The NCAA formalized bylaws addressing name, image and likeness ,including new standards for prospective high school and junior college athletes.

Eastern Washington and UCLA both open up their seasons in men’s college basketball on Monday. The Bruins are the heavy favorites in this matchup, while the Eagles are a huge underdog.

UConn starts the 2025–26 season right where it left off: on top of the mountain. Last spring’s title and a bolstered roster have BetMGM putting the Huskies at +250 to repeat, ahead of their title game foe South Carolina (+290). Just behind these two leaders are the other two most recent visitors to the Final Four, UCLA (+425) and Texas (+800).

Ohio State Buckeyes defensive back Caleb Downs (2) celebrates an interception with cornerback Lorenzo Styles Jr. (3) and cornerback Jermaine Mathews Jr. (7) during the NCAA football game against the Penn State Nittany Lions at Ohio Stadium in Columbus on Nov. 1, 2025. / Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The NCAA approved a rule change on Wednesday that will allow athletes and athletic department staff members to bet on professional sports.

Here are four predictions for the New York-area college basketball teams this upcoming season: Light Dance Card Only two locals — St. John’s and LIU — reach the NCAA Tournament. The Johnnies

Ohio State running back Bo Jackson, top, is tackled by Penn State defensive back Antoine Belgrave-Shorter during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)

As the college basketball season prepares to tip off, an NCAA gambling investigation with links to the NBA betting scandal is impacting the status of multiple players at several schools, according to sources familiar with the probe. One player has been ...