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The move means the Big 12 can now hold a championship game without having to expand. The conference dropped to 10 members after Texas A&M and Missouri left for SEC in 2012. It’s the only Power 5 conference not to hold a title game. MORE: Saban best active coach? | Rams’ move improves LA Olympic bid “We had seven of nine affirmative votes,” Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby said. Among the Division I Council, the SEC and Big Ten voted for the proposal....

Big East commissioner Val Ackerman told SI.com the NCAA is discussing the possibility of allowing athletes to sign endorsement deals. 2016 PREVIEWS: Alabama | Clemson | Notre Dame | Ohio State “That’s one that’s actually under consideration I believe by the NCAA,” Ackerman said. “It’s actually a time right now where student-athlete interests are being closely examined. I don’t have an answer for you on that one today but I will say that and a number of other topics are under review, and I think rightly by the NCAA and it’s very possible that over the course of the next year or two as these ideas work their way through the legislative system you could see changes....

The proposal, circulated by Wake Forest president Nathan Hatch, chairman of the Division I Board, includes continued NCAA Tournament access to conferences outside the Big 5, preserving the sanctity of the 68-team event, and “continued distribution of NCAA revenue through the existing model.” The proposal, which will be discussed at the NCAA Convention next Thursday and Friday in San Diego, could also give Big 5 league members “lifetime opportunity to fund the undergraduate education of current and former student- athletes,” an idea that would allow athletes who leave school early for professional sports opportunities the chance to attend school free when their career ends....

USA Today obtained a copy of a letter Emmert sent to two state assembly leaders last week, which said it “implied” that if the bill becomes law as it is currently written, the NCAA could ban California schools from participating in NCAA championship events. “We recognize all of the efforts that have been undertaken to develop this bill in the context of complex issues related to the current collegiate model that have been the subject of litigation and much national debate," Emmert said in the letter....

Such is the case of Oakland University (Mich.) basketball player Isaiah Brock. You’d think that somewhere in that big, stupid rulebook, the NCAA would’ve outlined a specific set of guidelines for athletes who were non-qualifiers before spending four years in the Army. And before passing college courses. And before a qualifying ACT score. MORE: The best players returning for 2016-17 There doesn’t seem to be. And so, Brock’s freshman season is in trouble because his grades back in 2012 weren’t great....

Working overtime. When New Mexico State rallied from seven points down with 50 seconds left to force overtime against San Diego State, it became the fourth overtime game of the day — setting a record for the tournament in the expanded bracket era. Since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985, there never had been more than three overtimes in a single day. But a quarter of Thursday’s games were OT affairs: Saint Louis over N....

When Duke enters the NCAA Tournament as a No. 1 seed, the Blue Devils are anything but candidates for an early exit. This is the 13th time Duke earned a No. 1 seed under coach Mike Krzyzewski. The Blue Devils are 24-0 in the first weekend as a top seed in those previous 12 appearances. So you can pencil them in to at least the Sweet 16. More bracket analysis: What to do with mid-majors | How far does Wisconsin go?...

Northern Iowa has won 20 of 21 games – going 14-4-3 against the spread – following a 71-54 rout of No. 12 Wyoming as a 6.5-point favorite. Meanwhile, the Cardinals have failed to cover seven of their last nine games and are not performing anywhere close to how they have the past few years in the Big Dance. The current form of both teams obviously played a major role in setting the opening number....

Looking for a low-risk, high-reward pick to win the 2015 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament? Look at Notre Dame. The Irish (19-2 straight up) are posted at 75-to-1 odds at the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook to win the championship, and Notre Dame has a chance to shorten those odds by beating Duke (17-2) at the Joyce Center on Wednesday. There’s an obvious reason for hesitation. The Irish have reached the NCAA Tournament nine times under coach Mike Brey and have advanced to the Sweet 16 only once (2003)....

MORE: NCAA Tournament scoreboard | Vegas lines and pick | Wildcats making Final Four push Arizona Wildcats (31-3) No. 2 seed, West Region Coach: Sean Miller (sixth season) Bid: Pac-12 tournament champions Starting lineup G T.J. McConnell, 6-1, Sr., 9.6 ppg, 6.3 apg F Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, 6-7, So., 11.2 ppg, 6.5 rpg F Brandon Ashley, 6-9, Jr., 11.6 ppg, 5.4 rpg F Stanley Johnson, 6-7, Fr., 13.9 ppg, 6.6 rpg...

