UConn won't let ACC grant of rights, American Athletic Conference or losing in conference realignment define Huskies, AD Warde Manuel said. ...more

With an ESPN media rights deal and a breakup with the Catholic 7 basketball schools both finalized, the (old) Big East can address two agenda items: Finding a new name, and finding a new school. Tulsa garners strong support within the membership to become the league*s 12th school, according to a source. ...more

The Big East has completed a media rights deal with ESPN, and could a name change be next? A potential name change was part of the Big East's televisions negotiations with NBC, which originally offered a reported $20-23 million per year for Big East rights. ...more

The "group of five" conferences are working to finalize a three-tier playoff revenue distribution system that rewards the conference with the best team and the conference with the best overall performance, CBSSports.com has learned. ...more

As the Mountain West continues to talk with San Diego State about rejoining the conference, the Big East is prepared to move on with or without the Aztecs. San Diego State will attend the Big East*s meeting of athletic directors and presidents today in Dallas to *kind of hear what is envisioned there,* Mountain West commissioner Craig Thompson said. ...more

More than a year after widespread rejection of a proposal to provide players a $2,000 stipend to cover expenses a traditional scholarship won't, NCAA president Mark Emmert told CBS Sports he hopes to unveil a retooled stipend plan likely to include a *need-based component* to his board of directors in April. ...more

The Mountain West Conference is keeping Boise State but might not be done -- Texas schools are expressing interest, and San Diego State could stay in the league, too. The Mountain West wants to position itself as the strongest non-BCS conference. ...more

Big East football still has its membership intact despite the seven Catholic basketball schools' imminent departure and talk of a total dismantling of the league. The Big East still has a 12-team football membership in 2013 and hopes for more. Execution of a television deal will be crucial. ...more

Tulane joined the Big East last month but is now being pegged as one of the reasons the Catholic basketball schools are leaving the conference, thus jeopardizing the league's future. But it's not Tulane's fault, says a booster. ...more

ACC presidents could vote on a Maryland replacement as early as this week to bring the conference back to 14 members. But an expansion to 16 teams is unlikely at this time, according to a source with direct knowledge of the situation. ...more