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Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker speaks during a Juneteenth commemoration in Boston's Nubian Square, June 18, 2021. Baker will be the next president of the NCAA, replacing Mark Emmert as the head of the largest college sports governing body in the country. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker to be next NCAA president

By Ralph D. Russo - Associated Press

NCAA president Mark Emmert answers a question during a news conference at the men's Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament Thursday, March 31, 2022, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) **FILE**

NCAA President Mark Emmert stepping down no later than 2023

Associated Press

The NCAA headquarters in Indianapolis is shown in this Thursday, March 12, 2020. The NCAA on Monday, Nov. 8, 2021, set the stage for a dramatic restructuring of college sports that will give each of its three divisions the power to govern itself. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File) **FILE***

Mark Emmert says NCAA efforts to reform not motivated by fear

By Ralph D. Russo - Associated Press

Baylor players huddle on the court at the end of the championship game against Gonzaga in the men's Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament in Indianapolis, in this Monday, April 5, 2021, file photo. A law firm hired to investigate gender equity concerns at NCAA championship events released a blistering report Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, that recommended holding the men's and women's Final Fours at the same site and offering financial incentives to schools to improve their women's basketball programs. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File) **FILE**

Report drills NCAA on equity, calls for combined Final Four

By Ralph D. Russo - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 4, 2019, file photo, NCAA President Mark Emmert answers questions during a news conference at the Final Four college basketball tournament in Minneapolis. The NCAA Board of Governors voted Tuesday, April 27, 2021, to extend Emmert's contract by two years through 2025. Emmert’s contract was set to expire in 2023, but the board voted unanimously to extend his deal. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

NCAA extends contract of President Mark Emmert through 2025

By RALPH D. RUSSO - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2020, file photo, NCAA President Mark Emmert testifies during a Senate Commerce subcommittee hearing on intercollegiate athlete compensation on Capitol Hill in Washington. Emmert says the inequity issues between the men’s and women’s tournaments are the result of a lack of communication between the tourneys’ basketball committees and their focus on trying to get both events off to safe starts. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Players hear ‘a lot of talk’ from Emmert about Title IX, NIL

By HOWARD FENDRICH - Associated Press

NCAA President Mark Emmert watches the first half of a college basketball game between North Carolina State and South Florida in the second round of the women's NCAA tournament at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Tuesday, March 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Emmert promises WBCA he will work to fix ‘stark’ inequities

By DOUG FEINBERG - Associated Press

Michigan's Isaiah Livers wears a T-shirt that reads &quot;#NotNCAAProperty&quot; as he walks off the court with teammates after the first half of a first-round game against Texas Southern in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament, Saturday, March 20, 2021, at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Ind. (AP Photo/Robert Franklin)

NCAA President to meet with protesting basketball players

By RALPH D. RUSSO - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2020, file photo, NCAA President Mark Emmert testifies during a Senate Commerce subcommittee hearing on intercollegiate athlete compensation on Capitol Hill in Washington. Emmert says the inequity issues between the men’s and women’s tournaments are the result of a lack of communication between the tourneys’ basketball committees and their focus on trying to get both events off to safe starts. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

NCAA Board of Governors chair expresses confidence in Emmert

By RALPH D. RUSSO - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2020, file photo, NCAA President Mark Emmert testifies during a Senate Commerce subcommittee hearing on intercollegiate athlete compensation on Capitol Hill in Washington. Emmert says the inequity issues between the men’s and women’s tournaments are the result of a lack of communication between the tourneys’ basketball committees and their focus on trying to get both events off to safe starts. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

AP Interview: Emmert says poor communication led to inequity

By DOUG FEINBERG - Associated Press

NCAA hires law firm to assess gender equity at championships

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With NIL reform in limbo, NCAA heading toward busy June

