Basketball

3/13/2026 |  Marathon WNBA labor talks last 16 hours with still no CBA deal (Associated Press (AP)) NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA and its players’ union met for 16 hours during a third straight day of negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement.
The session that began at 11 a.m. Thursday ended early Friday morning. The two sides have met for nearly 40 hours since first getting together in-person Tuesday — the day the league had said there would need to be at least a handshake agreement for the season to start on time.

3/13/2026 |  Big 12 ditching slippery glass floor for hardwood for rest of tournament (Associated Press (AP)) KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Big 12 Conference is ditching its slippery new glass floor for a hardwood court for the final two days of the tournament.
“After consultation with the coaches of our four semifinal teams, I have decided that in order to provide our student-athletes with the greatest level of comfort on a huge stage this weekend, we will transition to a hardwood court for the remainder of the tournament,” Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark said in a statement Thursday night. “We look forward to a great semifinals and championship game.”

3/13/2026 |  Big 12 Replaces Glass LED Court With Hardwood After Complaints, Injuries (Athletic Business) The Big 12 has made the decision to replace a new glass, LED court with a hardwood court at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo., where the conference tournament is being held. 

3/13/2026 |  GHSA Fines Three Schools $2K Each for Failing to Report Basketball Scores (Athletic Business) The Georgia High School Association has issued $2,000 fines to Upson-Lee High School, Westside High School and Hephzibah High School for failing to report basketball game scores and causing a rescheduling nightmare for the Class 3A boys’ basketball state tournament.

3/13/2026 |  Big 12 to swap LED glass court for hardwood floor for rest of basketball tournament after players complain (CBS Sports) KANSAS CITY -- The Big 12's LED floor just glitched out, permanently. 
Commissioner Brett Yormark decided late Thursday night to make a drastic switch before Friday's Big 12 Tournament semifinals. The controversial glass floor is gone, and a traditional hardwood court is being brought in and installed overnight.