College sports

NCAA’s Emmert presses Senate for ‘guardrails’ on athlete pay

WASHINGTON — NCAA President Mark Emmert urged Congress to step in and put restrictions on college athletes' ability to earn money from endorsements, t...
19:31 11 February 2022

NCAA’s Emmert: ‘Our job’ to solve athlete compensation

ANAHEIM, Calif. — NCAA President Mark Emmert spoke for 20 minutes Thursday in a crowded ballroom at the Anaheim Convention Center, two huge video boar...
2:53 24 January 2022

Analysis: Time to embrace “free agency” in college football

NEW YORK — For all the griping from coaches and administrators about the so-called transfer epidemic in college sports, the increased movement of play...
23:36 13 December 2021

Achiuwa scores 25, No. 16 Memphis holds off Ole Miss 87-86

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Precious Achiuwa scored 25 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as 16th-ranked Memphis held off Mississippi 87-86 on Saturday for its third...
20:57 23 November 2021

Memphis, Wiseman have 1 more game, then it’s back to court

James Wiseman has one more game before heading back to court with his attorneys as they take on the NCAA in a high-stakes battle to keep the 7-foot-1 ...
7:58 13 November 2021

Schools, coaches more willing to fight NCAA allegations

LAWRENCE, Kan. — The ink on the NCAA's notice of allegations was but a few hours old when officials at Kansas huddled with Jayhawks coach Bill Self an...
7:28 5 November 2021

NCAA board approves athlete compensation for image, likeness

The NCAA took a major step Tuesday toward allowing college athletes to cash in on their fame, voting to permit them to "benefit from the use of their ...
2:06 30 October 2021