College Basketball

Wisconsin athletic director Chris McIntosh has signed a five-year contract extension through 2029 that includes a pay raise.

Bob Marcum, who served as athletic director at Kansas, South Carolina, UMass and Marshall, has died a few days after suffering a stroke. He was 87.

The full settlement agreement of antitrust lawsuits involving the NCAA and college sports’ wealthiest conferences is expected to be filed with a federal court by the end of the week

Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti said that the conference will remain at 18 schools for now.

Top-25 guard Jeremiah Fears has committed to Oklahoma and plans to reclassify into the 2024 class, he announced on Saturday, allowing him to suit up for the Sooners next season, though he later admitted to ESPN that “I know the SEC will be tough.”

The NIT will hold the semifinals and championship of its postseason tournament next spring in Butler’s Hinkle Fieldhouse for the second straight year.

NCAA oversight committees have proposed changing the starting dates for men’s and women’s basketball.

Clemson men’s basketball coach Brad Brownell received a new, five-year contract worth $20 million after leading the Tigers to the Elite Eight in the 2024 NCAA tournament.

Jeff Capel’s extension at Pittsburgh runs through the 2029-30 season.

The U.S. Department of Education said Title IX rules will apply to future revenue dollars payments schools share with college athletes but declined to offer guidance on how schools should distribute the money between men and women.