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By The Associated Press Jun. 23, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
June 24 1910 — James Braid wins his fifth British Open with a four-stroke victory over Sandy Herd. 1911 — John McDermott becomes the...

Title IX: Law ensured balanced cutbacks during pandemic

By Aaron Beard Jun. 18, 2022 11:20 AM EDT

FILE - Texas players sing "The Eyes Of Texas" after defeating Kansas State in an NCAA college football game in Austin, Texas, Nov. 26, 2021. Texas is one of several states that legally ban using endorsement contracts as pay for play or recruiting, but have shown no interest in questioning the deals, school officials or third-party groups that set them up. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)

No angst about college athletes cashing in at 1st NIL summit

By Ralph D. Russo Jun. 14, 2022 06:15 PM EDT

Ex-Alabama QB Barker enters plea in domestic violence case

Jun. 10, 2022 01:01 PM EDT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Former Alabama quarterback Jay Barker, who is married to country music singer Sara Evans, has entered what Tennessee prosecutors called a ...

FILE - Florida quarterback Tim Tebow throws a pass during the first half of an NCAA college football game against LSU in Gainesville, Fla., Oct. 11, 2008. Tebow, who led Florida to two national championships and won a Heisman Trophy, is among the former players making their first appearance on the College Football Hall of Fame ballot this year. The National Football Foundation announced on Monday, June 6, 2022, the players and coaches eligible for election into the Hall of Fame, and 11 of the 80 FBS players will be debuting on the ballot. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

Tim Tebow among first-timers on College Football HOF ballot

By Eric Olson Jun. 06, 2022 04:21 PM EDT

Idaho State assistant football coach charged with murder

Jun. 02, 2022 07:33 PM EDT
POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — Idaho State assistant football coach DaVonte’ Neal has been arrested on suspicion of killing a man in Arizona and the school intends to...

Ex-Virginia Tech linebacker testifies in fatal beating trial

May. 26, 2022 02:26 PM EDT
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (AP) — A former Virginia Tech football player took the stand in his own defense at his murder trial Thursday, testifying that he felt "violated”...

FILE - Mid-American Conference Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher speaks to reporters in Cleveland on March 12, 2020. With sports betting now legal in more than half the states and generating millions in revenue for once-apprehensive professional sports leagues, college conferences are starting to explore ways to cash in, too. The MAC was the first to jump in, selling the rights to its data and statistics to a company called Genius Sports, which will in turn sell it to sportsbooks. Steinbrecher said it is impossible to ignore the changing reality. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)

College sports eye gambling money amid safeguard concerns

By Ralph D. Russo May. 26, 2022 02:23 AM EDT

FILE - Ohio State linebacker Brian Rolle (36) holds up the Sugar Bowl trophy after they defeated Arkansas 31-26 during the Sugar Bowl NCAA college football game at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, on Jan. 4, 2011. The 2010 season of the Ohio State University football team, vacated after a memorabilia-for-cash scandal, should be restored because of recent changes allowing college athletes to be compensated, under a symbolic resolution approved by Ohio lawmakers, Wednesday, May 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Lawmakers want Ohio State's 2010 football season restored

By Andrew Welsh-Huggins May. 19, 2022 10:41 AM EDT

FILE - Alabama coach Nick Saban watches players warm up for the College Football Playoff championship NCAA football game against Georgia on Jan. 10, 2022, in Indianapolis. Saban called out Texas A&M on Wednesday night, May 18 for “buying” players in its top-ranked recruiting class with name, image and likeness deals, saying Crimson Tide football players earned more than $3 million last year “the right way.” (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Saban calls out Texas A&M for using NIL deals to buy players

May. 19, 2022 01:53 AM EDT

FILE - Kansas players celebrate a win over North Carolina after a college basketball game in the finals of the men's Final Four NCAA tournament, Monday, April 4, 2022, in New Orleans. College football and men's basketball players on scholarship in one of the major conferences can expect to soon earn a minimum of $50,000 each year he plays because of the influx of cash from so-called booster collectives brokering name, image and likeness deals. That prediction, based on market trends, was made this week by Blake Lawrence, co-founder and CEO of a company that helps athletes and schools navigate the ever-changing NIL landscape. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

States hands off when it comes to NCAA, athlete compensation

By Jim Vertuno May. 16, 2022 02:45 AM EDT

Kentucky football player charged with DUI, careless driving

May. 09, 2022 11:56 AM EDT
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky football player has been charged with drunken driving, university police said. Running back Chris Rodriguez Jr., 24,...

Brother of Clemson's Dabo Swinney arrested on sex charge

May. 06, 2022 11:08 AM EDT
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The brother of Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney has been arrested and charged with sexual exploitation of a minor, according to South...

FILE - UConn's Paige Bueckers stretches during a practice session for a college basketball game in the final round of the Women's Final Four NCAA tournament April 2, 2022, in Minneapolis. In 2019, California became the first state to pass a law allowing athletes to earn money on endorsements, autograph signings and other activities, and by July 2021, the NCAA lifted its decades-old ban. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Miami's Wong shows college sports hurtles toward free market

By Jim Vertuno May. 05, 2022 04:45 PM EDT

Alabama cornerback Eli Ricks arrested in Mississippi

May. 02, 2022 01:30 PM EDT
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama cornerback Eli Ricks was arrested in Mississippi on charges of speeding, not having insurance and a first offense possession of...

The Harvard-Yale Regatta 1852 Trophy Oars are displayed before an auction, Thursday, April 21, 2022, at Sotheby's in the Manhattan borough of New York. Sotheby's estimates the oars value between three and five million dollars. The oars were awarded to Harvard's winning crew and represent one of the oldest collegiate athletic competitions in the nation's history. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Oar-some auction: Historic college sports prize up for bid

By Holly Ramer Apr. 21, 2022 10:05 AM EDT

By The Associated Press Apr. 21, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
April 26 1905 — Jack McCarthy of the Cubs became the only outfielder in major league history to throw out three runners at the plate, each of whom...

FILE - Iowa linebackers coach Seth Wallace watches from the sideline during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Purdue, Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021, in Iowa City, Iowa. Iowa linebackers coach Seth Wallace has been added as a defendant in a lawsuit filed against the university and athletic department personnel by former football players alleging they were discriminated against and harassed because they are Black (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

LB coach Wallace now defendant in ex-Iowa players' lawsuit

Apr. 19, 2022 04:16 PM EDT

Fire at Camp Randall Stadium renovation injures one person

Apr. 13, 2022 04:52 PM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A fire broke out Wednesday morning during a renovation project at Camp Randall Stadium, causing one worker to get taken to the hospital with...