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Rick Pitino returning to college basketball as new Iona coach
Rick Pitino, a Hall of Famer and national title-winning coach, on Saturday accepted a job as new men’s basketball coach at Iona College.
Florida Senate declares Florida State as national champs with NCAA tournament cancelled
Lawmakers in the Florida Senate voted 37-2 to pass a resolution Friday that proclaimed the Seminoles (26-5) as “champions by default.”
Nebraska adds two football players to fill out depleted roster in Big Ten Tournament
Nebraska coach Fred Hoiberg said the Cornhuskers men’s basketball team will add two football players to its roster for the Big Ten Tournament.
Ivy League cancels men’s and women’s basketball conference tournaments
The Ivy League has cancelled its basketball tournaments due to coronavirus fears. Yale and Princeton will get the respective men’s and women’s berths.
Twenty-seven people, including Maximum Security trainer, charged in horse-racing doping scheme
Prosecutors charged racehorse trainers, veterinarians and drug distributors in indictments for doping horses. Maximum Security’s trainer was included.
Belmont wins Ohio Valley’s auto bid and very well could be this year’s big Cinderella
Belmont dispatched Murray State in thrilling Ohio Valley title game to book a spot in the NCAA tournament, where it might be a bracket-buster.
College basketball’s winners and losers: San Diego State and Baylor stumble, Duke rises
San Diego State is among Saturday’s losers after essentially seeing its chances of a No. 1 seed evaporate with the MWC final loss to Utah State.
Utah State becomes first NCAA tournament team with stunning win over San Diego State
Sam Merrill’s late 3-pointer lifted Utah State past San Diego State in the Mountain West title game, clinching the Aggies an NCAA tournament berth.