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Number of eliminated college sports nearing 100 Four-year colleges facing budget shortfalls stemming from the pandemic are approaching an unwelcome milestone: In coming days, the number of eliminated sports programs will almost surely pass 100. by Associated Press Published May. 31 2020 @ 12:25am

NCAA offers guidance for bringing athletes back to campus The NCAA released a long and detailed plan Friday to help schools bring back athletes to campus during a pandemic. by Associated Press Published May. 30 2020 @ 12:25am

MINK League calls off season The MINK League, made up of teams featuring college baseball players, will not play this season. by News Tribune Published May. 28 2020 @ 12:40am

14 Blue Tigers earn All-American track recognition The Lincoln track and field athletes who qualified for the NCAA Division II indoor track and field national championships were awarded All-American honors. by News Tribune Published May. 28 2020 @ 12:35am

Title IX major factor for colleges looking at sports cuts Financially challenged schools considering cutting sports in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic are making difficult decisions of who gets to keep playing and who doesn't. by Associated Press Published May. 28 2020 @ 12:15am

Ewing out of hospital after being treated for COVID-19 Georgetown basketball coach and former NBA great Patrick Ewing has been released from the hospital and is recovering from COVID-19 at home, his son said Monday. by Associated Press Published May. 26 2020 @ 12:00am

Eddie Sutton, Hall of Fame basketball coach, dies at 84 Eddie Sutton waited so long to be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He couldn't hang on long enough to make it to the ceremony. by Associated Press Published May. 25 2020 @ 12:20am

SEC to allow workouts on campus beginning June 8 Southeastern Conference schools will be able to bring athletes in all sports back to campus for voluntary activities starting June 8 at the discretion of each university, and the Big 12 plans to welcome football players back to campus a week later. by Associated Press Published May. 23 2020 @ 12:35am

Coaches say pushing back start of college baseball would save money A group of Power Five coaches led by Michigan's Erik Bakich is proposing a later start to the college baseball season to trim expenses in the post-coronavirus era, make the game more fan friendly and reduce injury risk to players. by Associated Press Published May. 23 2020 @ 12:15am

Ewing tests positive for COVID-19 Georgetown basketball coach Patrick Ewing tested positive for COVID-19 and is being treated at a hospital. by Associated Press Published May. 23 2020 @ 12:00am

Vanderbilt's Lee becomes SEC's first woman full-time athletic director Vanderbilt has removed the interim title, making Candice Storey Lee the first woman to become a full-time athletic director in the Southeastern Conference. by Associated Press Published May. 22 2020 @ 12:25am

NCAA to lift moratorium on football, basketball workouts The NCAA Division I Council voted Wednesday to lift a moratorium on voluntary workouts by football and basketball players effective June 1 as a growing number of college leaders expressed confidence fall sports will be possible in some form despite concerns about the coronavirus pandemic. by Associated Press Published May. 21 2020 @ 12:35am

Former Jays hoops player Paul McMahon named top assistant at Missouri Southern Former Jefferson City basketball standout Paul McMahon has been promoted to the top assistant coaching position on the Missouri Southern men's basketball staff. by News Tribune Published May. 21 2020 @ 12:25am

Historically black schools hit hard by academic penalties Historically black colleges and universities have once again been hit disproportionately hard with NCAA-imposed penalties based on Academic Progress Rates. by Associated Press Published May. 21 2020 @ 12:00am

Games of the Year: MU men score 91 in game to top list A week into the start of 2020, and 14 games into the 2019-20 season, the Tigers were not playing free-flowing, offensive basketball. by Colin O'Brien Published May. 20 2020 @ 12:35am

NCAA Division II schools to cut back on sports contests next season The coronavirus pandemic is already having an impact on scheduling for the 2020-21 school year at the NCAA Division II level. by Greg Jackson Published May. 20 2020 @ 12:30am

Tigers post perfect APR scores in 12 sports The NCAA released its Division I Academic Progress Rating scores on Tuesday, and 12 of Missouri's 18 programs earned perfect 1,000 scores for the 2018-19 academic year. by Colin O'Brien Published May. 20 2020 @ 12:15am

With masks and testing, Notre Dame plans to reopen in August University of Notre Dame officials announced Monday the school's campus will reopen to students Aug. 10, with social distancing, a mask requirement, testing and contact tracing to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. by Associated Press Published May. 19 2020 @ 12:00am

Sterk says Missouri Olympic sports not 'on the block' The coronavirus pandemic has provided another stark contrast between the haves and have-nots in the world of college athletics. by Colin O'Brien Published May. 16 2020 @ 12:25am

Press Box: Former Georgia player shows power of persistence For all its ills, there are times when college athletics gets it just right. Meet Shedrick Wynn, who arrived at Georgia in 1999 to play football but never finished his college degree. by By Paul Newberry/AP Sports Columnist Published May. 16 2020 @ 12:05am