Nation Mar 21 Push for unionizing marks latest challenge to student-athlete model By John Yang, Shoshana Dubnow
Nation Mar 03 Watch 6:07 LeBron James, Caitlin Clark break all-time records in NBA and NCAA basketball This weekend saw two historic milestones in basketball. Saturday night, LeBron James became the first NBA player to score more than 40,000 points in his career. And on Sunday, Caitlin Clark of the University of Iowa became the new all-time… By John Yang, Harry Zahn
Nation Jan 09 Watch 7:28 How women’s sports are breaking through and scoring big wins with mainstream audiences The NCAA announced a new eight-year broadcast deal with ESPN for over $900 million with women’s college sports making up the bulk of the deal. While women’s athletics have traditionally been on the sidelines of sports media, in recent years,… By Stephanie Sy, Mary Fecteau
Nation Nov 26 Watch 4:37 How the NCAA’s endorsement rule change is paying off for college athletes The NCAA's rule change allowing college athletes to sign paid endorsement deals went into effect in July 2021. Dan Matheson, director of the Sport and Recreation Management Program at the University of Iowa, joins John Yang to discuss how it's…
Nation Jun 25 Watch 6:12 How some schools sidestep Title IX’s protections for women Title IX, the federal law that bars educational institutions from discriminating on the basis of sex turned 50 this week. But some top college sports programs are skirting the spirit, if not the letter, of the law. Ali Rogin speaks… By Ali Rogin, Claire Mufson, Emine Yücel
Sep 02 Watch 6:32 College athletes say ability to profit off their fame has been a ‘long time coming’ By John Yang, Sam Lane The college football season gets into full swing this weekend. Players are returning to the field for what they hope will be a more normal year after a COVID-plagued 2020 season. But there’s another difference for student athletes this year. Continue watching