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Big Ten distributes $1.37B in revenue for 2024-25 fiscal year
The Big Ten Conference distributed a record $1.37 billion to its 18 members in the 2024-25 fiscal year, an increase of nearly $500 million. The league announced its recent revenue numbers Friday for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, up from $883 million the previous fiscal year. Ohio State received a league-high $91.57 million for fiscal year 2024-25. (
ESPN)
Former Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore avoids jail time as part of plea deal
Former Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore avoided a jail sentence and was sentenced to probation after previously agreeing to a plea deal over his actions after his firing from Michigan. As part of the deal, Moore pleaded no contest to misdemeanor malicious use of a telecommunications device involving a domestic relationship and misdemeanor trespassing. (
Yahoo! Sports)
Pittsburgh scores a touchdown with record-breaking NFL Draft
Pittsburgh spent years building the foundation to host the 2026 NFL Draft. This week, the City of Champions delivered. Indeed, months before a Steelers QB throws a single for the 2026-27 season, the city had already scored a touchdown. Pittsburgh smashed draft attendance numbers twice as crowds filled area hotels, packed public transit and flooded city streets. (
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Why March Madness expansion is happening: NCAA unnecessarily folded to bluff from power conferences
There are two reasons why expansion is going to happen. The first is obvious: money. Now, it's not a lot of money. Not yet, anyway. The other reason expansion is coming is the Big Reason, perhaps better framed as The Unspoken Threat. It's the lurking worry that's hovered at every committee meeting and on every Zoom call in which this topic has been discussed. (
CBS Sports)
Paul McNeil Jr. will return to NC State basketball for 2026-27 season
NC State men's basketball guard
Paul McNeil Jr. has announced he will return for his junior season in Raleigh. McNeil gave Wolfpack fans a massive offseason present by re-signing with the program after entering the transfer portal in April, giving Justin Gainey and the Pack a signature piece in the backcourt. McNeil's return was anything but guaranteed. (
247 Sports)
Inside the mind of Wes Miller, the Charlotte 49ers' new basketball coach
Wes Miller has the sort of reverence for
Roy Williams that Ol’ Roy has for his own mentor,
Dean Smith. Said Miller of Williams: “The one thing I always respected about him - and I’ve tried to carry this with me - is nobody was more competitive. Nobody tried to find more ways to be great and to build a team. But he didn’t cross lines. He did it the right way.” (
MSN.com)
Amazon to televise 3 marquee Duke basketball games as part of landmark deal
Duke is entering into a first-of-its-kind enterprise partnership with Amazon that also includes the retail giant and streaming service televising three marquee men's college basketball games next season. The Blue Devils will face UConn in Las Vegas on Nov. 25, reigning champion Michigan at Madison Square Garden on Dec. 21, and Gonzaga on Feb. 20 in Detroit. (
ESPN)
NCAA Basketball Tournament Expansion All About The Money
The primary aspect of the House settlement was a $2.8 billion back payment over the past decade to supplement players that played since 2016. Where’s that money coming from? That money is coming from the NCAA coffers. It’s coming from NCAA distributions. How does the NCAA make its money? March Madness. The money’s got to come from somewhere. (
Inside Carolina)
Expanding NCAA Tournament field to 76 games invites mediocrity to the Big Dance, ruins the bracket
The Bracket is why each NCAA Tournament now is worth $1.1 billion just in television cash, before anyone sells a ticket or corporate sponsorship or hospitality package. The Bracket is why those games comprising the core of the event draw about 10 million viewers on average. The Bracket is why Charles Barkley arrives on the college scene every March. (
Sporting News)
2026 NBA Draft: 71 early entrants, fewest underclassmen since 2003, to test waters
The NBA released the early entry list for the 2026 NBA Draft on Monday. The deadline to withdraw from the draft and maintain eligibility to return to school is May 27 at 11:59 p.m. ET. There were only 71 early entrants in the 2026 NBA Draft. That is the lowest total since 2003. Last year, there were 106 early entrants, and in 2021, there were 363. (
CBS Sports)