Athlete contracts

FILE - In this June 5, 2021, file photo, Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving (11) reacts against the Milwaukee Bucks during the second half of Game 1 of an NBA basketball second-round playoff series in New York. The NBA's Brooklyn Nets begin the season without star guard Kyrie Irving, who cannot play or practice at home because of a New York City vaccine mandate and was told by the team he wouldn't be around at all until his status changes. Irving and other unvaccinated players around pro sports don't get paid for the time they miss. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger, File)

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Wake Forest quarterback Sam Hartman looks to pass against Louisville during the second half of an NCAA college football game on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, in Winston-Salem, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Pitt's Pickett emerging in ACC's next wave of NFL-ready QBs

By Charles Odum Oct. 06, 2021 01:38 PM EDT

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Sep. 30, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
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Alabama offensive lineman Evan Neal (73) places the leather helmet from the "Old Leather Helmet Torphy" on head coach Nick Saban's head after they defeated Miami in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Column: College football survives 1st week of player pay

By Tim Dahlberg Sep. 06, 2021 03:47 PM EDT

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Aug. 26, 2021 11:17 AM EDT
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FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2020, file photo, Minnesota running back Mohamed Ibrahim (24) carries the ball away from Nebraska safety Marquel Dismuke (9) during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Lincoln, Neb. As college athletes like Ibrahim begin making money from the use of their names, images and likenesses, concerns are being raised over how the new rules will affect team chemistry. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

Will athletes' new college cash flow impact team chemistry?

By Pat Eaton-Robb Aug. 24, 2021 02:05 PM EDT

Reporters standing socially distanced from Washington State head coach Nick Rolovich are reflected in Rolovich's sunglasses as he talks after the first day of NCAA college football practice, Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, in Pullman, Wash. Rolovich would like for attention going into the 2021 season to be focused on players on the field, but he is getting just as much attention around his decision not to receive a COVID-19 vaccination.(AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

College football 2021: Return to normal wrapped in change

By Ralph D. Russo Aug. 22, 2021 01:09 PM EDT

FILE - BYU offensive lineman Brady Christensen, right, pushes running back Ty'Son Williams, left, for a touchdown in the second half during an NCAA college football game in Provo, Utah, in this Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019, file phto A deal BYU has made available to its football players could test how much allowing athletes to be compensated by outside companies for name, image and likeness can be used as a competitive advantage.
On Thursday, BYU announced Built Brands —- a Utah-based company that makes protein-heavy snacks —- will give the opportunity for all 123 members of its football team to be paid to promote its products. . (AP Photo/George Frey, File)

Competitive advantage? BYU's NIL deal could test limits

By Ralph D. Russo Aug. 13, 2021 05:50 PM EDT

Miami quarterback D'Eriq King answers a question during the NCAA college football Atlantic Coast Conference media days in Charlotte, N.C., Wednesday, July 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)

Miami QB D'Eriq King scores sponsor deal with NHL's Panthers

By Tim Reynolds Aug. 09, 2021 10:31 AM EDT

Arizona State head coach Herm Edwards answers questions during the Pac-12 Conference NCAA college football Media Day Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Pac-12 players, coaches still trying to get handle on NIL

By Dan Greenspan Jul. 27, 2021 08:23 PM EDT

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Jul. 22, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
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MMA gym owner offers NIL deal for Miami football players

Jul. 07, 2021 12:36 PM EDT
MIAMI (AP) — A Florida business owned by a longtime Miami football fan has committed to a large financial deal for Hurricanes football players to profit from...

Mississippi State fans react as Notre Dame infielder Spencer Myers (2) catches a Mississippi State fly ball in the first inning of an NCAA college baseball super regional game, Sunday, June 13, 2021, in Starkville, Miss. Notre Dame won 9-1. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

NCAA moving toward hyperlocal solution to NIL as placeholder

By Ralph D. Russo Jun. 24, 2021 02:24 PM EDT

FILE - This June 8, 2021, file photo shows the Supreme Court in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, FIle)

Supreme Court win for college athletes in compensation case

By Jessica Gresko Jun. 21, 2021 10:21 AM EDT

Nebraska head coach Scott Frost and the Huskers run on to the field to a sea of fans for the first time since the pandemic started before the Red-White Spring game at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Neb. on Saturday, May 1, 2021. (Kenneth Ferriera/Lincoln Journal Star via AP)

Coming to Twitter: Sponsored videos from college athletes

By Ralph D. Russo Jun. 03, 2021 04:34 PM EDT

Court: Black ex-Hawkeyes can proceed with parts of lawsuit

May. 06, 2021 07:06 PM EDT
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal lawsuit brought by a group of former Iowa football players alleging staff members mistreated Black players will move forward,...

Florida Rep. Chip LaMarca talks on his phone during a break in a legislative session, Thursday, April 29, 2021, at the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

College athletes decry possible delay in compensation law

By Bobby Caina Calvan Apr. 29, 2021 06:17 PM EDT

Both parties back bill for image rights for college athletes

Apr. 26, 2021 05:41 PM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Rep. Anthony Gonzalez, a former Ohio State football player, reintroduced on Monday a bipartisan bill that would give college athletes...