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[Ross Dellenger @RossDellenger]

The Senate Commerce Committee has internally announced a hearing on the Cruz-Cantwell bill for Wednesday morning.

The hearing is titled “Protecting College Sports: Supporting student athletes, restoring fair competition, and saving the game fans love.”

[Ross Dellenger @RossDellenger]

As reported in a @YahooSports story last week, the bill is expected to also codify portions of the House settlement, offer optionality to pool media rights and create an agent registry system.

It is not expected to include the rigid anti-employment concept found in SCORE Act.

[Ross Dellenger @RossDellenger]

Exclusive to @YahooSports: Sens. Ted Cruz & Maria Cantwell detail their groundbreaking legislation:
*1X transfer
*5-yr eligibility/pro player ban
*hard cap
*5% max agent fee
*"Lane Kiffin Rule"
*optional pooling of TV rights
*prohibits "super league"
More-
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[College Hoops Chat @CollHoopsChat]

NC State has a new coach for 2026-27 Season - Justin Gainey!
Gainey played for Wolfpack from 1996-2000. He served as an Asst Coach at Tennessee from 2021-26 & also coached at Marquette, Arizona, Santa Clara, Appalachian St & Elon.

[Jon Rothstein @JonRothstein]

How will NC State carve out its place in The Triangle alongside both Duke and North Carolina under Justin Gainey?

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[College Hoops Chat @CollHoopsChat]

@Bostonxx142 Funny! But he passed away in 1988.

[College Hoops Chat @CollHoopsChat]

Pete Maravich of LSU holds all-time career scoring record in NCAA D1 men’s basketball with 3,667 points!

Pistol Pete achieved this feat during his 3 varsity seasons at LSU from 1967–68 to 1969–70, averaging 44.2 points per game without the benefit of 3-Point Line or Shot Clock!

[Jon Rothstein @JonRothstein]

If St. John's and Louisville win their respective first round games in the Players Era 16 then Rick Pitino will face his former school on Thanksgiving Day in Las Vegas.

Just another reason why Thanksgiving has become a holiday that gets in the way of college basketball.

[John Fanta @John_Fanta]

When two of the Knicks’ three wings are playing well, they’re really difficult to beat. What a night for Josh Hart. Cavs dared him to beat them. He did. Bridges very efficient, Anunoby solid. That means Brunson can be a playmaker. KAT a double-double.

Complete performance.

[Dick Vitale @DickieV]

The @nyknicks will head to Cleveland for games 3 & 4 as they r up on the @cavs 2- 0in @NBA East Finals . Stars of the night for Knicks JOSH HART playoff high 26 & KARL ANTHONY TOWNS ! with 18 pts -13 rebounds - plus JALEN BRUNSON with a strong 2nd half 19 pts & 14 assists.

[College Hoops Chat @CollHoopsChat]

@NCAA Nope...it will be worse

[College Hoops Chat @CollHoopsChat]

Booooooooooooooo!

[FOX College Hoops @CBBonFOX]

The NCAA Tournament is expanding to 76 teams beginning with the 2026-27 season

[College Hoops Chat @CollHoopsChat]

Thanks for trying to screw up March Madness - you're such a bunch of greedy pigs!

[NCAA @NCAA]

More Teams and More Games in 2027!

The #MarchMadness Expansion explained.

@MarchMadnessMBB x @MarchMadnessWBB

[Dick Vitale @DickieV]

Yes it sickens me that they water down the tournament by expanding - more teams that are MEDIOCRE at best will. Be added - the real chaos of college hoops instability - no controls of NIL are just left alone - is that leadership ? https://t.co/AFcJ8xBgtB

[Dan Wolken @DanWolken]

The problem with expanding the NCAA tournament isn’t the number of teams.

It’s allowing Greg Sankey and Tony Petitti to run roughshod over college sports when they’ve been ineffective leaders at a time of existential crisis.

Column for @yahoosports

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[Evan Miyakawa @EvanMiya]

Tennessee's starting lineup next season will probably be the most talented pure scoring lineup in the entire country.

Their lineup is projected to have the best "Individual Scoring" grade of any unit in the country using https://t.co/cegyfz8ykZ's lineup analysis tool.

[Paul Knepper @paulieknep]

Billy Packer, Dick Enberg, and Al McGuire

[Jon Rothstein @JonRothstein]

Expanding the NCAA Tournament is a terrible thing for college basketball's regular season.

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[Dick Vitale @DickieV]

Thanks @MattBakerCFB - As Dick Vitale fights cancer for fifth time, those he’s supported show up for him at annual gala ⁦@ESPNPR⁩ https://t.co/Izg7hxj8Js via @NYTimes

[John Fanta @John_Fanta]

An absolute clinic of a first half by the Knicks. Jalen Brunson putting on a show, Bridges and company making life complicated for Maxey and Embiid getting challenged much more in this matchup. OG Anunoby sets a tone of toughness for New York. Really impressive 24 minutes.

[Jim Maisano @JimMaisano]

Gameday - 76ers @ Knicks - Game 1!
MSG, 8pm, NBC!
Who you got winning this series???