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Former NC State football coach Chuck Amato dies at 80

Former NC State football coach Chuck Amato, who was a two-sport athlete during his playing days at the university, died Monday at age 80. Amato, who helped put the Wolfpack on the national landscape with a school-record 11 win season in 2002, battled throat cancer in recent years. The Easton, Pa., native spent seven years leading his alma mater’s program. (On3.com)

Duke's Kimari Robinson apologizes for swatting away trainer's arm during UNC game

Kimari Robinson, the Duke football player who swatted the arm of a training staff member as she checked on an injured player during the team's game against North Carolina on Saturday, apologized for his actions Sunday night. Video of the incident went viral Saturday. "I was completely wrong, and she did not deserve that...," he wrote on social media. (ESPN)

Seth Trimble still in eligibility limbo; Dixon, Bogavac, Aarnisalo debut at new schools

Former UNC basketball players are scattered across the country. This season’s group includes 14 men and five women, though three of the men are in eligibility limbo. Seth Trimble’s hopes of playing a fifth season at Louisville depend on the outcome of litigation. A Kentucky Court of Appeals dissolved the injunction that had cleared him to play at Louisville. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Legendary coach, Hall of Fame TE Mike Ditka dies at age 86

Mike Ditka, the legendary former Chicago Bears coach and first tight end ever inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, has died at the age of 86, his family announced on Friday. Ditka rose to national prominence leading the 1985 Bears, a team that boasted arguably the greatest defense in NFL history, to the franchise's only Super Bowl title. (ESPN)

As action by UNC, 3 others, signal possible ACC departures, ACC Commissioner cites lack of unanimity

Leaders from UNC, Clemson, Florida State, and Miami sent a joint letter to House leaders last week after the Senate passed the Protect College Sports Act. The letter, which UNC chancellor Lee Roberts signed, called for removal of provisions that would require power conference schools to be independent for three seasons when changing leagues. (Tar Heel Tribune)

NCAA proposes summer competition for college basketball teams

College basketball teams could replace their foreign tours with matchups against other college teams over the summer and also invite fans to the games, the NCAA announced Tuesday, creating something like a college summer league. The proposal would allow teams to play an "exhibition game, scrimmage, joint practice, 3x3 or 5x5" and play those contests in private or public events. (ESPN)

Seth Trimble now ineligible as appeals court dissolves injunction in lawsuit vs. NCAA

A three-judge panel with the Kentucky Court of Appeals has dissolved the temporary injunction in the Wells vs. NCAA case filed in Jefferson County (Ky.) Circuit Court. This means that, while the lawsuit is still ongoing, 38 student-athletes are now back to being ineligible to play in the 2026-27 season, including Louisville basketball player Seth Trimble. (WHAS 11)

NC State PF Ven-Allen Lubin receives temporary injunction, officially eligible for 2026-27 season

NC State officially opened its preseason practice slate Monday afternoon inside the Dail Basketball Center, but that wasn’t the only good news the Wolfpack received. It now knows for sure that it will have a veteran forward at its disposal in the upcoming campaign. Fifth-year forward Ven-Allen Lubin was officially granted a temporary injunction. (The Wolfpacker)

Pylon cam caught 1 perfect angle of Iowa's walk-off touchdown against Michigan

Iowa stunned Michigan in a ranked showdown in Ann Arbor on Saturday. The Hawkeyes trailed 19-14 with 1:37 remaining, but despite starting at their own nine, the offense marched down the field and set up a final play with two seconds left at the Wolverines' 16. Hank Brown threw a perfect ball to Reece Vander Zee, who caught it at the sideline. (USA Today)

'A selfless person': Former Blue Devil Jay Bilas says Chris Spatola's impact went beyond the court

Friends and family continue to mourn the death of basketball analyst and former Duke basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski’s son-in-law, Chris Spatola, after his unexpected passing. Spatola died Monday at the age of 47. The cause of death is still unknown. ESPN basketball analyst Jay Bilas spoke with WRAL, sharing memories of his friend and colleague. (WRAL.com)

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