It was formerly used in the production of liquid rocket fuel, antioxidants, additives for lubricants, and softeners for copolymers, but is not currently produced or commercially used in the United States, except for research purposes. What Is NDMA? NDMA is a semi-volatile organic chemical that forms in both industrial and natural processes. It is also known by the names dimethylnitrosamine (DMNA), nitrosodimethylamine, N-methyl-N-nitrosomethanamine, and N,N-dimethylnitrosamine. A yellow liquid that has no distinct odor, NDMA is an N-nitrosamine, a type of compound that has the generic chemical structure R2N–N=O, a deprotonated amine bonded to a nitroso group....

L.A. is famous throughout the world for being home to countless celebrities and the Hollywood sign, but it’s almost unrecognizable more than half a century ago before the majority of its iconic skyscrapers were built. The two-minute-long clip is shot from the perspective of a driver, as they cruise down the sunset strip in blazing sunshine. Vast, vintage vehicles grace the streets, but there’s a lot less traffic—and parked cars—to what we see today....

Arlington told Newsweek the pandemic caused the cancellation of 987 funeral services, and of those, 658 were rescheduled to a later date. Rescheduling services was a decision made by the families of the deceased, and, as of May 20, the military cemetery had not canceled any services. America has had the largest outbreak of coronavirus cases worldwide, with more than 1.5 million confirmed. To curb the spread of the outbreak, states nationwide limited gatherings in public spaces, and Arlington closed to visitors in March....

New polling published by CNN and SSRS on Wednesday shows that 46 percent of respondents believed the outbreak could still worsen. However, that number is lower than it was in May, when 52 percent believed the health crisis would deteriorate further. The new survey also showed that 47 percent of respondents believe the worst of the outbreak has passed. Public health experts have persistently warned that the novel coronavirus is continuing to spread rapidly throughout the country, even though governors are ending stay-at-home and shelter-in-place orders intended to curb new infections....

The tumor is not gone but it has shrank, and Hoffman's father, Andy, said he's "cautiously optimistic" about his son's prognosis. "We're so incredibly thankful that the chemo seems to have done its job, and the tumor is stable," Andy Hoffman said. "Hopefully, it's knocked out for good." What's now ahead for Jack Hoffman are quarterly MRIs for one year, and the frequency of those tests will shrink with time if there are no changes to the tumor....

Nebraska fans saw it last year when he plucked a Hail Mary pass out of the air to beat Northwestern. MORE: Nebraska’s historic offensive day They saw it again Saturday against Florida Atlantic with his behind-the-back catch along the sideline — a play that made him a star of the highlight shows and social media. “It was all luck,” the unassuming Westerkamp said. Maybe, maybe not. Westerkamp’s teammates have seen his knack for reeling in what would appear to be uncatchable balls many times on the practice field....

That’s exactly what he did in Arizona at the defending World Series champions’ spring training camp Tuesday. Check out his brute strength. MORE: Rare, historic spring training photos | Opening day schedule for all 30 MLB teams While it might have been a grand display of machismo, it certainly wasn’t the best move for Yost’s health. His actions caused some damage to his forearm, according to the Kansas City Star....

Seattle police responded to an incident at 4:42 p.m. on Sunday in the 4000 block of 35th Avenue, on the western side of the city. A neighbor reported seeing the woman being taken away on home surveillance footage and shared it with police. Law enforcement watched the video and identified the 35-year-old man, before learning that he had a felony robbery warrant. Later that day, after the officers had left, the neighbor reported that the suspect and the SUV had returned home....

From the very beginning, India has been endeavoring to develop friendly relations. I went to Lahore with the hope that a new beginning would be made. We are neighbors, and we have to live together as friends or in an indifferent manner. My visit once again convinced me that the people of both countries, India and Pakistan, want to live in peace. Then came the Kargil. It was a rude shock to me....

Biden didn’t even make it to 1988, withdrawing in 1987 because of accusations of plagiarism of the then-U.K. opposition party leader Neil Kinnock. But now Kinnock could not be happier for the new president-elect and is even willing to reprise his role as Biden’s “greatest ever speechwriter.” The original row happened after Kinnock, now Lord Kinnock and a serving member of the U.K. House of Lords, gave a speech at the Welsh Labour Party conference in May 1987, going off-script to ask why he was the “first Kinnock in a thousand generations to be able to get to university?...