The business of college athletics is operated by stakeholders rather than stockholders and the bottom line is measured by victories rather than profits. That, sports economist Andrew Zimbalist said, is why Texas A&M is paying Jimbo Fischer more than $75 million to not coach its football team and coaches at some of the nation’s top [...]

A judge granted Oregon State and Washington State a preliminary injunction last week in their legal battle with 10 departing Pac-12 schools, giving the Pacific Northwest rivals control of the conference and millions of dollars in assets. With a significant legal hurdle cleared, Oregon State and Washington State could soon determine how they will go [...]

LAS VEGAS — The famous fountains at the Bellagio won't be very visible this week amid the roar of Formula One racing on the Las Vegas Strip, and gondoliers won't be serenading tourists at the Venetian resort. "Fountains have been shut off, canals drained, streets closed or harder to navigate," Michael Green, a University of [...]

David Braun had no clue how much his life was about to change when Northwestern hired him as defensive coordinator in January. The idea that he would be leading the program and overseeing a Wildcats renaissance? No one had any reason to see that coming. Braun appears to be the biggest winner among the Big [...]

The College Football Playoff is on the verge of expanding, in the process of searching for its next set of media partners for what is expected to be a multibillion-dollar deal and possibly evolving into an organizing body in college sports. All of that will happen while breaking in a new leader. Lt. Gen. Richard [...]

CLEVELAND — Through the ups and downs of Stephen Vogt’s playing career — the minor league demotions, two All-Star selections, injuries and too many moves to remember — he never lost sight of his goal to one day become a manager. For the kid who had a bat tucked into his baby crib and quickly [...]

If Carl Granderson and Terence Steele splurged after joining a short list of undrafted free agents to sign big contracts, they aren't telling. The New Orleans edge rusher and Dallas offensive lineman fit the profile of players who wait three days and never hear their names called during the draft, feeling as far as possible [...]

AVONDALE, Ariz. — The Blaney name has long been renowned in motorsports throughout the Midwest, where the Ohio-based family won in sprint cars, won on dirt tracks and racked up championships for three generations. It began with George Blaney, a lumber operator who also owned a race team. His son, Lou, won 600 sprint feature [...]

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Elliot Cadeau graduated early from high school to jump into college at No. 19 North Carolina. The five-star point guard is the latest addition to a blueblood program that has long snagged top-flight recruits. He's also on a team stocked with new transfers, part of a freshman class that has shrunk [...]

Night football historically has been a rarity in the Big Ten after the first Saturday in November. The conference’s billion-dollar-a-year television package will make it a regular thing beginning Saturday when Michigan State visits Ohio State for a 7:30 p.m. game. The rationale for the general prohibition was that the conference’s traditional footprint in the [...]