The New York Times – Sports:
The Tar Heels are ranked No. 1 after losing last season’s final to Kansas. And Gonzaga figures to be a contender again with Drew Timme among the star big men who’ve returned to college.
Category: Big Ten Conference
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California Regents Hear Out Pac-12 on Whether to Block U.C.L.A.’s Move to Big Ten
The New York Times – Sports:
The leaders of the sprawling University of California educational system are considering whether they should halt the move by U.C.L.A.
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Don Gehrmann, Whose Victory in a Mile Took 314 Days, Dies at 94
The New York Times – Sports:
After a dead-heat finish in the 1950 Wanamaker Mile in New York and a series of yes-no-yes rulings, he was finally declared the winner almost a year later.
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Big Ten Players Wonder Where They Fit Into a $1 Billion TV Deal
The New York Times – Sports:
Student-athletes are excited for the exposure their league will receive, but paying players looms large.
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Big Ten Gets More Than $1 Billion a Year in Record TV Deal
The New York Times – Sports:
The agreement splits the Big Ten’s sports between Fox, NBC and CBS, and is the richest annual deal for any college sports league.
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Pac-12 Commissioner Keeps It Professional, but Pointed, After Defections
The New York Times – Sports:
George Kliavkoff, the Pac-12 commissioner, said the move by U.C.L.A. and U.S.C. to leave the conference for the Big Ten was a money grab that sold out athletes.
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In College Sports, the Power Five May Become the Power Two
The New York Times – Sports:
The Big Ten and the SEC are consolidating power. The rest of college sports, some fear, could become a muddle.
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U.C.L.A. and U.S.C. Are Expected to Leave the Pac-12 for the Big Ten
The New York Times – Sports:
The move by two of the Pac-12 Conference’s marquee schools came as the Big Ten closed in on a new television deal.
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March Madness: What to Watch in Sunday’s Games
The New York Times – Sports:
Eight games on Sunday will determine the final contenders who will advance to the round of 16, which begins Thursday.