• The NCAA has selected Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker as its next president, succeeding Mark Emmert.
• Baker, a Republican who has been governor since January 2015 but will conclude his second term in January, will begin his new post March 1.
• “We are excited to welcome Governor Charlie Baker to the NCAA and eager for him to begin his work with our organization,” Linda Livingstone, Baylor University president and chair of the NCAA Board of Governors, said in a statement.

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