NCAA faces calls to follow World Athletics, enact cheek-swab tests to compete in women's sports
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Sources - West Virginia targets UNT's Ross Hodge for HC job - ESPN
West Virginia is working toward a deal to hire North Texas' Ross Hodge as its next head coach, and an agreement is expected to be reached in the near-future, sources told ESPN on Wednesday.
Breaking: Xavier hires Richard Pitino from New Mexico
There will be a father and son in the Big East, and they're both named Pitino!Richard Pitino, the son of St. John's head coach and Hall of Famer Rick Pitino, is leaving New Mexico to take the same position at Xavier, sources confirmed to Fox Sports on Tuesday night.After the 42-year-old took New Mexico to back-to-back NCAA Tournaments, beating Marquette this year in the first round after a 26-7 regular season, Pitino increased his stock significantly and was in the mix for both the Villanova and Xavier positions.Musketeers athletic director Greg Christopher was enamored by the upside of Pitino, who tried the high-major route at Minnesota but was let go in 2021 after eight seasons on the job. Going to Albuquerque led Pitino to reignite his career, going 88-49 over the last four seasons, winning the Mountain West Tournament in 2024 and charging the program to a regular-season title this year.This move only adds to the family atmosphere and tradition of the Big East. The fact that we will see at least two (and perhaps three) showdowns between Rick and Richard Pitino is phenomenal for the league and its storylines. Father has outdone son in their four meetings, with Rick owning a 3-1 record, including St. John's beating the Lobos this past November.But Richard was well in position for a high-major job in this cycle. After Villanova did not extend an offer to him despite being very much in the mix – with Maryland's Kevin Willard and a mystery candidate out there for the Wildcats – Christopher extended the offer to Pitino. And now he's heading to the state of Ohio to take over a Xavier program that has been a staple in the NCAA Tournament the majority of the last two decades.
Basketball legend fires back at 'big dummies' who ignored Caitlin Clark's immediate WNBA impact
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World Athletics to introduce genetic tests for women
World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said Tuesday that the track and field's governing body has approved the introduction of cheek swabs and dry blood-spot tests for female athletes in order to maintain "the integrity of competition."
Easterby, Wigglesworth, Dalziel join Farrell's Lions coaching team
LONDON :British and Irish Lions coach Andy Farrell has leaned on his Ireland connections by appointing Simon Easterby, Andrew Goodman and John Fogarty, along with Richard Wigglesworth and John Dalziel, as his assistants for this year's Australia tour.
WNBA star Cameron Brink 'icked out' by idea of male athletes potentially practicing with Sparks
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Jasmine Crockett dismisses Americans impacted by trans athletes in women's and girls' sports
The 'Outnumbered' panel discusses Rep. Jasmine Crockett's latest attack targeting Gov. Greg Abbott as critics accuse her of trying to incite violence against political opponents.