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By Zach Griffith | @ZachGriffith17 Sports Capital Journalism Program MINNEAPOLIS — NCAA president Mark Emmert reiterated the organization’s stance against sports betting on Thursday while describing a process of monitoring state laws that could create widespread legalized gambling on college athletic events. “The members have been fairly unequivocal,” he said when asked about rules that …

By Jon Sauber | @JonSauber Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — The independent Commission on College Basketball recommended that the National Basketball Association and the National Basketball Players Association abolish the “one-and-done” rule in a 60-page report designed to preserve the traditional amateur status of athletes while addressing the factors that have led to highly-publicized …

By Joe Spears | @joe_spears7 Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – The development of young basketball players for competition in college, the professional level and international play is an initiative that may soon become influenced significantly by the NCAA. When an independent Commission on College Basketball led by former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice announced …

By Aidan Wilkins | @AidanJWilkins Sports Capital Journalism Program SAN ANTONIO — The world of college basketball seemed to be bound for cataclysmic changes. The FBI was probing into programs across the country. The question of student-athlete compensation seemed to be raised more frequently. A national conversation that once asked “Will college athletes be paid?” was …

Lee Jenkins (@SI_LeeJenkins) of Sports Illustrated details how Chris Paul is trying to make his time in Houston similar to his time in New Orleans. Kent Babb (@KentBabb) of the Washington Post explains how Bill Belichick’s downfall in Cleveland led to the birth of the Patriots’ dynasty. Paula Lavigne and Nicole Noren (@pinepaula and @Nicole_Noren) of ESPN …

By Jay Smith |@_smithj_ Sports Capital Journalism Program HOUSTON — The leadership of the National Collegiate Athletic Association may soon become more assertive in its stance against legislation that discriminates against lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender people. NCAA President Mark Emmert and University of South Carolina President Harris Pastides, chair of the Division I Board …