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Official NCAA poster for Berry College as a host for the 2028 NCAA Tennis Championships. (Courtesy of Berry College)

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Berry College selected to host 2028 NCAA Tennis Championships

Berry College in Rome, Ga., was selected by the NCAA to host its Division III Men's and Women's Tennis Championship in 2028.

October 07, 2024
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  • GPB News Staff
Tufts University Jumbos celebrate scoring during the Division III Men's Lacrosse Championship held at Lincoln Financial Field on May 26 in Philadelphia. Some Tufts lacrosse players were hospitalized after an intense workout last week.

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Tufts University lacrosse players hospitalized for days after workout

Tufts University says it has launched an investigation after members of the men's lacrosse team were diagnosed with a dangerous medical condition.

September 23, 2024
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  • Chandelis Duster
Dartmouth faces Duke in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Durham, N.C., on Nov. 6, 2023. The Dartmouth men's basketball team is seeking to become the first unionized team in college sports.

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An earthquake for college sports? Dartmouth basketball union election set for March 5

The Dartmouth men's basketball team could become the country's first unionized team in college sports. The union campaign drew inspiration from labor activism in the dining hall.

February 09, 2024
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  • Andrea Hsu
A former volleyball player has filed a lawsuit alleging hazing took place within Northwestern University's women's volleyball team. The Weber Arch at Northwestern University is pictured in 2020, in Evanston, Ill.

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A former Northwestern volleyball player is suing the university over alleged hazing

The former volleyball player is the first female athlete from the university to sue over recent hazing. It's the latest lawsuit over alleged hazing in the school's athletic programs.

July 24, 2023
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  • Jonathan Franklin
Runners compete in the women's NCAA Division I Cross-Country Championships, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019, in Terre Haute, Ind.

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The NCAA says that funding for women in college sports is falling behind

A newly released report shows men's college athletic programs received more than double that of women's programs in allocated resources in 2020.

June 24, 2022
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  • GPB Newsroom
Georgia House Economic Development and Tourism Committee Chairman Ron Stephens, left, a Savannah Republican, talks to Democratic state Reps. Calvin Smyre, center, of Columbus and Al Williams, of Midway, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, in Atlanta. The committee on Monday, March 28, 2022, passed a proposed constitutional amendment to legalize gambling and a bill to regulate sports betting.

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Georgia House panel backs referendum to legalize gambling

Georgia voters could decide in November whether they want to allow betting on sports and horse racing, as well casino gambling. A state House committee on Monday passed a proposed constitutional amendment, as well as a bill that would legalize sports betting on college and pro sports.

March 29, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Michigan head coach Juwan Howard said after the game that he was upset Wisconsin had called a timeout with a few seconds left in the game when Wisconsin was already up 14 points.

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Michigan coach Juwan Howard suspended for rest of season

Howard slapped a Wisconsin assistant coach Sunday after Michigan lost a men's college basketball game. The Big Ten suspended Howard for five games.

February 22, 2022
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  • Peter Granitz
Lia Thomas, center, smiles on the podium after winning the 200-yard freestyle during the 2022 Ivy League Women's Swimming and Diving Championships on Friday.

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Penn swimmer Lia Thomas had a record-breaking week at the Ivy League Championships

Thomas, a 22-year-old trans woman, placed first in three freestyle events at this week's Ivy League Women's Swimming and Diving Championships at Harvard University. Next stop: NCAA championships.

February 19, 2022
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  • Michaela Winberg
The degenerative brain condition CTE can be diagnosed only through autopsy. But there's a quiet population of everyday people afraid they have it — and they're turning to dubious treatments.

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Everyday people fear they have CTE. A dubious market has sprung up to treat them

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) goes far beyond the NFL. Everyday men and women worry they have the fatal disease, and they've turned to questionable brain products for help.

December 23, 2021
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  • Sacha Pfeiffer
The University of North Carolina is the first school to organize group licensing deals for its players.

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UNC Becomes The First School To Organize Group Endorsement Deals For Its Players

As college athletes nationwide rush to ink individual sponsorship deals under a new NCAA policy, North Carolina is the first to say it will license players in groups alongside school trademarks.

July 21, 2021
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  • Becky Sullivan
Penn State University head basketball coach Pat Chambers has resigned from his post.

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  • Sports

Penn State Men's Basketball Coach Resigns After Investigation Into 'Noose' Comment

Pat Chambers resigned after the university said it investigated new allegations of inappropriate conduct. In July, a Black former player said Chambers referenced "noose" around the player's neck.

October 22, 2020
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  • Brakkton Booker
The NCAA Division I Council announced on Wednesday that the 2020-2021 men's and women's college basketball seasons can begin on Nov. 25.

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  • Sports

NCAA Says College Basketball Season Can Start The Day Before Thanksgiving

The NCAA Division I Council voted to push the start date back two weeks from Nov. 10, saying most of its schools will have ended in-person classes for the fall semester by then, reducing exposures.

September 16, 2020
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  • Rachel Treisman
The Big Ten, one of the so-called Power Five NCAA conferences, is postponing fall sports because of the coronavirus.

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The Big Ten, Pac-12 Postpone Football, Other Fall Sports Over Coronavirus Concerns

The Big Ten, which includes Michigan and Ohio State, and the Pac-12, which includes Stanford and USC, put off playing college sports this fall as confirmed virus cases in the U.S. rise.

August 11, 2020
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  • Brakkton Booker
The extent to which college sports will return this year is an open question. "If there is to be college sports in the fall, we need to get a much better handle on the pandemic," warns the NCAA's president.

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NCAA President Warns 'The Data Point In The Wrong Direction' For Fall College Sports

"If there is to be college sports in the fall, we need to get a much better handle on the pandemic," said NCAA President Mark Emmert.

July 17, 2020
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  • Laurel Wamsley
Stadiums like the Yale Bowl in New Haven, Conn., will be empty this year after the Ivy League canceled fall sports because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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  • Sports

College Sports Falling Victim To Coronavirus And Financial Stresses

The Ivy League has put all sports on hold until at least January, while Stanford plans to discontinue 11 of its 36 varsity programs after this academic year.

July 08, 2020
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  • Rachel Treisman

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