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In this June 13, 2018 file photo, grounds crew prepare TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Neb., for the NCAA baseball College World Series. The Division I baseball championship, decided in this city of just under a half-million for the past 70 years, is among the many sporting events canceled or postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, file)

Preparing for budget crunch, conferences ask NCAA for relief

by Ralph D. Russo Associated PressApril 15, 2020

FILE - In this March 12, 2020, file photo, The national office of the NCAA in Indianapolis is viewed. The NCAA will permit spring sport athletes _ such as baseball, softball and lacrosse players _ who had their seasons shortened by the coronavirus outbreak to have an additional year of eligibility. The NCAA Division I Council voted Monday, March 30, 2020, to give spring sport athletes regardless of their year in school a way to get back the season they lost, but did not guarantee financial aid to the current crop of seniors if they return to play next year. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

NCAA to give spring sport athletes extra year of eligibility

by Ralph D. Russo Associated PressMarch 31, 2020

Fans leave the Sprint Center after the remaining NCAA college basketball games after in the Big 12 Conference tournament were canceled due to concerns about the coronavirus Thursday, March 12, 2020, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

NCAA tried to save March Madness with 16 teams

by Ralph D. Russo Associated PressMarch 13, 2020

The national office of the NCAA in Indianapolis is shown Thursday, March 12, 2020. The NCAA canceled the men's and women's Division I basketball tournaments amid coronavirus fears on Thursday. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

March Madness: NCAA Tournaments canceled due to coronavirus

by Ralph D. Russo Associated PressMarch 12, 2020

Only essential staff and limited family at NCAA tournaments

by Ralph D. Russo Associated PressMarch 11, 2020

NCAA moves toward immediate eligibility for all transfers

by Ralph D. Russo Associated PressFebruary 19, 2020

NCAA President Mark Emmert, center, speaks to reporters alongside Michael V. Drake, right, chair of the board and president of The Ohio State University, at the NCAA convention Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

NCAA’s Emmert: ‘Our job’ to solve athlete compensation

by Ralph D. Russo Associated PressJanuary 23, 2020

LSU quarterback Joe Burrow is tackled by LSU defensive back Maurice Hampton Jr. during the first half of a NCAA College Football Playoff national championship game Monday, Jan. 13, 2020, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Burrow, LSU cap Heisman season, beat Clemson 42-25 for title

by Ralph D. Russo Associated PressJanuary 14, 2020

LSU head coach Ed Orgeron, left, and Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney shake hands after a news conference for the NCAA College Football Playoff national championship game Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020, in New Orleans. Clemson is scheduled to play LSU on Monday. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip).

Dabo Dynasty: Clemson can join elite company with win vs LSU

by Ralph D. Russo Associated PressJanuary 12, 2020

Clemson safety Nolan Turner (24) celebrates after his interception against Ohio State during the final minute of the Fiesta Bowl NCAA college football playoff semifinal Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

Clutch Clemson: No. 3 Tigers beat No. 2 Ohio State 29-23

by Ralph D. Russo Associated PressDecember 29, 2019