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Everything to know about NCAA women's wrestling

The 2025-26 season will mark the first year of women’s wrestling as an NCAA championship sport. Here’s everything you need to know about women’s wrestling as a collegiate sport and what to expect.

Greg Sankey urges NCAA to nix rule change permitting sports betting: 'Major step in the wrong direction'

Sankey sent a letter to NCAA president Charlie Baker on Oct. 25, obtained by ESPN, making it known that the SEC disagrees with the decision to allow athletes to bet on professional sports. He said in the letter that SEC presidents and chancellors came to the conclusion that "this policy change represents a major step in the wrong direction.

NCAA to use availability reports during men's and women's tournaments

The NCAA announced Thursday that player availability reports will be used for the 2026 men's and women's basketball tournaments in March. The reports from teams must be submitted the night before games and again two hours before tipoff.

NCAA delays rule change permitting college athletes to bet on professional sports

The Division I Board voted Tuesday to delay the effective date of the sports betting legislative change, moving it from Nov. 1 to Nov. 22, one day after the close of a membership rescission period.

NCAA delays legislation permitting sports betting, allowing schools to reconsider position amid criticism

The DI Board voted to delay the effective date of the sports betting legislative change to Nov. 22, which is one day after the close of a membership rescission period. DI rules afford 30 days for each DI school to vote to rescind a proposal if it is adopted by less than a 75%…

Predicting 30-win men's NCAA basketball teams in 2025-26

Teams can always get hot and make a run in the NCAA tournament to turn a solid 24- or 25-win season into a miraculous finish that ends with a national title. In recent college basketball history, however, the bulk of the national champions were already flirting with that 30-win tally before they cut down the nets in the final game.

NCAA delays implementation of rule allowing college athletes to bet on pro sports

Sports betting is legal and regulated in 38 states, as well as Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico, and an NCAA survey conducted in 2024 found that 21.5 percent of male college athletes reported betting (legally or illegally) on sports at least once in the previous 12 months. At the Division I level, the number was 12.6 percent.

NCAA punishes Central Michigan for role in Connor Stalions sign-stealing saga

The NCAA released a report outlining its punishments for Central Michigan football following the Connor Stalions sign-stealing saga from 2023.
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