NCAA

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — The Beavers are back with a vengeance. Disappointed by last season's postseason snub, Oregon State made it a goal to return this season. And they did it in decisively, capturing the No. 1 national seed. "It was much easier, I can tell you that," coach Pat Casey said after the brackets were revealed...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA has voted to allow high school football players to sign with colleges as early as December, make early official visits and put a two-year waiting period on Bowl Subdivision teams from hiring people close to a recruit. ...

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The NCAA says it will consider North Carolina as a host for championship events again after the state rolled back a law that limited protections for LGBT people. In a statement Tuesday, the governing body said its Board of Governors had reviewed moves to repeal repealed the so-called "bathroom bill" and replace it with a compromise law. The NCAA...

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — NCAA President Mark Emmert says the association's board of governors will decide by next week whether the repeal of North Carolina's so-called "bathroom bill" is enough to bring March Madness and other championship sporting events back to the state...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Republican legislative leaders in North Carolina and Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper say they have an agreement to end the state's "bathroom bill." The governor and legislative leaders hope a new version to be voted on Thursday will remove obstacles to expanding business and attracting sporting events...

(AP) — Georgetown has opened its search for a new men's basketball coach, while Massachusetts is back in the market for a hoops coach. John Thompson III has been dismissed by the Hoyas after the team posted back-to-back losing seasons for the first time since the early 1970s...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The NCAA will start deciding on locations for its upcoming championships next week and has indicated it will leave North Carolina out of that process if the state hasn't changed a law that limits LGBT rights by that time...

The Gonzaga Bulldogs third round matchup against fourth-seeded West Virginia lived up to the hype and epitomized the term "March Madness".

(AP) - About 40,000 college football and basketball players won't have submit a claim form to receive a portion of the $208.7 million the NCAA will pay to settle a federal class-action lawsuit that claimed the value of their athletic scholarships was illegally capped...

(AP) — The Michigan Wolverines were the surprise winner of the Big Ten Tournament last weekend, and they've continued their success into March Madness. Moe Wagner scored a career-high 26 points and the seventh-seeded Wolverines picked up their seventh straight win by rallying for a 73-69 win over Louisville. The...