NCAA Coverage

Editorial: Action needed to protect college athletes, integrity of competition from bettors' influence

Monday, April 1, 2024 -- College athletes and the sports they participate in must be free from the undue influences of gamblers who only care about winning money.

NCAA president calls for ban on prop bets in college sports

NCAA President Charlie Baker said on social media Wednesday that prop bets are threatening the integrity of college sports and leading to athlete harassment.

NC bet $198 million in first week online sports betting became legal

Nearly half of the $198 million total was promotional dollars distributed by sportsbooks to get people to sign up.

Laura Leslie, WRAL capitol bureau chief

NC AG sues NCAA over transfer eligibility rules

North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein joined with six other attorneys general from across the nation in filing the suit.

North Carolina AG sues NCAA over transfer eligibility rules

North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein joined with six other attorneys general from across the nation in filing the suit.

Brian Murphy, WRAL

ROBERT ORR: NCAA cares nothing about the well being of college athletes

Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023 -- The NCAA and its member institutions don't really want players transferring because of mental health reasons unless the mental health issues are so extreme that the player would be of no use to the original school's athletic endeavors.

Raleigh startup WhistleStop lands wearable timing device deal with Big West conference

Raleigh-based WhistleStop has announced a partnership with The Big West to utilize their game official wearables to aid in clock management for this coming season.

As states expand sports betting options, NCAA lessens penalties for some gambling

The NCAA's new rules have stiff penalties for wagering on college sports and a sliding scale for other betting.

Brian Murphy, WRAL sports reporter

Tar Heel Traveler: The three-point shot

March Madness is just one week away. The Tar Heel Traveler traveled down to Cullowhee, North Carolina to relive some basketball history. A dramatic, but little known, basketball story involves Western Carolina University, which is responsible for the first official three-point shot in NCAA basketball history.

Editorial: Openness, transparency critical as money plays bigger role in college sports

Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023 -- Money, as much as athletic performance, is becoming the currency for recruiting collegiate athletes and it is distorting athletic programs and competition. This is a dangerous time for collegiate athletics and the institutions that operate the system. Openness, transparency and honesty are the ways to assure competition isn't victim to money's undue influence or worse, corruption.

Editorial: The new score that needs to be kept for college sports

Friday, Oct. 21, 2022 -- Regardless of the source of payments to college athletes there should, and must be, full and open disclosure of sources of those payments and recipients of non-school funds. This is the new kind of score to keep in college sports.

GARY PEARCE: Did politics of the jab cost Wolfpack a shot at the crown?

Tuesday, July 6, 2021 -- Since the pandemic erupted last year, Republican politicians in North Carolina and across the country have mocked mask-wearing, opposed shutdowns and resisted vaccination mandates. Now, when you see some of the same politicians blaming the NCAA for the Wolfpack's fate, ask yourself where the ultimate responsibility lies. COVID vaccinations have become political and that has consequences.

Fact check: How rare are 9-0 Supreme Court rulings?

In one of the final decisions of its current term, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled against the National Collegiate Athletic Association in a closely watched case, concluding that the NCAA could not prevent certain payments to college athletes, thus putting the longstanding amateur model of college sports in jeopardy. After the ruling was announced, Trey Wingo, a former ESPN host and commentator, sent a tweet that sought to encapsulate how stunning the Supreme Court's 9-0 decision was.

Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact reporter

NC lawmakers blast NCAA officials over Wolfpack baseball DQ

State lawmakers are demanding a formal apology from NCAA President Mark Emmert after N.C. State's baseball team was disqualified from the College World Series due to positive coronavirus tests.

Laura Leslie, WRAL Capitol Bureau chief

Editorial: Republicans make N.C. State's baseball disappointment a wedge issue

Wednesday, June 30, 2021 -- The accomplishments and disappointments of the N.C. State baseball program shouldn't be fodder for exploitive efforts by self-serving politicians seeking profit by division and distortion.

DRAUGHON DRAWS: Shadow over NCAA World Series

Monday, June 28, 2021 -- Capitol Broadcasting Company's editorial cartoonist.

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No fans at NCAA hoops game due to coronavirus

A Division III men's basketball NCAA Tournament game Friday afternoon at Johns Hopkins University is believed to be the first U.S. sports event held without fans because of the new coronavirus.

Plea: Agent funneled ill-gotten Medicaid gains to college athletes

A former North Carolina State University football player serving a prison sentence for his role in a Medicaid fraud scheme pleaded guilty last week to a single charge that links his inflated income from that scheme to money laundered through his sports agency and paid to college athletes, according to court documents released on Tuesday.

Former NCSU booster pleads guilty to paying bribes to college athletes

A former North Carolina State University football player serving a prison sentence for his role in a Medicaid fraud scheme pleaded guilty last week to a single charge that links his inflated income from that scheme to money laundered through his sports agency and paid to college athletes, according to court documents released on Tuesday.

Search NCSU records submitted to the FBI

Search through thousands of pages submitted to the U.S. Department of Justice as part of the FBI's investigation into corruption in college basketball.

Tyler Dukes, WRAL public records reporter

Nassar gymnastics scandal roils the sport

Colleen Johnson coached NCAA collegiate gymnastics for 18 years. She spoke to WRAL News about the sexual abuse scandal that is roiling the sport.