Will New N.C.A.A. Rules Really Keep Agents and Boosters at Bay?

If college athletes are permitted to cash in on their fame, how can the N.C.A.A. forbid guidance from people who have long worked in the shadows?

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With Pro Sports Paused, a Women’s Hockey League Expands

The N.W.H.L. announced a new Toronto franchise with all-female leadership.

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N.C.A.A. Outlines Plan to Let Athletes Make Endorsement Deals

The changes, with some big restrictions, would go into effect at the start of the 2021-22 academic year, after consideration and adoption by the three divisions of college sports.

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Notre Dame Coach Muffet McGraw Retiring After 33 Seasons, 2 Titles

She will be replaced by Niele Ivey, an assistant coach for the N.B.A.’s Memphis Grizzlies who was an all-American point guard for the Irish.

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Villanova Still Won’t Have Its First One-and-Done in Decades

The freshman Jeremiah Robinson-Earl was one of several high-profile college basketball players to withdraw from the N.B.A. draft or to not enter it at all, citing uncertainty related to the pandemic.

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A Black Hockey Player Faced Racial Taunts. Some Fans Aren’t Surprised.

K’Andre Miller was repeatedly harassed in a videoconference organized by the Rangers. Some fans say the incident, and the teams’ handling of it, are indicative of a larger problem.

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Conferences Petition N.C.A.A., Seeking to Cut Sports

Five college conferences have asked for a relaxing of requirements because of financial problems caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

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There Are No Games. But Basketball Coaches Are Still Busy.

Coaching clinics that were supposed to happen during the Final Four have instead become very popular online.

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With Games Paused, Sports Companies Shift to Making Medical Supplies

Formula One teams are producing CPAP machines for patients, while several sporting goods businesses are making personal protective equipment for health care workers.

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In a Time of Need, We Turn to Sister Jean

Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the college basketball celebrity of 2018, has her own take on an N.C.A.A. tournament undone by calamity.

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Closed and Without March Madness Bets, Sports Betting Faces New Pressures

Sports betting was poised for a big moment. Then the coronavirus pandemic led to closed casinos and the cancellation of the N.C.A.A. basketball tournaments.

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Rangers Prospect K’Andre Miller Faces Racial Abuse in a Video Chat

Hours after the chat, the Rangers and the N.H.L. condemned the repeated use of a slur by a hacker, but many fans were frustrated that the response had not come sooner.

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