“The committee’s responsibility is to look at this institution and what may or may not have been done improperly in this case,” Pepperdine chancellor Michael F. Adams, chief hearing officer, said during a teleconference. “I don’t remember any online or offline discussions of previous activities and it would probably be improper for us to have done so.” MORE: Larry Brown’s career through the years Brown coached at UCLA and led the Bruins to a national title game appearance in 1980 that was later vacated....

This time, the antitrust claim, challenges the number of football scholarships an NCAA Division I program may offer in a given year and the NCAA’s restriction of Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) football players from being able to transfer to another FBS institution without sitting out a season of competition. MORE: A review of NCAA litigation | USOC antitrust lawsuit The lawsuit, Deppe v. NCAA , was filed in U....

Chris Eversley scored 19 points to help Cal Poly avoid its 20th loss of the season and win its first NCAA tournament game, 81-69 victory over Texas Southern on Wednesday night in the First Four. The Mustangs (14-19) were 0-3 and 4-9 early before losing nine of 11 heading into the Big West Conference tournament — which they won to earn the program's first NCAA bid. The team with the worst record in the tournament now moves on to face the one with the best — top-seeded Wichita State (34-0) — in the second round in St....

I wasn’t alone, obviously. PHOTOS: Sweet 16 images | Friday: Michigan-Tennessee, 7:15 ET | UConn-Iowa State, 7:27 ET | Louisville-Kentucky, 9:45 ET | Michigan State-Virginia, 9:57 ET The Spartans have been this wonderfully intriguing mishmash of veterans and viruses, of sophomores and surgeries, of rising stars and swelling joints. It was easy to believe in their talent, rougher to believe in their ability to stay healthy. They started the season 18-1, then won just five of their next dozen games....

For the very first time in the history of ever, the NCAA Tournament selection committee will give college hoops fans a sneak peek at how the top of the tournament bracket might look. That’s right, folks. On Saturday, Feb. 11 at 12:30 p.m. ET, CBS is hosting a show that will reveal what the top four seeds would look like if the season ended on February 10. DECOURCY: A suggestion on how to fix the NCAA Tournament bracket...

Here is a look at each team as they battle for a spot in the Final Four on April 2. MORE: Most hated college basketball players | Caught in lie, Coach K needs to apologize Oregon Ducks (31-6) No. 1 seed, West Region Coach: Dana Altman (sixth year) Bid: Pac-12 Tournament champion Starting lineup G Tyler Dorsey (13.5 ppg, 4.3 rpg) G Casey Benson (6.0 ppg, 3.1 apg) F Elgin Cook (14....

MORE: NCAA scoreboard | Vegas lines, pick | Day 2’s biggest moments | Weekend matchups Wichita State Shockers (28-4) No. 7 seed, Midwest Region Coach: Gregg Marshall (eighth season) Bid: At-large/Missouri Valley Starting lineup G Ron Baker, 6-3, Jr., 15 ppg, 4.5 rpg G Fred VanVleet, 6-0, Jr., 12.7 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 5.3 apg G Takele Cotton, 6-3, Sr., 9.6 ppg, 4 rpg G Evan Wessel, 6-4, Jr., 4.2 ppg, 3....

The NCAA on Monday announced some adjustments in its selection and seeding principles, including giving the selection committee the leeway to compare borderline teams in the field before determining which ones end up in Dayton. MORE: Greatest Kentucky players | Indiana spent a ton on recruiting | Best bench celebrations Oklahoma athletic director Joe Castiglione, chair of the Division I Men’s Basketball Committee for 2015-16, said the change will allow for all teams to go through the “scrubbing” process the decision-makers use to place teams throughout the field on the proper seed lines....

MORE: Printable bracket | UConn, ND on path to showdown | Full tournament schedule Saturday, March 22 At Durham, N.C. No. 2 Duke 87, No. 15 Winthrop 45 No. 7 DePaul 104, No. 10 Oklahoma 100 At Toledo, Ohio No. 9 Arizona State 69, No. 8 Vanderbilt 61 No. 1 Notre Dame 93, No. 16 Robert Morris 42 At Lexington, Ky. No. 3 Kentucky 106, No. 14 Wright State 60...

