NCAA

The unionization movement, social media bans, and the disempowerment of student-athletes.

It takes more than basketball skills to make it to the NCAA tournament.

From NBA prospects to bracketology, researchers have touched on all aspects of March Madness.

The Big Ten Conference's Year of Readiness proposal, which would push freshman athletes to the sidelines, is supposedly about giving students time to explore educational opportunities, but the financial benefits to colleges and universities are hard to ignore.

Even bad basketball programs make the NCAA tournament once a decade just due to sheer randomness and dumb luck. So why have the Northwestern Wildcats never qualified?

The age limits in the NBA and NFL were both the result of a small, powerful group using that power to fortify its current position. Sound familiar?

Appeals, more lawsuits, and maybe the NCAA looking for a compromise.

According to a number of former varsity athletes at Indiana University, it does. But don't panic just yet: The findings are still very preliminary.

Tiny numbers, big impacts.

Two academic groups — one funded by collegiate sports' governing body — aim to provide 'factual' research regarding athletic issues.