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ALBANY, N.Y.Rick Pitino, immaculately dressed in a black suit with a checkered tie and a white pocket square, returned to the N.C.A.A. tournament stage on Friday in a game that helped further his comeback from coaching exile as he chased a memorable March upset.After his No. 13-seeded Iona Gaels lost to the University of Connecticut, 87-63, in the first round of the men's N.C.A.A. tournament, Pitino shook hands with UConn Coach Dan Hurley and his players and then walked off the court to the locker room.

It was a special greeting, from one future Big Ten rival to another.Thanks for inviting us into your home.Now try to be a little better by the time we're back in a few years.UCLA ran Maryland off its own court Wednesday night, the boos and restlessness of the fans inside Xfinity Center eventually replaced by quiet resignation.

President Biden toured Capitola Village and Seacliff State Park in Santa Cruz County on Thursday.Both of the areas were two of the hardest hit by the recent winter storms.New Bill Calls For Revenue Sharing For College Sports In California
A new bill would give California college athletes more protections and require Division I schools to share revenue with athletes whose market value exceeds the amount of their scholarships.

One of the most influential executives in college sports is leaving his job to run the Bears' front office.Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren is expected to become the next President and CEO of the Bears, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.Warren is a major power player in college football who was involved in getting the Big Ten lucrative new TV deals, adding USC and UCLA to the formerly Midwestern-focused conference, and hammering out the plan that allowed the conference to play its 2020 football season after initially canceling it because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren is leaving college sports to become President and CEO of the Bears.The Bears announced today that Warren has taken the job and will begin in the spring."Kevin is a man of integrity, respect and excellence, all of which are critical core values of the Chicago Bears, and we welcome his perspective and diverse thought to lead this storied organization," Bears Chairman George McCaskey said in a statement.

The N.C.A.A., which has struggled to govern the shifting landscape of college sports amid rapid changes involving endorsement deals, large media contracts and conference realignment, on Thursday named Gov.Charlie Baker of Massachusetts as the organization's next president.Baker, a Republican, has been the governor of Massachusetts since 2015, with his second term ending in January.

In this March 18, 2015, file photo, an NCAA logo is displayed at center court as work continues at The Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, for the NCAA college basketball second and third round games.Keith Srakocic/AP LOS ANGELES  In a verdict that could affect countless claims by athletes who sue sports organizations for head injuries, a Los Angeles jury on Tuesday rejected a lawsuit seeking $55 million by the widow of a former USC football player who said the NCAA failed to protect him from repeated head trauma that led to his death.

The number that was everywhere on Sunday was large and pleasingly round.Tom Brady had surpassed 100,000 yards passing, the latest milestone in his long and storied career.Or did he?It really depends on how you count.A look at Brady's statistics will show you that he has passed for a still impressive figure that has one fewer digit: 87,067 yards.