Sports betting
FILE - Mid-American Conference Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher speaks to reporters in Cleveland on March 12, 2020. With sports betting now legal in more than half the states and generating millions in revenue for once-apprehensive professional sports leagues, college conferences are starting to explore ways to cash in, too. The MAC was the first to jump in, selling the rights to its data and statistics to a company called Genius Sports, which will in turn sell it to sportsbooks. Steinbrecher said it is impossible to ignore the changing reality. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)
College sports eye gambling money amid safeguard concerns

By Ralph D. Russo May. 26, 2022 02:23 AM EDT

FILE - Nebraska fans cheer as the marching band leads the team's arrival at Memorial Stadium before an NCAA college football game against Purdue, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021, in Lincoln, Neb. A survey of more than 20,000 Nebraska fans showed nearly three-fourths want or would have no problem with alcohol sales in Memorial Stadium. More than half would be OK with sports wagering on site if it becomes legal someday. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz, File)
Survey: Huskers fans favor alcohol sales; gambling OK, too

By Eric Olson Mar. 08, 2022 05:25 PM EST

FILE - Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Leonard Fournette (7) before an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. Fournette was among the athletes who either won or lost the most money for sports bettors in 2021, according to several national sports books. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken, File)
New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 12/19/2021

Dec. 29, 2021 05:29 AM EST

FILE - Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor (28) signs autographs for fans after an NFL football game against the Houston Texans, Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021, in Houston. Taylor was among the athletes who either won or lost the most money for sports bettors in 2021, according to several national sports books. (AP Photo/Tyler Kaufman, File)
Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans 12/5/2021

Dec. 29, 2021 05:29 AM EST

FILE - Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans (13) leaves the field during a NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills, Sunday, Dec.12, 2021 in Tampa, Fla. Evans was among the athletes who either won or lost the most money for sports bettors in 2021, according to several national sports books. (AP Photo/Alex Menendez, File)
Buffalo Bills at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 12/12/2021

Dec. 29, 2021 05:29 AM EST

FILE - Shohei Ohtani wins the Commissioner's Historic Achievement Award from Rob Manfred before Game 1 in baseball's World Series between the Houston Astros and the Atlanta Braves Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021, in Houston. Ohtani was among the athletes who either won or lost the most money for sports bettors in 2021, according to several national sports books. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)
Braves at Astros 10/26/2021

Dec. 29, 2021 05:29 AM EST

FILE - Brooklyn Nets guard James Harden (13) is shown against the Atlanta Hawks during the second half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Dec. 10, 2021, in Atlanta. Harden was among the athletes who either won or lost the most money for sports bettors in 2021, according to several national sports books. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)
Brooklyn Nets at Atlanta Hawks 12/10/2021

Dec. 29, 2021 05:29 AM EST

FILE - Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp (10) is interviewed after an NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings, Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021, in Minneapolis. Kupp was among the athletes who either won or lost the most money for sports bettors in 2021, according to several national sports books. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn, File)
Los Angeles Rams at Minnesota Vikings 12/26/2021

Dec. 29, 2021 05:29 AM EST

FILE - Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stefon Diggs (14) after an NFL football game, Monday, Dec. 27, 2021, in Foxborough, Mass. Diggs was among the athletes who either won or lost the most money for sports bettors in 2021, according to several national sports books. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson, File)
Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots 12/26/2021

Dec. 29, 2021 05:29 AM EST

FILE - Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Leonard Fournette (7) before an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. Fournette was among the athletes who either won or lost the most money for sports bettors in 2021, according to several national sports books. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken, File)
These players won (and lost) sports bettors the most in 2021

By Wayne Parry Dec. 29, 2021 05:27 AM EST

FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2015, file photo, Western Kentucky lines up on offense against LSU during an NCAA college football game at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, La. LSU and Caesar's Sportsbook announced Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, that they have entered into a multi-year sponsorship agreement, making Louisiana's flagship state university the first in the Southeastern Conference to enter a financial partnership with a gambling company. (Austin Anthony/Daily News via AP, File)
LSU, Caesars Sportsbook, enter sponsorship agreement

By Brett Martel Sep. 17, 2021 03:20 PM EDT

Alabama offensive lineman Evan Neal (73) places the leather helmet from the "Old Leather Helmet Torphy" on head coach Nick Saban's head after they defeated Miami in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Column: College football survives 1st week of player pay

By Tim Dahlberg Sep. 06, 2021 03:47 PM EDT

FILE - Iowa State players celebrate after the Fiesta Bowl NCAA college football game against Oregon in Glendale, Ariz., in this Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021, file photo. Iowa State won 34-17. The Fiesta Bowl Organization announced a multi-year partnership with Caesars Entertainment on Monday, Aug. 23, 2021, pairing one of the biggest postseason college football games with legal sports gambling in Arizona. It’s the first partnership between a college bowl game and a company that specializes in sports betting. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
Fiesta Bowl, Caesars announce sports betting partnership

By David Brandt Aug. 23, 2021 12:03 PM EDT

Oregon quarterback Tyler Shough (12) warms up prior to the Fiesta Bowl NCAA college football game against Iowa State, Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Oregon at Iowa State 1/2/2021

Jan. 02, 2021 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)
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...