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The NCAA earned praise last year when it agreed to pay referees at its men’s and women’s basketball tournaments equally. The gesture only cost about $100,000, a tiny fraction of the roughly $900 million networks pay annually to broadcast March...

The NCAA earned praise last year when it agreed to pay referees at its mens and womens basketball tournaments equally. The gesture only cost about $100,000, a tiny fraction of the roughly $900 million networks pay annually to broadcast March Madness.

The NCAA earned praise last year when it agreed to pay referees at its men’s and women’s basketball tournaments equally. The gesture only cost about $100,000, a tiny fraction of the roughly $900 million networks pay annually to broadcast March...

The NCAA earned praise last year when it agreed to pay referees at its men’s and women’s basketball tournaments equally. The gesture only cost about $100,000, a tiny fraction of

Last year, the NCAA agreed to pay referees at its men’s and women’s basketball tournaments equally. Now regular season games are under scrutiny. Data obtained by the AP shows veteran referees were 22% more per game to ref men’s basketball games in 2021-22.

Within the 15 NCAA conferences looked at, male referees tend to earn about 22% more than females doing the same job.

SERGEANT BLUFF — For the entirety of Saturday, Sergeant Bluff was the center of attention in Iowa.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida State Head Coach Leonard Hamilton, who has been named as the Coach Year in the ACC three times and in the Big East twice during his illustrious career, is one of four recipients of the Joe Lapchick Character Award which will be presented on September 16 in New York City.  Hamilton will be honored along with Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman, former LaSalle Coach Speedy Morris, and former Belmont Head Coach Rick Byrd. The Lapchick Award “celebrates what is good i...

NEW YORK (AP) — Val Ackerman, Leonard Hamilton, Speedy Morris and Rick Byrd are this year’s recipients of the Joe Lapchick Character Award. Ackerman helped found the WNBA and served as the first president.

The WNBAs progress on LGBTQ+ issues has made the league an unquestioned leader in pro sports. But the WNBA also has had its growing pains with LGBTQ+ affirmation.