Sacred Heart Is No Hockey School. $60 Million Could Change That.

Under its athletic director, Bobby Valentine, the small Connecticut university is expanding its facilities in the hopes of becoming a college hockey power.

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With No Basketball Tournament, N.C.A.A Slashes Payments to Universities

The annual payment to conferences was cut to a total of $225 million, down from the $600 million that was budgeted before the coronavirus led to widespread cancellations in sports.

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Still Want to Watch Basketball? College Coaches Know Where to Look.

Some of the best coaches reflect on what they’ll be revisiting with no N.C.A.A. tournaments happening.

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With No N.C.A.A. Tournament, Here Are Past Games Coaches Say You Should Watch

The cancellations of the national tournaments short-circuited the plans of millions to watch basketball. The country’s top coaches know where to find good games: digital archives.

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A ‘Drop the Mic’ Moment for a Man Who Paid College Basketball Recruits

A documentary pulls back the layers of corruption in the college game with a talent scout who was a part of it.

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The Succession of Butler’s Bulldog Mascot

Butler, a powerhouse of Big East basketball, is getting a new bulldog. By the time Blue takes over in May, the process will have stretched more than a year.

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The Tipoff to a Meaningful Relationship

In the 1967 men’s basketball title game, Dan Obrovac of Dayton won the opening tip from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar of U.C.L.A. Cancer brought the men together again decades later.

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