By RALPH D. RUSSO - Associated Press

In this April 4, 2019, file photo, NCAA President Mark Emmert answers questions during a news conference at the Final Four college basketball tournament in Minneapolis. The NCAA is set to delay a potential landmark vote on legislation that would permit college athletes to be compensated for their fame for the first time after the association received a warning from the Department of Justice about potential antitrust violations. NCAA President Mark Emmert on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2020, emailed a letter to Makan Delrahim, assistant attorney general of the DOJ's antitrust division, saying he strongly recommended putting off votes on new name, image and likeness rules by two key legislative bodies that had been scheduled for next week. (AP Photo/Matt York, File) **FILE**

Emmert: NCAA still expecting to get pay issue done in ‘21

By Eric Olson - Associated Press

In this April 4, 2019, file photo, NCAA President Mark Emmert answers questions during a news conference at the Final Four college basketball tournament in Minneapolis. The NCAA is set to delay a potential landmark vote on legislation that would permit college athletes to be compensated for their fame for the first time after the association received a warning from the Department of Justice about potential antitrust violations. NCAA President Mark Emmert on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2020, emailed a letter to Makan Delrahim, assistant attorney general of the DOJ's antitrust division, saying he strongly recommended putting off votes on new name, image and likeness rules by two key legislative bodies that had been scheduled for next week. (AP Photo/Matt York, File) **FILE**

After DOJ warning, NCAA to delay vote on compensation rules

By RALPH D. RUSSO - Associated Press

In this Monday, April 6, 2015, file photo, Duke players celebrate on the court after their 68-63 victory over Wisconsin in the NCAA Final Four college basketball tournament championship game in Indianapolis. The NCAA announced Monday, Jan. 4, 2020, that this year's 67 men's basketball tournament games including the Final Four will be played entirely in Indiana.(AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File) **FILE**

Men’s March Madness will be played entirely in Indiana

By Michael Marot - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2020, file photo, NCAA President Mark Emmert testifies during a Senate Commerce subcommittee hearing on intercollegiate athlete compensation on Capitol Hill in Washington. NCAA President Mark Emmert hopes lessons learned through navigating the pandemic will lead college sports leaders to be more open-minded to future reforms and to prioritize opportunities for athletes when it comes time to cut costs. In a 25-minute phone interview Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020 with The Associated Press, Emmert said the NCAA and its members schools have shown an uncommon ability to be nimble and responsive in addressing issues of eligibility, scheduling, recruiting, transfers, and conducting championship events.. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

AP Interview: Emmert says NCAA must stay open to reform

By RALPH D. RUSSO - Associated Press

Georgetown's Jack Beer (11) kisses the trophy after defeating Virginia in the NCAA college soccer championship in Cary, N.C., Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown) **FILE**

NCAA cancels fall championships as major football marches on

By Ralph D. Russo - Associated Press

In this Nov. 6, 2017, file photo, Indiana's Cory Thomas (11) kicks the winning goal past Penn State's Dani Marks (18) during overtime in a Big Ten NCAA college soccer match in Bloomington, Ind. The NCAA Board of Directors is allowing each division of the association to decide independently whether it will be able to conduct championship events safely in fall sports such as soccer, volleyball and lower levels of football during the coronavirus pandemic. (Chris Howell/The Herald-Times via AP, File) **FILE**

Signs ominous and hopeful as college sports hangs in balance

By Ralph D. Russo - Associated Press

National Collegiate Athletic Association Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Chair Kendall Spencer, right, and National College Players Association Executive Director Ramogi Huma, center, listen as National Collegiate Athletic Association President Mark Emmert, left, testifies during a Senate Commerce subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020, on intercollegiate athlete compensation. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Emmert: Unlikely all schools will start seasons at same time

By RALPH D. RUSSO - Associated Press

A panel of witnesses, from left, Big 12 Conference Commissioner Bob Bowlsby, National Collegiate Athletic Association President Mark Emmert, University of Kansas Chancellor Dr. Douglas Girod, National College Players Association Executive Director Ramogi Huma, National Collegiate Athletic Association Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Chair Kendall Spencer, listen during a Senate Commerce subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020, on intercollegiate athlete compensation. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

NCAA’s Mark Emmert presses Senate for ‘guardrails’ on athlete pay

By Ben Nuckols - Associated Press