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FILE - Texas players sing "The Eyes Of Texas," after defeating Kansas State 22-17 in an NCAA college football game in Austin, Texas, on Nov. 26, 2021. The new business world of college athletes getting paid for endorsements has created a rapidly expanding pop-up industry: nonprofits formed to set up athletes with deals that pay them to promote charities. Among the first was Horns With Heart, a nonprofit set up to aid offensive linemen at the University of Texas in 2021. A bill filed Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, would eliminate the tax deduction for individuals and for specific contributions that are then paid to athletes for name, image and likeness deals. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)

College athletics sees surge in nonprofits paying players

By Jim Vertuno And Pat Eaton-Robb Sep. 30, 2022 12:49 PM EDT

Northwestern unveils plans for new football stadium

Sep. 29, 2022 12:02 AM EDT
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Northwestern unveiled plans Wednesday to build a new Ryan Field and replace the current 97-year-old football stadium with a state-of-the-art...

Penn State to begin selling beer at football games

Sep. 28, 2022 04:55 PM EDT
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Beer will be available for sale to the general public at Penn State's Beaver Stadium beginning Saturday when the Nittany Lions host...

FILE - The National Championship Trophy is displayed following a news conference Aug. 16, 2022, in Atlanta, announcing that the CFP National Championship NCAA college football game will be played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in 2025. The conference commissioners who manage the College Football Playoff met for almost seven hours Tuesday, Sept. 27, to work on expanding the postseason system from four to 12 teams as soon as the 2024 season. There is still much work to be done. (Jason Getz/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)

CFP expansion talks head toward October after 7-hour meeting

By Ralph D. Russo Sep. 27, 2022 09:22 PM EDT

FILE - Gov. Phil Bryant speaks about his legacy following a life of public service, Jan. 8, 2020, in his office at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss. Newly revealed text messages show how deeply involved the former Mississippi governor was in directing more than $1 million in welfare money to retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre. The texts were in court documents filed Monday, Sept. 12, 2022, in state court by an attorney for the nonprofit known as the Mississippi Community Education Center. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

Texts: Favre also sought welfare money for football facility

By Emily Wagster Pettus Sep. 25, 2022 04:55 PM EDT

Tennessee wide receiver Cedric Tillman (4) walks off the field after being injured during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Akron, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022, in Knoxville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)

No. 11 Vols can start ending No. 20 Gators' hold on rivalry

By Al Lesar Sep. 22, 2022 03:20 AM EDT

FILE - Robert "Bojo" Ackah, center, and Fik-Shun, left, perform during the announcement of the first Thursday Night Football on Prime Video matchup featuring the San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs at the 2022 NFL Draft on Thursday, April 28, 2022 in Las Vegas. The Thursday night, Sept. 15 game between the Los Angeles Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs kicks off Amazon Prime Video's 11-year agreement with the NFL to carry “Thursday Night Football". (AP Photo/Vera Nieuwenhuis, File)

NFL on Prime Video latest foray by leagues into streaming

By Joe Reedy Sep. 14, 2022 09:34 PM EDT

FILE -Notre Dame and Marshall play during the first half of an NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind., Sept. 10, 2022. The athletic directors who lead the schools that play Division I college football at the highest level want the sport to continue be governed by the NCAA — if that governance can be streamlined. LEAD1, an association of Football Bowl Subdivision ADs, convened 105 of its 131 members Wednesday, Sept. 14, for a meeting that focused mostly on how best to govern major college football. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

FBS ADs urge college football reform, but not NCAA breakaway

By Ralph D. Russo Sep. 14, 2022 07:09 PM EDT

Texts: Mississippi ex-governor knew of Favre welfare money

By Emily Wagster Pettus Sep. 14, 2022 12:30 PM EDT

CFP committee digs into feasibility of early expansion to 12

By Ralph D. Russo Sep. 08, 2022 06:20 PM EDT

FILE - Serena Williams, of the United States, returns a shot to Ajla Tomljanovic, of Australia, during the third round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, in New York. It could have been just one night, but Williams' exit from tennis turned into a boon for ESPN. Williams' third-round defeat at the hands of Ajla Tomljanovic had the largest audience of any tennis match in ESPN's 43-year history, beating the 3.9 million who watched the 2012 Wimbledon men's final between Roger Federer and Andy Murray. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Serena Williams' goodbye to U.S. Open a ratings boon to ESPN

By David Bauder Sep. 07, 2022 03:26 PM EDT

Arkansas wide receiver Matt Landers (3) slips past Cincinnati defensive back Ja'Quan Sheppard (5) as he runs for a gain during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Fayetteville, Ark. (AP Photo/Michael Woods)

Jefferson generates 4 TDs to power Arkansas past Cincinnati

Eric W. Bolin Sep. 03, 2022 07:41 PM EDT

NCAA approves transfer windows and enforcement reforms

Aug. 31, 2022 05:46 PM EDT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA Division I Board of Directors on Wednesday approved the implementation of set time periods when athletes can enter the transfer portal...