The Big East was on the brink of power-conference dissolution. If one person was going to save it, Val Ackerman would be that protagonist. The year was 2013. Conference realignment had again redrawn ...

The Big East Conference officially needs a new commissioner. Val Ackerman, the longtime commissioner of the Big East Conference, announced her abrupt retirement on Monday, April 20. She's retiring at ...

In 2013, Val Ackerman was teaching a leadership course at Columbia University as the Big East scraped its way back to existence after being left for roadkill amid college football realignment.

There is something different about the Big East tournament. Every March, college basketball shifts its attention to Madison Square Garden, where one of the sport’s most historic conferences gathers to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tim Casey is a reporter who covers basketball and sports business. As St. John’s coach Rick Pitino spoke following the Red Storm’s ...