Jay Wright, Hall of Fame Villanova Basketball Coach, Retires

Jay Wright’s story run at Villanova is over. The Big East Conference was briefed Wednesday night of Wright’s plans to retire from coaching immediately, a person familiar with the situation said on the condition that his name not be disclosed as his retirement was not announced. An official announcement is expected late Wednesday night. At …

Jay Wright, Hall of Fame Villanova Basketball Coach, Retires

Jay Wright’s story run at Villanova is over. The Big East Conference was briefed Wednesday night of Wright’s plans to retire from coaching immediately, a person familiar with the situation said on the condition that his name not be disclosed as his retirement was not announced. An official announcement is expected late Wednesday night. At …

Women’s Basketball Thrives in Minnesota, Home of the Final Four

Visitors exiting the baggage claim area in Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport was greeted by a local celebrity this weekend. “Welcome to Minneapolis,” Lindsay Whalen said in a recorded message over the loudspeaker. Whalen is a Minnesota native who is a core part of the Minnesota Lynx dynasty, which helped the University of Minnesota women’s basketball team …

The Next Battleground for College Basketball: How Is The Money Divided?

MINNEAPOLIS – A quartet of elite college basketball teams gathered in Minneapolis on Friday for the Final Four of the NCAA women’s tournament. The Powerhouse programs—Connecticut, Louisville, Stanford, and South Carolina—had gotten there by winning four games each during the competition. But reaching one of the biggest milestones in college sports hasn’t earned them a …

Duke-North Carolina Basketball Rivalry Reaches New Levels

Tobacco industrialist Washington Duke, whose fortune had helped finance the university that became Duke University, made a final statement on his deathbed in 1905. Durham science: “Go to hell Carolina, go to hell.” Yes, there are rivalries. And then there is The rivalry between North Carolina and Duke that inspired the obsessive fandom genre has …

NBA Basketball Returns to Chinese Television After a Long Time

It wasn’t just the response to Morey that invited cheaters. ESPN in 2020 widespread child abuse A spokesperson for the NBA A league recently said that at basketball academies in Chinese government facilities, the league is no longer affiliated with these academies. Broadcasting NBA games on Chinese television generates hundreds of millions of dollars a …

The NCAA Evaluates Women’s Basketball. Marketers Didn’t.

SPKANE, Wash. — No one here escapes the symbolism. March Madness logos appeared everywhere in this small city last week on posters, stickers, towels, electronic billboards and hotel lobbies. The other three cities that have hosted the last 16 teams in the NCAA women’s basketball tournament were insane. There was no such branding at last …