“I, unfortunately, never had a chance to race against Dale,” said Johnson, who began racing in the Sprint Cup Series in 2002, a year after Earnhardt’s death. “Definitely, there’s a void there in my mind and my career that I didn’t have that opportunity. I did meet him a couple of times and he did a fantastic job of intimidating me and scaring the you-know-what out of me in both those instances....

In a letter to students issued on August 21, Melissa S. Shivers, Vice President for Student Life, wrote that the Student Conduct team was already in the process of “opening dozens of conduct cases” for not organizing gatherings that ignored protocols requiring mask-wearing, social distancing and groups no larger than 10 people. “Organizations and individuals will be held accountable for their unsafe behaviors,” Shivers wrote. “I recognize what we’re asking you to do is difficult....

The defense ministry on Sunday listed 600 Russians killed, which brings the four-day total to 2,290 Russian casualties. Russia has now lost an estimated 120,760 soldiers since the war began in late February 2022. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky during his New Year’s address to the nation said Russia is “afraid” and that he senses “fear.” “They are afraid. You can feel it. And they are right to be afraid. Because they are losing....

The poll, which was conducted by Morning Consult, found 48 percent of parents saying they agree that a COVID-19 vaccine should be required for students before the start of the school year. Additionally, the poll found that more than half of parents, 60 percent, say that teachers should receive a COVID-19 vaccine before returning to school. However, according to the poll, 42 percent of parents said that they will not send their child to school if a vaccine is required....

The saga between the A’s and Royals continued Sunday when Oakland pitcher Scott Kazmir hit Lorenzo Cain in the lower leg. Both benches were warned and Royals manager Ned Yost and pitching coach Dave Eiland were ejected when they stormed onto the field. The rift between the two teams started Friday when A’s third baseman Brett Lawrie slid cleats up into second base, catching Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar in the knee....

Anthony Quinn Warner, 63, of Antioch has been identified as a suspect, and police and the FBI have been investigating his home over the weekend. Investigators are working to determine whether or not Warner may have died inside an RV that was parked in downtown Nashville, exploding early Friday morning around 6:30 a.m. Marco Rodriguez, a neighbor of Warner, told Tennessee ABC-affiliate WKRN that the RV believed to be involved in the explosion had not been moved by his neighbor for a long time....

The growing appetite for Korean content has also broken past the typical sci-fi and horror genres, with Korean romantic comedies and even reality television series (such as Single’s Inferno) attracting international audiences. Here we unpack the captivating new K-dramas on Netflix that have been climbing the streamer’s global rankings in recent weeks. Juvenile Justice The courtroom drama starring Kim Hye-soo (the veteran Korean actress seen recently in Netflix’s 2020 K-drama Hyena) was in the streamer’s global top 10 television show ranking across nine countries just days after its premiere on February 25....

The England boss is likely to field a makeshift line-up against the Dutch as he decides his best XI ahead of the Russia World Cup in the summer. Koeman will also experiment with his side after naming five uncapped players in his squad, including Manchester United target and Ajax starlet Justin Kluivert. But how have the two teams previously fared against each other on the international stage? Classic matches The most memorable meeting between the two sides came during the Euro 1996....

Days after appearing to refer to the media as “pawns” on his Instagram feed Friday, Irving told the reporters interviewing him Monday that wasn’t what he meant. “It’s really just about how I felt about the mistreatment of certain artists when we get to a certain platform of when we make decisions within our lives to have full control and ownership,” Irving said, according to ESPN. He later added: “We want to perform in a secure and protected space....

The Bayern Munich captain has stepped up his rehabilitation as he aims to regain full fitness following surgery on the problem last September. Neuer revealed how he is now able to run for extended periods without pain and could be cleared to train outside as early as next week, so long as a scan reveals no new issues. “It’s been a great day, an emotional day, because I ran at 100 per cent three times for five minutes for the first time,” Neuer told Bayern TV....