Because of an unpopular N.C.A.A. rule for schools transitioning from Division II to I, Merrimack knew it would not be eligible for the N.C.A.A. tournament. Next season will be its first chance.
Category: National Collegiate Athletic Assn
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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 over, and N.B.A. success is anything but guaranteed.
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Diana Shnaider Is Mixing College Tennis With the Pro Tour, for Now
A freshman at North Carolina State, Shnaider, a Russian, is the first woman ranked in the top 100 of the pro game to play college tennis since 1993.
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The N.C.A.A. Offered Arguments. Judges Had Questions. Many of Them.
During a hearing in a federal appeals court, the association argued classifying college athletes as employees would create gender inequities. A judge asked, “Don’t we already have that?”
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Student. Athlete. Mogul?
Now that college players are allowed to cut sponsorship deals, some of them are raking in the money — but at what cost to the rest?
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My Favorite Way to Watch College Football: D.I.Y. Hype Videos
There is no banal color commentary, no players milling around between plays — just athletes carrying a billion-dollar industry on their backs with amazing plays.
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Sedona Prince Has a Good Feeling About the Next Era
For many, the basketball player’s TikTok was a before-and-after marker of how society talks about modern women’s sports. For Prince, there’s much to celebrate, more to be done and a W.N.B.A. roster spot to secure.
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St. Peter’s Came Out of Nowhere in March. Where Are the Players Now?
A stunning run by St. Peter’s to the quarterfinals of the N.C.A.A. men’s basketball tournament changed the trajectory of the basketball careers of its coach and players.
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Looking Ahead to 2023 in Sports
The rise of a new winter sports hero. The women’s soccer World Cup. A brisker pace of play in baseball. And, for heaven’s sake, less talk about pickleball.
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N.C.A.A.’s Next President Will Be Gov. Charlie Baker of Massachusetts
Baker, whose professional background is in government and health care rather than sports, will take over at a time when many of the N.C.A.A.’s challenges are legislative.
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Once a Star of College Basketball, Kevin Ollie Is Now Disrupting It
Since winning his lawsuit against the university he coached to a national championship, Ollie has found purpose running an upstart pro league.
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The Secret to a National Cross-Country Title? Fun.
Cross-country can be a brutally hard, especially for runners who were phenoms in high school. For North Carolina State, the secret is simple.