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By Josh Roller | @Roller_01 Sports Capital Journalism Program SAN JOSE, Calif. — Clemson will be without All-American defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence for the College Football Playoff National Championship game against Alabama on Monday night. Clemson athletic director Dan Radakovich said last Thursday that the NCAA confirmed that Lawrence and two other Tigers, Braden Galloway …

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 Maurice Kirby | @MoKirby_31 Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – One of the most interesting options explored by the independent Commission on College Basketball is the recommendation that student-athletes could maintain their eligibility if they are not selected in the National Basketball Association draft. The Commission, chaired by former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, …

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 …

Editor’s note: Sports Capital Journalism Program student Mike Williams, writing for NCAA.com, describes the impact that Michigan’s scout team has had on their success this season. https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2018-04-02/michigan-basketball-how-scout-team-has-helped-wolverines

Editor’s note: Sports Capital Journalism Program student Mike Williams, writing for NCAA.com, describes the relationship between Clayton Custer and Ben Richardson and how they’re taking in their experience at the Final Four. https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2018-03-30/final-four-loyola-chicagos-clayton-custer-ben-richardson-hope

Editor’s note: Sports Capital Journalism Program student Aidan Wilkins, writing for NCAA.com, explains how Villanova Head Coach Jay Wright and Kansas Head Coach Bill Self have made an impact off the court as well as on it. https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2018-03-30/final-four-villanovas-jay-wright-and-kansas-bill-self-meet

Editor’s note: Sports Capital Journalism Program student and former Loyola Rambler basketball player Maurice Kirby, writing for NCAA.com, explains what it’s like to watch his former teammates make a run to the Final Four. https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2018-03-30/former-loyola-chicago-player-maurice-kirby-now-watches-fan  

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 …

By Ryan Gregory | @Ryan_Gregory_ Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — The Ohio State Buckeyes stifled a dramatic comeback by the Maryland Terrapins Sunday, winning 79-69 to secure the sixth Big Ten Tournament championship in school history and first since 2011. Ohio State’s victory halted a record-tying 11-game Big Ten Tournament win streak for Maryland, …