Boise State football coach Spencer Danielson has agreed to a contract extension through the 2030 season, per the school.

Big East commissioner Val Ackerman will retire, effective August 31, 2026. A national search for her successor will begin immediately. Here's the press release from the Big East: www.bigeast.com/news/2026/4/...

Val Ackerman's retirement is huge news for college sports. She's been involved in all sorts of governance issues and legislative efforts.

Big East commissioner and women's basketball pioneer Val Ackerman is retiring: www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

I know they won't get rid of the weekly shows entirely, but they've *at least* got to get rid of the show/rankings heading into conference championship weekend.

OMG there’s going to be a @poptartsbowl.com Edible Mascot sacrifice for *fans* at the NFL Draft! Protein Slammin’ Strawberry will be drafted by the fans and head to Mouth Heaven on Friday, April 24 at 3pm ET at Nova Place — 100 S. Commons, Pittsburgh, PA. (Venue opens at 1.)

The NCAA has announced tampering violations occurred at Iowa under head coach Kirk Ferentz. Penalties include vacated wins from the 2023 season: www.ncaa.org/news/2026/4/...

‘On to the next one.’ With national titles in football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball this year, it’s clear that the Big Ten is dominating the new era of college sports: www.nbcsports.com/mens-college...

Michigan a uniquely modern national champion. Most of its players had chosen to come to Ann Arbor, and the others had chosen to stay. And they *all* became champions. www.nbcsports.com/mens-college...

Always great stuff from Nicole, but in particular, I am very happy she got reaction from John Beilein (I love the detail of the fans coming up to him to thank him for getting this metaphorical ball rolling.)

Michigan a uniquely modern national champion. Most of its players had chosen to come to Ann Arbor, and the others had chosen to stay. And they *all* became champions. www.nbcsports.com/mens-college...

REPORTER: Dan, how much did the officiating change the game -- DAN HURLEY: This guy! I know about fines. Is there a fine -- I think so.

Great publicity for The Michigan Daily

The Big Ten has won national championships in football, men's basketball and women's basketball in the year 2026. Three different schools, too!

And it's over! The Michigan men's basketball program has won its first national championship since 1989.

Big-time shot by the freshman Trey McKenney to put the Wolverines back up 9.

UConn simply does not go down without a fight.

With 12:56 left to play, Michigan drains its first three of the game. And it's a biggie -- Elliot Cadeau puts the Wolverines up by 11, their biggest lead of the night.

aaaand that's Solo Ball's fourth foul.

Halftime: Michigan 33, UConn 29. Wolverines are 0-for-8 from beyond the arc & shooting just 37% overall. But 11 points from the line (much to Dan Hurley's chagrin).

Quick 6-0 burst from Michigan, and UConn calls a timeout.

We've got ourselves a game.

UConn takes its first lead of the game at the midpoint of the first half.

And we’re off!

And we’re off!

With first NCAA title, the UCLA women’s basketball program cemented its legacy led by a special group of seniors that stuck together: www.nbcsports.com/womens-colle...

With first NCAA title, the UCLA women’s basketball program cemented its legacy led by a special group of seniors that stuck together: www.nbcsports.com/womens-colle...

The UCLA women's basketball program is about to win its first NCAA national championship. It's also the first national title in women's basketball for the Big Ten since Purdue won one in 1999.

Lauren Betts and Kiki Rice coming out of the game for the last time as Bruins. Cori Close gives both of them a big hug.

It's an anticlimactic title game, because UCLA leads South Carolina by 30+ points right now ... but this emphatic by the Bruins. Quite a statement by a team that expected to be here. Lauren Betts told me she's been manifesting this and dreaming about cutting down the nets.

Cori Close deserves a ton of credit for today's game plan — and just how composed her team has been all day on the sport's biggest stage. Neither she nor any of her players had played in a national championship game before. No nerves. No pressing.

Through three quarters, UCLA leads, 61-32. Entering today, South Carolina's single-game season-low was 60 points.

UCLA has been so, so impressive all afternoon. Putting on a clinic. Four Bruins already in double figures, 20 points off of 16 offensive rebounds, 30 points in the paint. And they've assisted on 17 of 23 made baskets.

Just one Big Ten women's basketball program has won an NCAA championship. It was Purdue, in 1999. UCLA is 15 minutes away from breaking that drought.

The full UCLA experience right there -- the Betts block leading to a Jaquez fast-break basket. Bruins lead South Carolina by 22 points midway through the third quarter. Wow.

UCLA now leads by 18 points -- largest lead of the game so far.

maybe Red Panda's bowls were overinflated just like the basketballs ...

FINALLY! Red Panda throws and catches five bowl at once, and she receives a standing ovation!!!

I have never seen Red Panda like this before. She's so frustrated.

Red Panda is dropping bowls and nothing is right in the world

RED PANDA IS HERE AT THE TITLE GAME!!

Ta'Niya Latson with a steal and the bucket, providing a much-needed spark for the Gamecocks late in the second quarter. UCLA has made just one of its last eight field goal attempts.

We're on Gabriela Jaquez first-half double-double watch. She's got 7 points and 7 rebounds already.

Boy, did South Carolina need that bucket from Raven Johnson.

That was Kiki Rice's first made basket of the game -- and she does while falling down it to stretch UCLA's lead to 11 points at the end of the first quarter. Bruins lead the Gamecocks, 21-10.

Cori Close told me that all of her former players now in the WNBA tell her they hope their teams draft Gabriela Jaquez. You can see why already in this title game — she fights for every loose ball, she's fearless out there.

Gabriela Jaquez is such a great basketball player. Her motor is unmatched.

Can confirm that Cori Close and Dawn Staley hugged pregame. Dawn looks around afterward like, "see??"

There are a *lot* of UCLA fans here in Phoenix.