The landmark $2.8 billion settlement that will impact every corner of college athletics in the months ahead got its final hearing Monday, including athletes who criticized the sprawling plan as confusing and one that undervalued them and attorneys who said they were concerned about the impacts on campuses across the country.

On Monday, a California judge conducted a hearing on a settlement that would reshape college sports. Read the developments as they happened.

The long-expected approval of a landmark antitrust case allowing college players to be paid directly by schools is on hold for at least one week.

Three weeks ago, 24 staffers submitted their predictions for The Athletic’s consensus men’s NCAA Tournament bracket. Eleven voters picked Duke to win the national championship, followed by six for Florida and five for Houston.

Star guard Walter Clayton Jr. didn't make his first basket from the field until the 7:54 mark, but he came alive late to help spur the Gators to the college basketball mountaintop once more. His 3-pointer coming out of the final media timeout evened the score at 60-60 and showed how the Gators were finally able to crack the code on Houston's suffocating defense.

The Florida Gators men’s basketball team brought home its first national title in 18 years on Monday in the most-watched National Championship game since 2019. The Florida-Houston matchup averaged 18.

The Florida Gators men’s basketball team brought home its first national title in 18 years Monday in the most-watched NCAA national championship game since 2019. The Florida-Houston matchup averaged 18.

The commissioners of the NCAA's Power Four conferences and dozens of athletic directors from the SEC, ACC, Big Ten and Big 12, and coaches and players lobbied

See where Michigan State lands in our final Big Ten basketball power rankings -- plus a look ahead to the top teams in the league next season