Nation Jun 09 Texas Tech ruling ignites debate on sports betting and gambling addiction By William Brangham, Ryan Connelly Holmes, Genesis Magpayo
Politics May 27 Key Sens. Cruz, Cantwell look to break college sports logjam in Congress with a bipartisan bill Two key senators involved in a long-simmering debate over fixing college sports will introduce a bipartisan bill designed to break a congressional logjam that would regulate payments to players, limit them to one “free” transfer over their careers and create… By Eddie Pells, Associated Press
Politics Apr 21 WATCH: Trump addresses NCAA Collegiate National Champions at White House President Donald Trump on Tuesday repeated his call for Congress to pass legislation that would rein in college sports at a time athletes are allowed to move freely from school to school and command salaries that put athletic departments in… By Associated Press
Nation Apr 07 Michigan wins 2nd national title after defeating stubborn UConn Michigan had to get down and dirty to dig out the national title, making only two 3-pointers all night but still muscling its way to a 69-63 victory over stingy, stubborn UConn. By Eddie Pells, Associated Press
Nation Apr 06 In NCAA men's championship, a Michigan team on a roll tries to derail a UConn dynasty Michigan has been scoring over and swatting down opponents at a record rate during March Madness. For the Wolverines to go down as one of college basketball's best ever, they'll have to do it one more time by taking down a… By Eddie Pells, Associated Press
Apr 03 Trump signs order aimed at stabilizing college sports with threats to federal funding By Mark Long, Eddie Pells, Associated Press The threat of cutting funding to cash-starved schools that don’t comply is real, even if the stricter rules that come out of the executive order he signed Friday could take a while to figure out. Continue reading
Jan 01 Watch 6:38 Player pay and transfer portal put college sports in new territory By Lisa Desjardins, Azhar Merchant, Ryan Connelly Holmes New Year’s Day has long been synonymous with college football bowl games, but it’s also a key week for the future of those teams. Starting Friday, the window opens for players to transfer, part of what some have called a… Continue watching
Nov 06 Fired college coach buyouts pass $180 million, raising questions about sustainability By Maura Carey, Associated Press By Week 10, buyout totals for college football coaches have reached around $185 million. This raises questions about whether athletic departments can continue to spend their way out of problems. Continue reading
May 24 Watch 6:56 What the historic $2.8 billion settlement to pay NCAA players means for college sports By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas, Azhar Merchant In a historic first, the NCAA and the nation’s Power Five conferences reached a deal to pay their athletes. The general terms of a settlement will see the NCAA pay nearly $2.8 billion in damages over 10 years to nearly… Continue watching
Mar 21 Watch 5:38 Push for unionizing marks latest challenge to student-athlete model By John Yang, Shoshana Dubnow March Madness is underway and underlying the excitement of brackets and potential upsets is a conversation around athletes' efforts to unionize. It is the latest challenge to the student-athlete model that has defined college sports. John Yang discussed what could… Continue watching