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UConn awards men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley a 6-year, $32.1 million extension

After leading the Huskies to the program's fifth national championship, Hurley, 50, will earn an average of $5.35 million per season through 2029.

Memphis men’s basketball coach Penny Hardaway suspended three games for NCAA recruiting violations

The former Memphis and NBA star was charged under rules governing head-coach responsibility for conduct within their programs.

Why Marty Walsh left the Biden administration to run the NHL players’ union

Less than halfway through the president’s term, the former mayor of Boston left his post as labor secretary to become executive director of the NHL Players’ Association.

Hilary Knight patiently excited awaiting launch of women’s pro hockey league, upbeat on her future

Knight says she is not concerned over the delay in negotiating a collective bargaining agreement with corporate partners.

COLLEGES
Boston College agrees to five-year extension with baseball coach Mike Gambino
The 1999 BC graduate took the job in the summer of 2010, and this year helped return the to the postseason for the first time since 2016, peaking at No. 9 in the national polls.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Bentley names Saj Thakkar head football coach
Thakkar, a former Harvard assistant, had been serving as interim head coach since April after Alvin Reynolds stepped down.

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Tagging along on the listening tour of new NCAA president Charlie Baker: ‘This is the right place for me’

The former Massachusetts governor has pledged to meet with representatives of all 97 NCAA conferences. He already has made a big dent there and says he is learning a lot, especially while on the ground at the Women's College World Series.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Xaverian’s Charlie Comella commits to Boston College for baseball and football

Comella’s father, Greg, played fullback at Stanford and was in the NFL for seven years, playing with four teams.

College hockey

Doug Christiansen is named ECAC Hockey commissioner

Christiansen will replace Steve Hagwell, who is retiring at the end of the month after 24 years with the ECAC, the last 18 as commissioner.

They call the Women’s College World Series the ‘Greatest Show on Dirt.’ We went to Oklahoma to find out why.

At the championship tournament in Oklahoma, unbridled joy on the field pairs perfectly with top-notch performances. This year’s 12,290 average attendance per session was the highest in WCWS history, according to the NCAA.

WOMEN'S COLLEGE WORLD SEREIES | Oklahoma 3, Florida State 1

Oklahoma wins third straight Women’s College World Series title, extends record win streak to 53

Jordy Bahl threw three innings of perfect relief and Oklahoma won its seventh overall title, beating Florida State for a two-game sweep.

college hockey

Harvard women’s hockey coach Katey Stone retires amid inquiry

Stone, one of the winningest coaches in the sport, was the subject of a Globe report in January that detailed wide-ranging abuse allegations, including hazing.

NCAA Baseball

Alabama eliminates Boston College from NCAA baseball tournament

In other action Sunday, regional host Florida knocked UConn out of the tournament with an 8-2 victory in Gainesville, Fla.

NCAA Baseball

New England representatives take an 0-fer in NCAA baseball tournament openers

Boston College, Northeastern, UConn, Maine, and Central Connecticut all lost, putting them in immediate danger in each of their five double-elimination regionals.