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Losses by T.C.U. and U.S.C. Leave Playoff Powers With Unappealing Choices
The College Football Playoff is expanding to 12 teams in the 2024 season. But right now, it’s having trouble enough finding four worthy contenders.
UCLA’s Football Wins Can’t Mask Its Financial Woes
The Bruins are having their best recent season on the field, yet attendance is falling rapidly. Free tickets haven’t helped, and the athletic department’s balance...
California Regents Hear Out Pac-12 on Whether to Block U.C.L.A.’s Move to Big Ten
The leaders of the sprawling University of California educational system are considering whether they should halt the move by U.C.L.A.
For Florida A&M, Getting on the Field Is Just One of Many Problems
The university’s football players nearly skipped their opening game in protest of their mismanaged athletic department. Recent history shows far more dysfunction within the university’s...
Oklahoma’s Abortion Law Raises Questions About N.C.A.A.’s Softball World Series
The N.C.A.A. has restricted previous events in response to state lawmakers. It faces that test again in Oklahoma, where softball championships are a mainstay and...
How Kansas Beat UNC to Win the NCAA National Championship
The Jayhawks rallied from a 16-point deficit to down the Tar Heels in a thrilling — and intensely physical — N.C.A.A. men’s basketball tournament championship...
Kansas Runs Past Villanova to Get to the NCAA Final
The Jayhawks took a 10-0 lead in the opening minutes and never trailed. They will play the winner of the Duke-North Carolina game on Monday...
After Record-Setting Run With St. Peter’s, Shaheen Holloway Leaves for Seton Hall
Just days after his team became the first No. 15 seed to play in the round of 8, Holloway is returning to the university where...
Final Four Snaps College Basketball Back to Reality
No more upstarts — only big-time programs are left in the running for the men’s national championship.
Duke Makes the Final Four in Coach K’s Last Season
The Blue Devils beat Arkansas to win the West region and clinch a spot in the Final Four in New Orleans.