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FILE - Northwestern football players gather during practice at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside campus in Kenosha, Wisc., in this Monday, Aug. 17, 2015, file photo. College football players and some other athletes in revenue-generating sports are employees of their schools, the National Labor Relations Board’s top lawyer said in a memo Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021, that would allow the players to unionize and otherwise negotiate over their working conditions. The nine-page NLRB memo revisited a case involving Northwestern University football players who were thwarted from forming a union when the board said that taking their side “would not promote stability in labor relations.”(AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps, File)

EXPLAINER: NLRB memo says college athletes are employees

By Jimmy Golen Sep. 30, 2021 02:41 AM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2020, file photo, NCAA President Mark Emmert testifies during a Senate Commerce subcommittee hearing on intercollegiate athlete compensation on Capitol Hill in Washington. College football players and some other athletes in revenue-generating sports are employees of their schools, the National Labor Relations Board’s top lawyer said in a memo Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021, that would allow the players to unionize and otherwise negotiate over their working conditions.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

NLRB memo: College football players are employees

By Jimmy Golen Sep. 29, 2021 12:44 PM EDT

FILE- In this Saturday, Sept 11, 2021, file photo, Boston College Eagles quarterback Dennis Grosel (6) looks to pass during an NCAA football game against the Massachusetts in Amherst, Mass. Grosel is a pretty good option for Boston College when it heads to the stadium that’s home to the Eagles (NFL version) to play Temple (1-1). (AP Photo/Damian Strohmeyer, File)

Boston College turns to backup QB Grosel against Temple

By Dan Gelston Sep. 16, 2021 11:17 AM EDT

FILE - In this April 4, 2019, file photo, NCAA President Mark Emmert answers questions at a news conference at the Final Four college basketball tournament in Minneapolis. Emmert is now the second-longest tenured leader in the long history of the NCAA. Over 11 years, he has guided the NCAA through a period of unprecedented change amid relentless criticism. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

'How is this guy still employed?': NCAA's Emmert a survivor

By Ralph D. Russo Sep. 02, 2021 11:51 AM EDT

A dry erase board fills a wall in the office of NCAA President Mark Emmert, Wednesday, July 21, 2021, at NCAA headquarters in Indianapolis. Emmert is now the second-longest tenured leader in the long history of the NCAA. Over 11 years, he has guided the NCAA through a period of unprecedented change amid relentless criticism. (AP Photo/Ralph Russo)

'How is this guy still employed?': NCAA's Emmert a survivor

By Ralph D. Russo Sep. 02, 2021 11:50 AM EDT

Sloane Stephens, of the United States, serves to Madison Keys, of the United States, during the first round of the US Open tennis championships, Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Even as COVID cases rise, US Open, other events welcome fans

By Howard Fendrich Aug. 30, 2021 04:51 PM EDT

SMU defensive back RaSun Kazadi works on a painting at his apartment Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021, in Dallas. The end of the NCAA ban on athletes being able to earn money for their fame and celebrity has led to some of them cashing in on their creative side. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Cleared to earn money, college athletes tap creative sides

By John Raby Aug. 18, 2021 11:38 AM EDT

Pac-12 Commissioner George Kliavkoff fields questions during the Pac-12 Conference NCAA college football Media Day Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Column: Why would the ACC. Big Ten, Pac-12 form an alliance?

By Ralph D. Russo Aug. 16, 2021 02:38 AM EDT

Craig Ogletree, linebacker on Auburn title teams, dies at 53

Aug. 10, 2021 11:52 AM EDT
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Craig Ogletree, an Auburn linebacker who played on three straight Southeastern Conference championship teams in the 1980s, has died. He was...

College sports trading cards latest byproduct of NIL policy

By Arnie Stapleton Jul. 23, 2021 04:12 PM EDT
You'll soon be able to collect trading cards of your favorite college athletes, the latest offshoot of the NCAA's milestone decision to allow student-athletes...

SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey speaks to reporters during the NCAA college football Southeastern Conference Media Days Monday, July 19, 2021, in Hoover, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Sankey joins call for change in college athletics oversight

By John Zenor Jul. 19, 2021 03:50 PM EDT

Bret Oliverio poses at his Sup Dogs restaurant in Chapel Hill, N.C., Thursday, July 15, 2021. Oliverio wants to pursue deals with college athletes to endorse his restaurant specializing in hot dogs and burgers along the main Franklin Street drag steps from the University of North Carolina. Like other small-business owners in college towns, he has to sort out what that entails with athletes free to profit from use of their name, image and likeness (NIL) for the first time. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

NIL era brings cautious optimism to college-town businesses

By Aaron Beard Jul. 19, 2021 12:15 PM EDT

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred kicks off the first round of the 2021 MLB baseball draft, Sunday, July 11, 2021, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

NY pitcher becomes 1st known drafted practicing Orthodox Jew

By Dennis Waszak Jr. Jul. 12, 2021 04:49 PM EDT

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...

FILE - Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney, left, jokes with LSU head coach Ed Orgeron and Oklahoma head coach Lincoln Riley, right, as they pose with the College Football Championship trophy during a news conference ahead for the College Football playoffs in Atlanta, in this Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019, file photo. The College Football Playoff would expand from four to 12 teams, with six spots reserved for the highest ranked conference champions, under a proposal that will be considered next week by the league commissioners who manage the postseason system. A 12-team playoff would also include six at-large selections and no limit on how many teams can come from any one conference, a person familiar with announcement told The Associated Press on Thursday, June 10, 2021. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the CFP has not yet released details. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

CFP expansion could increase annual revenue to $2 billion

By Ralph D. Russo Jun. 11, 2021 05:59 PM EDT

Buffalo tabs Michigan's Linguist to take over football team

By John Wawrow May. 07, 2021 08:57 PM EDT
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Maurice Linguist was hired as the University at Buffalo’s football coach Friday night, just months after he became Michigan's co-defensive...