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A pair of GOP lawmakers on Wednesday introduced legislation to protect the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA), college conferences and member schools amid ongoing legal challenges and allow them to continue regulating student-athletes’ compensation and other matters. Republican Reps. Russell Fry (S.C.) and Barry Moore (Ala.) unveiled The Protect the Ball Act on Wednesday, which…

The major collegiate athletic association claims it’s all in the name of fairness, but trans advocates are calling its bluff.

Caitlin Clark led Iowa to the national championship game by scoring 21 points as the Hawkeyes overcame UConn 71-69 in the women’s Final Four. Their next game is a rematch with unbeaten South Carolina, who Iowa defeated in last year’s Final Four. Despite falling short in the previous season's title game against LSU, Clark now has the opportunity to bring her home state its first women’s basketball title in the final game of her college career. Although she started slowly, she scored seven points early in the fourth quarter.

UConn seems unbeatable in their pursuit of a second national championship, but Illinois does not feel pressured before their Elite Eight matchup on Saturday night at TD Garden.

The University of Utah women’s basketball team had to switch hotels after facing several “racial hate crimes” while traveling for the NCAA March Madness tournament. Following Utah's loss to Gonzaga in the tournament's second round on Monday, head coach Lynne Roberts revealed that the team encountered numerous…

Al Horford has a special perspective on UConn’s attempt to become the first back-to-back national champion since his Florida team in 2007, which creates a personal connection with the Huskies' challenge.

Even though the Bruins and Celtics are not starting their championship runs officially for another month, fans from everywhere will come to the Garden next week for the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight, which will bring a lot of money to the city.

Former President Obama published his predictions for March Madness, weighing in on the men’s and women’s college basketball tournaments before they tip off this week. Obama picked the University of Connecticut Huskies to win it all in the men’s tournament, throwing his support behind the No. 1 seed to go back-to-back and win the program’s…

Dozens of college swimmers and volleyball players are suing the NCAA over its transgender policies, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday.  The lawsuit alleges the athletes’ Title IX rights were violated when transgender woman Lia Thomas was allowed in the 2022 national championships.   Thomas was on the men’s swim team at the University of…