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How the Big Ten plans to capitalize on record TV ratings in women’s volleyball, basketball

CHICAGO — Midway through his weekly media availability, Nebraska women’s volleyball coach John Cook was asked about Fox’s viewership for a Minnesota-Wisconsin matchup.It was...

Schedules, exposure, contraction: 10 topics with Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti

MINNEAPOLIS — Tony Petitti’s six-month anniversary of his hiring as Big Ten commissioner comes Wednesday, and that half-year has consisted of significant change across...

Women’s college basketball’s top 20 freshmen: USC’s JuJu Watkins leads the pack

With the advent of the transfer portal, it’d be fair to assume there are fewer opportunities for freshmen these days. And that might be...

Women’s college basketball top 25: LSU, UConn, UCLA lead 2023-24 rankings

The 2022-23 women’s college basketball season ended on a high note as nearly 10 million viewers tuned in to watch LSU and Iowa —...

Big Ten basketball should go really big — with a Super Bowl weekend all-star game

In the realignment circus that has engulfed collegiate athletics the last two decades, college basketball has become the sideshow act while everything football-related takes...

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