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BILLY WITZ
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Seedings for N.C.A.A. Men’s Tournament Show Wide Open Field
Alabama, Houston, Kansas and Purdue earned No. 1 seeds in a tournament where top teams seem more beatable than usual, and others that usually might…
Alabama’s Championship Push Arrives With Murder Indictment
A former Crimson Tide player, Darius Miles, and Miles’s friend Michael Davis were indicted by a grand jury. At the Southeastern Conference tournament, Brandon Miller…
Hansel Enmanuel Is an Ordinary Player Who’s Anything But
Hansel Enmanuel, who lost his left arm at age 6, doesn’t want sympathy. He just wants to play.
He Was Billed as the Next LeBron. But Will Emoni Bates Make It at All?
Bates was on a magazine cover at 15. He was playing Division I college basketball at 17. Now he’s 19, his college career may be…
Federal Judges Express Skepticism College Athletes Are Not Employees of Institutions
During a hearing in a federal appeals court, the N.C.A.A. argued classifying college athletes as employees would create gender inequities. A judge asked, “Don’t we…
Georgia, With a Clear Rout, Shows Gap From Rest of College Football
And as recruits flock to the Bulldogs, they can thank quarterback Stetson Bennett IV, whose first stint with the team came as a walk-on.
T.C.U. Topples Michigan in Wild Playoff Semifinal
Texas Christian returned two interceptions for touchdowns, just part of a zany back-and-forth upset of Michigan, 51-45, to put the Horned Frogs in the national…
California Regents Allow U.C.L.A. to Join Big Ten, Strings Attached
By an 11-5 vote, the University of California Board of Regents chose not to block U.C.L.A. from leaving the Pac-12. But it attached conditions to…
As UC Regents Ready UCLA Decision, Emails Show Little Public Support
Emails obtained through a records request showed backlash to U.C.L.A.’s planned move to the Big Ten among alumni and parents.
Georgia, Michigan, T.C.U., Ohio State Are Playoff Semifinalists
Alabama, despite lobbying by its coach, Nick Saban, was left out for the second time under the four-team playoff format. Instead, Georgia will play Ohio…