NCAA tables tournament expansion, delaying March Madness decision with 72, 76-team options still possible

The NCAA Tournament is remaining at 68 teams — for now.  Both the NCAA Division I men’s and women’s basketball committees met this week to discuss potentially expanding the NCAA Tournament field... Read more »

Why a rising mid-major power with an NCAA Tournament team opted out of revenue-sharing — and advertised it

The June 30 deadline for schools to opt in to the terms of the House v. NCAA settlement came and went with hardly a peep from many of the reported 18% of... Read more »

Less is more: Why Princeton star Caden Pierce’s shrewd move to pause playing career is the way to go

Former Ivy League Player of the Year Caden Pierce created a headline this week by announcing he intends to redshirt next season, graduate in May and eventually enter the transfer portal to... Read more »

Georgia Tech set to hire Tennessee’s Ryan Alpert as new athletic director, per reports

Imagn Images Georgia Tech is set to hire Ryan Alpert as its next athletic director, pending board approval Tuesday, according to multiple reports. The 37-year-old has served as Tennessee’s deputy athletics director... Read more »

FIBA U19 winners and losers: College basketball takeaways on AJ Dybantsa, Mikel Brown Jr. and Olivier Rioux

The United States earned redemption in the FIBA U19 World Cup on Sunday with a 109-76 title-game win over Germany that returned the Americans to glory after they finished a disappointing fourth... Read more »

Here’s the math and data that prove why the NCAA Tournament doesn’t need to expand

The Division I men’s basketball committee will convene in Savannah, Georgia, this week for its annual summer summit. There are many items on the agenda, but only one of them is of... Read more »

Larry Florence dies at 49: Former Nebraska basketball great fought nine-year battle with rare blood cancer

Getty Images Former Nebraska basketball great Larry Florence died at age 49, the team announced, following a nine-year battle with a rare blood cancer called multiple myeloma.  Nebraska remembers Florence as one... Read more »

2025 NBA Draft preview; Celtics deal Kristaps Porziņģis to Hawks; Wizards send Jordan Poole to Pelicans

This is an article version of the CBS Sports HQ AM Newsletter, the ultimate guide to every day in sports. You can sign up to get it in your inbox every weekday... Read more »

Texas State to join Pac-12: Why the Bobcats are a perfect fit, even 1,100 miles from the Pacific Ocean

Texas State is set to join the Pac-12 Conference on July 1, 2026, the school and league announced in a joint statement on Monday. The move gives the league the eight required... Read more »

Ohio State, Virginia agree to nonconference game, increasing positive trend of high-profile February matchups

For decades, college basketball’s schedule in January and February was dotted with notable games between inter-conference opponents, adding flavor and competitive intrigue to the schedule before March’s postseason. Due to a confluence... Read more »