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FILE — In this Nov. 11, 2020 file photo, Western Michigan's Nick Mihalic (39) grabs the onside kick against Toledo during the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game in Kalamazoo, Mich. An NCAA official voiced concern, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020, over sports betting on the performance of individual student athletes, and suggested that gambling regulators consider restrictions on such wagers to protect the integrity of the games. (Joel Bissell/Kalamazoo Gazette via AP)
Toledo at Western Michigan 11/11/2020

Nov. 12, 2020 03:43 PM EST

FILE — In this Nov. 11, 2020 file photo, Western Michigan's Nick Mihalic (39) grabs the onside kick against Toledo during the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game in Kalamazoo, Mich. An NCAA official voiced concern, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020, over sports betting on the performance of individual student athletes, and suggested that gambling regulators consider restrictions on such wagers to protect the integrity of the games. (Joel Bissell/Kalamazoo Gazette via AP)
NCAA voices concern over prop bets on college athletes

By Wayne Parry Nov. 12, 2020 03:41 PM EST

FILE — In this Nov. 10, 2020 file photo, Ohio Bobcats wide receiver Isiah Cox (6) runs the ball past Akron Zips linebacker Julian Richardson (7) during an NCAA football game in Athens, Ohio. An NCAA official voiced concern, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020, over sports betting on the performance of individual student athletes, and suggested that gambling regulators consider restrictions on such wagers to protect the integrity of the games. (AP Photo/Emilee Chinn, FIle)
Akron at Ohio 11/10/2020

Nov. 12, 2020 01:05 PM EST

Colorado signs sponsorship deal with sports betting operator

Sep. 08, 2020 06:23 PM EDT
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — The University of Colorado has signed a partnership deal with a Denver-based sports betting operator. The five-year...

Sports betting: Even Thanksgiving pickup football isn’t safe

By Wayne Parry Nov. 26, 2019 08:52 AM EST
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Each Thanksgiving, families and friends across America face off in backyards or public parks in pre-meal football games they dub ...

NCAA says no football injury reports this season

By The Associated Press Aug. 07, 2019 06:06 PM EDT
Standardized injury reports will not be implemented across college football this season after the NCAA explored the possibility in response to the rise of legalized...

Southeastern Conference commissioner Greg Sankey speaks during the NCAA college football Southeastern Conference Media Days, Monday, July 15, 2019, in Hoover, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
Sankey talks link between sports gambling, mental health

By John Zenor Jul. 15, 2019 04:02 PM EDT

Missouri quarterback Kelly Bryant speaks during the NCAA college football Southeastern Conference Media Days, Monday, July 15, 2019, in Hoover, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
The Latest: Ed Orgeron, LSU facing championship expectations

Jul. 15, 2019 02:48 PM EDT

Sankey: Sports gambling, transfer waivers among SEC topics

By John Zenor May. 27, 2019 03:43 PM EDT
HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Greg Sankey does a little bragging when asked about the main item on the agenda for this week's Southeastern Conference spring meetings. ...

Big 12 coaches discuss conference-wide injury report

By Ralph D. Russo Apr. 30, 2019 10:40 PM EDT
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Big 12 coaches are discussing the implementation of a standardized conference-wide injury report, but they would prefer some type of...

This Feb. 22, 2019 photo shows the exterior of the Golden Nugget casino in Atlantic City, N.J., one of two casinos penalized last fall by New Jersey gambling regulators for taking prohibited bets on college football games involving New Jersey teams. New Jersey lawmakers want to increase the penalties on casinos and sports books that take bets on prohibited events including games involving college teams from the state. A bill that cleared an Assembly panel Thursday, March 7 would impose fines at least 10 times higher than one handed out last year for prohibited bets on college football teams from New Jersey. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Pena Sport FC vs CD Ardoi 2/23/2019

Mar. 07, 2019 02:33 PM EST

FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2019, file photo, logos for the Alliance of American Football, right, and the Orlando Apollos adorn an end zone pylon before an AAF football game between the Apollos and the Atlanta Legends on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019, in Orlando, Fla. Almost no one knows the players, and there’s virtually no history to look back on. But that’s not stopping people from making bets on America’s newest professional football league, the Alliance of American Football. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
Gamblers bet on new US football league despite no history

By Wayne Parry Feb. 13, 2019 02:08 PM EST

FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2019 file photo, an Oscar statue appears at the 91st Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon in Beverly Hills, Calif. A spokesperson for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Monday that the awards for cinematography, film editing, makeup and hairstyling and live-action short will be presented off-air. The winning speeches will air later in the broadcast and will also be live-streamed on Oscar.com and the film academy’s social accounts. The plan to change up the format in service of a truncated three-hour runtime was announced in August. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP, File)
New Jersey becomes first US state to take legal Oscars bets

By Regina Garcia Cano Feb. 12, 2019 02:14 PM EST

In this Dec. 18, 2018 photo, the Golden Moon Hotel and Casino, part of the Pearl River Resort is lit in Philadelphia, Miss. The sports book owned by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is the first to open on tribal lands outside of Nevada following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling earlier this year, a no-brainer business decision given the sports fans among its gambling clientele. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Indian casinos across US wary of betting on sports books

By Regina Garcia Cano Dec. 26, 2018 11:40 AM EST

This July 14, 2018 file photo shows workers at the FanDuel sports book at the Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford, N.J., preparing to take bets moments before it opened. FanDuel on Nov. 30 paid off on bets customers made on Alabama to win the national college football championship a month before the game is played. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry, File)
FanDuel pays out bets on Alabama to win title ahead of game

By Wayne Parry Nov. 30, 2018 07:44 PM EST

Tuesday Sports in Brief

By The Associated Press Oct. 31, 2018 03:10 AM EDT
COLLEGE FOOTBALL Alabama, Clemson, LSU and Notre Dame are the top four teams in the first College Football Playoff rankings of the season. ...

Monday Sports in Brief

By The Associated Press Oct. 30, 2018 02:39 AM EDT
NFL BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Hue Jackson's failed, flawed tenure with the Cleveland Browns is finally over. The team fired its embattled coach...

Indiana Supreme Court rules in favor of FanDuel, DraftKings

By Ken Kusmer Oct. 24, 2018 06:56 PM EDT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Online fantasy sports providers FanDuel and DraftKings can use the names and statistics of college football players without consent and...