Sports transactions
College sports trading cards latest byproduct of NIL policy

By Arnie Stapleton Jul. 23, 2021 04:12 PM EDT
You'll soon be able to collect trading cards of your favorite college athletes, the latest offshoot of the NCAA's milestone decision to allow student-athletes...

South Carolina head coach Shane Beamer speaks to reporters during the NCAA college football Southeastern Conference Media Days, Monday, July 19, 2021, in Hoover, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
SEC's 4 new head coaches face different challenges

By John Zenor Jul. 22, 2021 02:34 PM EDT

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Jul. 22, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
July 22 1921 — Jim Barnes wins the U.S. Men’s Open golf championship by edging Walter Hagen, Leo Diegel, Jock Hutchinson and Fred McLeod. ...

Florida head coach Dan Mullen speaks to reporters during the NCAA college football Southeastern Conference Media Days Monday, July 19, 2021, in Hoover, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
Mullen, Gators adapting to life with new QB, playmakers

By John Zenor Jul. 19, 2021 05:46 PM EDT

Fans watch during the first round of the 2021 MLB baseball draft, Sunday, July 11, 2021, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Angels 1st to select exclusively pitchers in amateur draft

By Jake Seiner Jul. 13, 2021 06:31 PM EDT

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred kicks off the first round of the 2021 MLB baseball draft, Sunday, July 11, 2021, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
NY pitcher becomes 1st known drafted practicing Orthodox Jew

By Dennis Waszak Jr. Jul. 12, 2021 04:49 PM EDT

MMA gym owner offers NIL deal for Miami football players

Jul. 07, 2021 12:36 PM EDT
MIAMI (AP) — A Florida business owned by a longtime Miami football fan has committed to a large financial deal for Hurricanes football players to profit from...

FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2019, file photo, Nebraska Athletic Director Bill Moos speaks during an NCAA college football news conference in Lincoln, Neb. Moos abruptly announced his retirement Friday, June 25, 2021, saying he will step down next week.The announcement came as a surprise because the 70-year-old Moos has said publicly he wanted to stay in the job until he was comfortable the Cornhuskers football program had been turned around. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
Nebraska athletic director Bill Moos retiring after 3 years

By Eric Olson Jun. 25, 2021 11:33 AM EDT

Mississippi State fans react as Notre Dame infielder Spencer Myers (2) catches a Mississippi State fly ball in the first inning of an NCAA college baseball super regional game, Sunday, June 13, 2021, in Starkville, Miss. Notre Dame won 9-1. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
NCAA moving toward hyperlocal solution to NIL as placeholder

By Ralph D. Russo Jun. 24, 2021 02:24 PM EDT

FILE - This June 8, 2021, file photo shows the Supreme Court in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, FIle)
Supreme Court win for college athletes in compensation case

By Jessica Gresko Jun. 21, 2021 10:21 AM EDT

Alabama, Oklahoma State schedule home and home series

Jun. 08, 2021 04:43 PM EDT
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama and Oklahoma State have scheduled a home and home football series for the 2028 and 2029 seasons. The...

Marshall AD Mike Hamrick moving into new role at school

Jun. 04, 2021 04:50 PM EDT
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Marshall athletic director Mike Hamrick is stepping down at the end of the month to take on a new role at the school. ...

Nebraska head coach Scott Frost and the Huskers run on to the field to a sea of fans for the first time since the pandemic started before the Red-White Spring game at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Neb. on Saturday, May 1, 2021. (Kenneth Ferriera/Lincoln Journal Star via AP)
Coming to Twitter: Sponsored videos from college athletes

By Ralph D. Russo Jun. 03, 2021 04:34 PM EDT

Court: Black ex-Hawkeyes can proceed with parts of lawsuit

May. 06, 2021 07:06 PM EDT
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal lawsuit brought by a group of former Iowa football players alleging staff members mistreated Black players will move forward,...

University of Kansas new NCAA college football head coach Lance Leipold speaks during a news conference in Lawrence, Kansas, Monday, May 3, 2021. (Evert Nelson/The Topeka Capital-Journal via AP)
Leipold goes from D-3 to Power 5 in taking on Kansas rebuild

By Dave Skretta May. 03, 2021 02:27 PM EDT

FILE - This Nov. 30, 2018 file photo shows Buffalo head coach Lance Leipold during the second half of the Mid-American Conference championship NCAA college football game against Northern Illinois in Detroit. Kansas has hired Leipold as its next football coach, Friday, April 30, 2021. The Jayhawks are turning over one of college football’s worst programs to a longtime Division III coach with Midwestern roots. Leipold signed a six-year contract and takes over for Les Miles. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
Kansas hires Buffalo's Lance Leipold as football coach

By Dave Skretta Apr. 30, 2021 09:56 AM EDT

FILE - In this Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019 file photo, Oregon coach Mario Cristobal welcomes his team back to the sideline after a first-quarter score against Arizona in an NCAA college football game in Eugene, Ore. Oregon has won the past two Pac-12 championships and is poised to be in contention to win another. Coach Mario Cristobal has pulled in the conference's top recruiting class the past two seasons and the 2021 class was sixth nationally, including pro-style quarterback Ty Thompson, who will likely battle Anthony Brown for the starting spot. (AP Photo/Chris Pietsch, File)
Slovis, Daniels and Garbers among top returning Pac-12 QBs

By Anne M. Peterson Apr. 29, 2021 07:51 PM EDT

Florida Rep. Chip LaMarca talks on his phone during a break in a legislative session, Thursday, April 29, 2021, at the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
College athletes decry possible delay in compensation law

By Bobby Caina Calvan Apr. 29, 2021 06:17 PM EDT

Chattanooga NCAA college football assistant coach Chris Malone looks on during a team practice in Chattanooga, Tenn., in this Tuesday, March 19, 2019, photo. The Chattanooga football assistant coach fired over a social media post disparaging the state of Georgia and voting rights advocate Stacey Abrams is suing to get his job back along with back pay and damages. He contends his First Amendment rights were violated. Malone says he was forced to resign Jan. 7 in the lawsuit filed Tuesday, April 27, 2021, in the Eastern District of U.S. District Court. (Doug Strickland/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP)
Chattanooga assistant fired over tweet sues to get job back

By Teresa M. Walker Apr. 29, 2021 12:14 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 26, 2020, file photo, New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton, left, stands beside quarterback coach Jedd Fisch before an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers in Foxborough, Mass. Arizona took an unusual step by hiring Jedd Fisch as its football coach. The 44-year-old has a long resume, mostly in the NFL, but did not play football and has limited experience as a head coach, serving as UCLA's interim coach for two games in 2017.(AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
Fisch generating buzz in first spring as Arizona coach

By John Marshall Apr. 27, 2021 05:43 PM EDT