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The Big Ten’s money play

From Brian Bennett of THE WORLDWIDE LEADER IN SPORTS: Big Ten officials discussed a proposal that would pay athletes to help cover living expenses on top of their scholarships during the league’s spring meetings this week. The idea, which is ...

NCAA Tournament expands, but only to 68 teams

Fear not, those worried about the NCAA making the bold move of expanding to a 96-team NCAA Tournament next season. The news is in on the new TV deal, and for now, 96 teams ain’t happening. From the NCAA’s press ...

NCAA: Seventh & eighth graders are now ‘prospects’

With the world of recruiting in college basketball spinning out of control, the brass at the NCAA finally decided it was time to close the loophole of coaches recruiting kids without regulation in the seventh and eighth grade. The old ...

Academic progress rate (APR) released by NCAA

The NCAA released academic progress rate (APR) for all of its Division I schools today and IU ranked No. 268 out of 337 in men’s basketball. The report scores each institution through the 2006-2007 school year. The minimum score a ...