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Florida’s Alex Condon dunks the ball against Houston during the second half in the national championship at the Final Four of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Monday, April 7, 2025, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

April 7, 2025 at 8:27 pm

Florida wins its third men's national hoops title, denies Houston its first VIEW

Florida and Walter Clayton Jr. somehow overcame Houston’s spirit-crushing defense Monday night to will out a 65-63 victory over the Cougars in San Antonio

Sports

April 7, 2025 at 5:23 am

Houston, Florida play for title and put a different spin on the underdog role to wrap March Madness VIEW

Whoever said there were no great underdog stories left in March Madness, or that the title would go to whoever spends the most money —...

April 4, 2025 at 8:31 am

AI vs. pro gambler’s $1 million March Madness bet coming down to Duke and Houston

The $1 million March Madness wager between a pro gambler and an artificial-intelligence site will be decided by the winner of the Duke-Houston game in...

March 24, 2025 at 12:54 pm

Why the NCAA tournament now doubles as a scouting showcase VIEW

They’re playing for more than trips to the Final Four and a chance to cut down nets at March Madness.

Washington Huskies head coach Jedd Fisch, right, chats with athletic director Pat Chun before the start of a game against the Weber State Wildcats Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024 in Seattle. 227896

March 12, 2025 at 5:53 pm

UW’s Pat Chun, WSU’s Anne McCoy named to House v. NCAA settlement committee

Washington athletic director Pat Chun and WSU AD Anne McCoy were among 10 named to the committee in charge of enforcing new rules once the...

February 12, 2025 at 6:59 am

Trump NIL twist carries small legal impact. But to some ‘it’s putting women’s sports back 25 years’

President Donald Trump’s education officials rescinded a Biden memo putting NIL payments under the umbrella of a law forbidding sex discrimination in education.

January 31, 2025 at 12:55 pm

At least 18 objections filed to $2.8B NCAA antitrust settlement, lawyers confident of approval

The deadline has come and gone for objections to be filed against the landmark $2.8 billion settlement of antitrust allegations against the NCAA and the...

January 29, 2025 at 1:52 pm

Objections flow in on NCAA settlement over ‘unnecessarily harsh’ impact of roster limits

Most of the objections posted so far to the lawsuit settlement set to alter the college-sports model concerned the impact roster limits will have on...

January 23, 2025 at 1:08 pm

Irritated with WADA, Congress looks to give government authority to withhold payments

A bipartisan group of lawmakers looking for reforms at the World Anti-Doping Agency reintroduced a bill that would give the White House permanent authority to...

Nation & World

January 21, 2025 at 1:43 pm

SafeSport Center adds morals clause, strengthens vetting after ex-investigator’s arrests

The U.S. Center for SafeSport will add a morals clause to its code of conduct, and the CEO will start interviewing job candidates herself in...