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NCAA waives Division I minimum on scholarship spending

The NCAA approved a waiver that will allow schools to spend below the minimum level on athletic scholarships required to compete in Division I. The Division I Council Coordination...

DATE: May 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Hyson gobbled up by Gila Monsters baseball

Durango pitcher eager to grow at Eastern Arizona College

DATE: May 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

NCAA women’s hoops committee moves away from RPI to NET

NEW YORK – The women’s basketball committee will start using the NCAA Evaluation Tool instead of RPI to help evaluate teams for the tournament starting with the upcoming season. T...

DATE: May 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports

NCAA faces lawsuit over gender-based violence at colleges

The NCAA is facing a federal lawsuit accusing the organization of failing to address gender-based violence by male athletes against female students at colleges and universities. P...

DATE: Apr 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports

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...

DATE: Apr 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports

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. ...

DATE: Apr 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Fearing cuts, non-revenue college sports look for ways ‘to weather storm’

As the novel coronavirus pandemic upended sports across the United States, the governing bodies charged with making sweeping and drastic decisions often followed the lead of one another. Onc...

DATE: Apr 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Led by LSU, Alabama, SEC players dominate remote NFL draft

Maybe the Southeastern Conference should simply hold onto its players and become part of the NFL. The home of national champion LSU and perennial contenders Alabama, Georgia and A...

DATE: Apr 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

NCAA denies request to drop Division I sport minimum

Decision delayed on transfer without penalty

DATE: Apr 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports

COVID-19 not a red card for referees thanks to virtual training

New officials can complete training now, be ready when games resume

DATE: Apr 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Sports

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...

DATE: Apr 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Expect college football to take slow road back from coronavirus

While professional sports leagues can ponder plans to isolate their athletes from the new coronavirus and have them play in unusual, even secluded places, college sports have no such option....

DATE: Apr 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports