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Grand Canyon University (GCU) will join the Mountain West Conference (MW) by at least 2026, the school and conference announced Friday. The decision comes six months after GCU said it would join the West Coast Conference (WCC) in 2025. Grand Canyon will compete in 17 conference-sponsored sports in the Mountain West Conference “We want to […]
The NCAA has partnered with Signify Group to investigate online harassment of college student-athletes, and the organization released its first online harassment study on Thursday. NCAA partnered with Signify Group using its Threat Matrix service powered by artificial intelligence The NCAA released the complete summary analysis from the Division I championships pilot study, which monitored […]
Five-star small forward Tounde Yessoufou committed to Baylor on Wednesday, giving head coach Scott Drew his fifth consecutive recruiting class with a five-star prospect. Yessoufou, 18, chose the Bears over Arizona State and USC after visiting the Baylor campus in August. Five-star recruit Tounde Yessoufou moved to the United States from Benin, Africa, at the […]
The NCAA has decided on two regionals for the women’s basketball tournament through at least 2028. Las Vegas and Philadelphia will host the two 2027 regionals and Portland, Oregon, and Washington will be the sites for the 2028 Sweet 16. The NCAA switched to a two-region format in 2023. It will be the first time […]
The Pac-12 is adding Gonzaga as a member in all sports programs beginning July 1, 2026, the school and conference announced Tuesday. The Bulldogs will also be exiting the West Coast Conference (WCC). Gonzaga will join the Pac-12 as its eighth member. “Following discussions with Pac-12 member presidents, I believe membership will represent an opportunity […]
St. John’s hired former Fordham athletic director and New York native Ed Kull to serve as its new athletic director, the private Catholic university announced Wednesday. Ed Kull graduated with an M.B.A. from St. John’s Tobin College of Business in 2005 “Ed Kull has demonstrated a commitment to excellence on and off the field of […]
The Pac-12 will add four Mountain West schools — Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, and San Diego State — to its conference for the 2026-27 academic year, the schools announced Thursday. Pac-12 expansion includes Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, and San Diego State The Pac-12 board of directors unanimously approved applications from the […]
Kansas guard Shakeel Moore could miss up to eight weeks after breaking his foot in a pickup game. This means the Jayhawks will potentially be without a second guard for the start of the season, following Elmarko Jackson’s knee injury. Moore, a fifth-year senior transfer, is projected to return close to the start of the […]
NBA Hall of Famer Gary Payton, the father of Golden State Warriors guard Gary Payton II, has taken over men’s basketball head coaching duties at the College of Alameda in Alameda, California. Melanie Dixon, the community college’s president, announced the hire in a report made public Friday evening. College of Alameda in Alameda, California, has […]
On the same day Memphis men’s basketball coach Penny Hardaway suddenly fired four staff members, the university confirmed the existence of an anonymous letter alleging serious NCAA violations within the Tigers’ program. Letter alleges Memphis men’s basketball coach Penny Hardaway’s personal involvement in potential recruiting, academic violations According to ESPN’s Jeff Borzello, the letter alleges […]
