Gerry Pollard was poised to officiate in his 18th consecutive NCAA tournament. He’ll miss out on the experience — and up to $20,000 in earnings.
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Duke’s Tre Jones to enter NBA draft after NCAA tournament cancellation ended title hopes
Star point guard Tre Jones stayed at Duke this season for a shot at an NCAA championship. But with March Madness cancelled, he’s heading to NBA draft.
Day 9 without sports 😭: CBS is coming through in the clutch to revive March Madness memories
On typical Fridays of yesteryear, sports fans would be dissecting brackets over the water cooler. This year, we’ll have to settle for the classics.
ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt talks anchoring ‘SportsCenter’ without sports: ‘People feel robbed’
ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt said ‘people feel robbed of something they care about’ in response to sports being shut down amid the coronavirus pandemic.
American women’s tackle football team stranded in Honduras amid border closure for coronavirus
A U.S. women’s tackle football team is stranded in Honduras amid the coronavirus pandemic following an international trip for a sports tournament.
College basketball’s way-too-early preseason top 25 teams for the 2020-21 season
The 2019-20 college basketball season ended abruptly. But that doesn’t mean we can’t look ahead to next year and the teams that should be in the Top 25.
Replacement? Meet Jarrett Stidham, the Patriots’ current in-house option to replace Tom Brady
With Tom Brady leaving the New England Patriots, the spotlight turns to who could fill the void. One possible options is backup Jarrett Stidham.
March Madness is canceled. But we still wanted to play out the NCAA tournament bracket
The NCAA tournament is no more. To commemorate March Madness, USA TODAY Sports forecasts the 68 teams and selects winners for what could have been.
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Florida Senate declares Florida State as national champs with NCAA tournament cancelled
Lawmakers in the Florida Senate voted 37-2 to pass a resolution Friday that proclaimed the Seminoles (26-5) as “champions by default.”