Division I

The NCAA’s rewritten constitution focuses on athlete welfare and provides Division I schools the autonomy to determine how rules are made and enforced.

The University of Hartford is dropping its sports teams from Division I to Division III, a decision that comes after the men’s basketball team this season won its first America East championship and played in the NCAA Tournament for the first time, losing to eventual national champion Baylor in the first round.

It took a lot longer than they’d hoped but UC San Diego finally got to play its first basketball game as a Division 1 program against another Division 1 program. The Tritons hosted UC Irvine on Saturday night at RIMAC Arena. They didn’t win, but they showed they’re not far away from being a threat. The Anteaters won 79-65...

In the year 2000, U.C. San Diego’s sports jumped from Division III to Division II. In the 20 years since the Tritons have sent their teams to 222 NCAA Tournaments and become one of the most accomplished athletics departments in the nation. Simply put, it was time for the Tritons to move up. On July 1, 2020, they did just…

The young man wants to inspire others the way he was inspired by his mother. He has even written a book.

More than one-third of college athletic trainers say coaches influence the hiring and firing of their schools’ sports-medicine staffs, a finding that counters an NCAA-recommended protocol urging medical staff to make decisions about athlete health independent of coaches and administrators. Among the 1,796 athletic trainers who answered a recent survey, more than 48 percent said their school was not following...

No. 3 Gonzaga looks for its 10th straight win in the head-to-head series over San Diego.

The San Diego State Aztecs are heading to Texas to face off against the Ohio Bobcats in the Frisco Bowl.

When she’s not making plays on the basketball court for the Ventura College Pirates, 19-year-old Katie Campbell is balancing her school work with taking care of her 6-month-old baby and holding down a job.

For pure drama, best wait ’til the shots start flying. For sheer excitement, Selection Sunday belonged to Northwestern. Though it was no surprise when that school’s name popped into the NCAA Tournament bracket, it was a reminder that, yes, this is March Madness — that time of year where anything can happen. The Wildcats, longtime losers in the Big Ten,...

Hall of Fame Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski is stepping away from the team to have lower back surgery. The school announced Monday that the procedure is scheduled for Friday, with an anticipated recovery time of four weeks. Associate head coach Jeff Capel will take over in Krzyzewski’s absence, starting with a home game Wednesday night against Boston College. Krzyzewski will...

Hall of Fame Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski is stepping away from the team to have lower back surgery. The school announced Monday that the procedure is scheduled for Friday, with an anticipated recovery time of four weeks. Associate head coach Jeff Capel will take over in Krzyzewski’s absence, starting with a home game Wednesday night against Boston College. Krzyzewski will...

The UConn women’s basketball team smashed former Big East rival Syracuse in Tuesday’s NCAA title game to clinch a record four straight victories and tie for the most championships ever won by a college team.

For many young athletes, making it onto a college sports team is a dream come true. But medical experts caution that student-athletes are among those most likely to develop bone fractures and organ failures associated with eating disorders. Despite the warnings, eating disorders in sports are a problem that receives little attention, and in some cases, remains ignored by coaches...