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Countdown to women's college basketball: Top players, games, new league rivals
South Carolina aims to run it back. Realignment arrives (again). And all eyes are on Paige Bueckers and JuJu Watkins as we preview 2024-25.
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What is NIL in college sports? How do athlete deals work?
The NCAA now allows college athletes to profit off their name, image and likeness, otherwise known as NIL. Learn more about how it works now.
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UConn, Big 12 in early talks for potential membership
Kevin Connors details the discussions between UConn and the Big 12 about the Huskies potentially joining the conference in all sports.
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- SEC to give player availability reports this season
- Athlete group opposes NCAA's $2.8B settlement
- Tennessee makes White SEC's highest-paid AD
- Northwestern hires Villanova's Jackson as AD
- Gamecocks' titles feted in new state highway signs
- Penn State AD gets $2.26M per year in new deal
- Sources: UConn in early talks for joining Big 12
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