RALPH D. RUSSO

NCAA expands ban, joins SEC in targeting Confederate flag

Mississippi has big choice to make

Florida Sen. Rubio introduces bill to push NCAA changes

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio introduced a bill Thursday that would protect the NCAA from being challenged in court if the association changes its rules to allow athletes to earn money for endors...

Oregon, Arizona State athletes challenge NCAA in federal court

Attorneys filed a lawsuit against the NCAA in federal court Monday that seeks to prevent the association from limiting the amount of money athletes can make off their names, images and liken...

NCAA offers plan to bring athletes back to campus

The NCAA released a long and detailed plan Friday to help schools bring athletes back to campus during a pandemic. The Resocialization of Collegiate Sports: Action Plan Considerat...

MAC scaling back postseason tournaments

Divison I conference feels heat of COVID-19 on finances

Skeptics loom as NCAA builds guardrails around compensation

For more than 60 years, NCAA leaders have insisted college athletes had to be amateurs and to be amateurs they could not be paid for being athletes — by anybody. That will no long...

NCAA athletes closer to being allowed money for endorsements

The NCAA is moving forward with a plan to allow college athletes to earn money for endorsements and a host of other activities involving personal appearances and social media content. ...

NCAA denies request to drop Division I sport minimum

Decision delayed on transfer without penalty

NCAA moves toward allowing athletes to be paid sponsors

The NCAA is moving closer to allowing Division I athletes to earn money from endorsements and sponsorship deals they can strike on their own as early as next year. Recommended rul...

Conferences ask NCAA for relief

Relaxed requirements sought after

Confirmed: NCAA to give spring athletes extra year of eligibility

The NCAA will permit Division I spring-sport athletes – such as baseball, softball and lacrosse players – who had their seasons shortened by the coronavirus pandemic to have an additional ye...

NCAA weighs more eligibility

Sports cut short by virus could get time back