UCONN

UConn athletic director David Benedict once again expressed confidence in football coach Randy Edsall on Sunday, despite a wave of transfers out of the program and vocal criticism from some former players. “Randy’s the right guy,” Benedict said. “I’m not saying that everyone has to share the same opinion or have the same level of […]

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA

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OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY

Oklahoma State has sold 4,685 season tickets for the men’s basketball season, up 17 percent from 2015-16. Last year, OSU sold 4,000 season tickets, Chris Bahl, associate athletic director for customer service and sales, said in an email. The number does not include student tickets. Oklahoma State has sold more than 11,000 All-Sports Passes to […]

UNIVERSITY OF OREGON

The University of Oregon is expected to extend men’s basketball coach Dana Altman’s contract following a meeting with the Board of Trustees on Friday. The Executive and Audit Committee of the Board of Trustees will meet at 1:30 p.m. with Oregon athletic director Rob Mullens with the subject of the meeting listed as the “approval […]

MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY

McNeese men’s basketball will receive $410,000 from its five road “guarantee games” prior to Southland Conference play, athletic director Bruce Hemphill said Tuesday. Beginning with their season opener at No. 15 Purdue on Friday, the Cowboys play five Football Bowl Subdivision schools before Christmas, each with a substantial payout. Similar to the compensation received from […]

TULANE UNIVERSITY

Tony Chiles, a veteran collegiate coach, has been named as the Director of Student-Athlete Development for the Tulane men’s basketball program. A New York City native, Chiles started his career on Wall Street before switching gears to coaching, serving on staffs at Manhattan, Iona, Drexel, St. John’s and Fordham and helping those institutions to numerous […]