high school basketball programs.
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Champaign problems: Johnson enjoys return, Michigan dominates IlliniFeb 27, 2026 10:48 pm - Illinois transfer Morez Johnson Jr. returned to State Farm Arena on Friday and led Michigan to a thorough 84-70 victory over the Illini to clinch the Big Ten regular-season title.
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No end in sight for battles over eligibility and player contracts in college sports, experts sayFeb 27, 2026 8:12 pm - Without federal legislation codifying rules on athlete compensation and eligibility or an entirely new structure, there is likely no end in sight for the stream of lawsuits being filed by schools and athletes looking out for their interests in college athletics.
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Big if true: Michigan-Illini set to show Big Ten is finally for realFeb 26, 2026 8:31 pm - The Big Ten’s strength should be on display Friday when No. 10 Illinois hosts No. 3 Michigan on Friday. We’ve been fooled many times before, but this time the Big Ten is finally back.
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SEC, Big Ten study: Pooling TV rights ‘dangerously unworkable’ and not as profitable as suggested
Feb 26, 2026 12:03 pm - A study commissioned by the Southeastern Conference and the Big Ten concluded that allowing conferences to pool their media rights — a key proposal among some looking to solve money problems in college sports — would generate less revenue than if the leagues continue the decades-old practice of selling their own games.
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The NFL combine is here, and there are plenty of intriguing names after Fernando Mendoza
Feb 25, 2026 10:48 am - The NFL scouting combine is off and running again. There are 319 college prospects who were invited to attend the annual event, and the first on the clock will be defensive linemen and linebackers Thursday at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Three more days of measuring the speed, strength and agility of players will follow.