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Dartmouth Big Green gather for a team talk during their game against Columbia Lions in their NCAA men's basketball game on February 16, 2024 in New York City.

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Dartmouth men's basketball team votes to unionize, shaking up college sports

The Dartmouth men's basketball team voted 13-2 to join SEIU Local 560, making it the first unionized college sports team in the country. Dartmouth believes the election should not have gone forward.

March 06, 2024
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  • Andrea Hsu
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
The Pop-Tarts mascot is lowered into a toaster following the 2023 Pop-Tarts Bowl between the Kansas State Wildcats and the NC State Wolfpack at Camping World Stadium on Thursday in Orlando, Fla.

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First edible mascot in sports history stars in the Pop-Tarts Bowl

Kansas State beat NC State, 28-19, after which the winning team devoured the giant pastry that emerged from an even more giant toaster in what was a clever marketing move.

December 29, 2023
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  • Diba Mohtasham
brown football on grass

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Former USFL president launching spring football league for high school players

The former president of the latest version of the United States Football League is launching a spring football league for high school players. Brian Woods says his Prep Super League will begin next year with a six-week season.

June 07, 2023
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  • Associated Press
LSU guard Flau'jae Johnson plays in a home game against the University of Georgia on Feb. 2, 2023.

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College basketball star and rapper Flau'jae Johnson to have Savannah intersection named after her

A Georgia House resolution authorized Flau'jae Johnson Intersection on the city's south side.

April 11, 2023
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  • Benjamin Payne
San Diego State players celebrate after a Elite 8 college basketball game between Creighton and San Diego State in the South Regional of the NCAA Tournament, Sunday, March 26, 2023, in Louisville, Ky.

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The teams have been set for the NCAA men's Final Four tournament

For three of the teams, it is the first time in school history their men's basketball teams have been to the Final Four.

March 27, 2023
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  • Ayana Archie
Basketball fans.

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'I'm very proud of us': despite NCAA loss, Kennesaw State students optimistic about team's future

In honor of Kennesaw State’s men’s basketball team's first NCAA Tournament for the first time, the university hosted a watch party Friday for their Division I tournament against Xavier University.

March 17, 2023
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  • Ambria Burton
Kennesaw State University Convocation Center

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Kennesaw State wins ASUN title, earns 1st NCAA tourney berth

Terrell Burden scored 19 points and made a free throw with less than a second left to rally Kennesaw State to a 67-66 victory over Liberty, earning the Owls their first Atlantic Sun Conference championship and their first trip to the NCAA Tournament.

March 06, 2023
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In this March 18, 2015, file photo, an NCAA logo is displayed at center court as work continues at The Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, for the NCAA college basketball second and third round games.

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A jury finds the NCAA is not responsible for the death of a college football player

A Los Angeles jury rejected a lawsuit seeking $55 million by the widow of a former USC football player who said the NCAA failed to protect him from repeated head trauma that led to his death.

November 23, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Candidates for governor Stacey Abrams (left) and Gov. Brian Kemp address educators in June 2022 at the Georgia School Boards Association conference in Savannah.

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Political Rewind: Abrams on Fulton probe; Mexicans trafficked to Georgia; CFP returns to ATL

Friday on Political Rewind: While President Biden loses support from many Democrats, Stacey Abrams and Sen. Raphael Warnock haven't disavowed him yet. Meanwhile, Gov. Brian Kemp attacked federal spending packages he says drove inflation, but he also spent federal funds to win voters' favor. 

August 19, 2022
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The UConn Huskies celebrate after defeating the Stanford Cardinal 63-58 during the 2022 NCAA Women's Final Four semifinal game Friday at Target Center in Minneapolis.

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27 years to the day: UConn defeats Stanford in the NCAA Women's Final Four

The University of Connecticut knocked out defending champions Stanford, 63-58, Friday night. Earlier in the night, top-seeded Louisville fell to South Carolina, 72-59. The championship game is Sunday.

April 03, 2022
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  • Jaclyn Diaz and
  • Jeff Dean
The North Carolina Tar Heels react after defeating the Duke Blue Devils 81-77 on Saturday, advancing to the final game of the 2022 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.

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Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski's career ends as UNC and Kansas head to the season finale

Krzyzewski had announced he would retire at the end of the season. His players were beaten by UNC, while Kansas beat Villanova to reach the final of the men's NCAA basketball tournament.

April 03, 2022
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  • Emma Bowman and
  • Jeff Dean
A player streaks across the NCAA logo at midcourt during basketball practice in this file photo from March 14, 2012.

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The NCAA's focus on profits means far more gets spent on men's championships

NCAA spending per Division I and national championship participants was $4,285 for men and $2,588 for women in the 2018-19 season. The gap is even larger for single-gender sports, the report shows.

October 27, 2021
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
The Baylor Bears take on West Virginia Mountaineers at McLane Stadium on Oct. 31, 2019 in Waco, Texas. In a new report, the NCAA says the culture of sexual violence and a lack of accountability spanned the entire Baylor University campus — both inside athletics and out.

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NCAA Won't Punish Baylor For Failing To Report Sexual Assault Claims Against Players

The ruling is the culmination of a five-year investigation undertaken by the NCAA following the eruption of the sexual assault scandal at the Christian university in Waco, Texas, in 2016.

August 12, 2021
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  • Joe Hernandez
Bobby Bowden was one of the winningest college football coaches of all time. This was his final game on January 1, 2010 as his Florida State Seminoles defeated the West Virginia Mountaineers in the Gator Bowl.

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Bobby Bowden, One Of College Football's Winningest Coaches Ever, Dies

Bobby Bowden won 377 games in his career, including two national titles, and took the Florida State University Seminoles to post-season bowl games in 27 consecutive years.

August 08, 2021
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