Sports governance

Deal allows Ohio State players to profit from jersey sales

Aug. 03, 2021 04:29 PM EDT
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Football players and athletes in Ohio State's other 35 sports now will be able to make money off the sale of Buckeyes jerseys bearing...

FILE - Southlake Carroll quarterback Quinn Ewers (3) runs for a first down against Permian during the first half of a high school football game in Odessa, Texas, in this Friday night Sept. 13, 2019, file photo. Quinn Ewers, considered the top quarterback prospect in the class of 2022, said he is skipping his senior year of high school in Texas and plans to enroll at Ohio State for the upcoming semester. (Ben Powell/Odessa American via AP, File)

Top QB recruit to skip senior year of HS and join Ohio State

By Ralph D. Russo Aug. 02, 2021 01:56 PM EDT

NCAA won't re-evaluate penalties for Bush, other cases

By The Associated Press Jul. 28, 2021 06:03 PM EDT
The NCAA said Wednesday it will not re-evaluate penalties handed down for infractions cases, a decision that will keep former Southern California running back...

Arizona State head coach Herm Edwards answers questions during the Pac-12 Conference NCAA college football Media Day Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Pac-12 players, coaches still trying to get handle on NIL

By Dan Greenspan Jul. 27, 2021 08:23 PM EDT

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. ...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Jul. 22, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
July 23 1907 — Australasia beats British Isles 3-2 to win the Davis Cup held at Wimbledon. Australasia wins its first David Cup and ends...

SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey speaks to reporters during the NCAA college football Southeastern Conference Media Days Monday, July 19, 2021, in Hoover, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Sankey joins call for change in college athletics oversight

By John Zenor Jul. 19, 2021 03:50 PM EDT

FILE - In this April 4, 2019, file photo, NCAA President Mark Emmert answers questions during a news conference at the Final Four college basketball tournament in Minneapolis. The NCAA Board of Directors is expected to greenlight one of the biggest changes in the history of college athletics when it clears the way for athletes to start earning money based on their fame and celebrity without fear of endangering their eligibility or putting their school in jeopardy of violating amateurism rules that have stood for decades.(AP Photo/Matt York, File)

NCAA's Emmert: It is time to decentralize college sports

By Ralph D. Russo Jul. 15, 2021 07:49 PM 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

Report: Arizona State acknowledges NCAA investigation

By The Associated Press Jun. 16, 2021 10:06 PM EDT
The NCAA is investigating Arizona State’s football program, a school spokeswoman told The Athletic. Arizona State vice president of media...

SEC, Big East latest to scrap intraconference transfer rules

By The Associated Press Jun. 03, 2021 07:54 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — The Southeastern Conference and the Big East eliminated their intraconference transfer policies Thursday, allowing athletes to transfer within...

FILE - In this Aug. 7, 2019, file photo, Reggie Bush participates in Fox Sports' "Rallying Fans for the Biggest Season in Sports" panel at the Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour in Beverly Hills, Calif. Former Southern California star Reggie Bush, who had his Heisman Trophy victory in 2005 vacated for committing NCAA violations, is among the players making their first appearance on the College Football Hall of Fame ballot this year. The National Football Foundation announced on Wednesday, June 2, 2021, the players eligible for election into the Hall of Fame, and 26 of the 77 FBS players will be debuting on the ballot. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Reggie Bush among 1st-timers up for College Hall of Fame

By Ralph D. Russo Jun. 02, 2021 11:48 AM EDT

FILE - Florida head coach Dan Mullen walks on the field before the Orange Bowl NCAA college football game against Virginia in Miami Gardens, Fla., in this Monday, Dec. 30, 2019, file photo. Florida football coach Dan Mullen received a three-year contract extension worth an additional $1.5 million annually following a disappointing season that closed with a three-game losing streak and included several public relations missteps and NCAA sanctions. The Gators released Mullen's contract Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in response to a public records request. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Florida gives Mullen 3-year extension, $1.5M raise annually

By Mark Long Jun. 01, 2021 12:24 PM EDT

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press May. 20, 2021 06:50 PM EDT
May 21 1881 — A small group of tennis club members meets at the Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York City to form the world’s first national...

Sam Houston State fans react to a play that was called back against the South Dakota State during the first half of the NCAA college FCS Football Championship in Frisco, Texas, Sunday, May 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)

FCS title game resumes after 75-minute lightning delay

May. 16, 2021 04:42 PM EDT

Tennessee's top tackler transferring to rival Alabama

May. 08, 2021 01:47 PM EDT
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Tennessee's leading tackler Henry To’o To’o is heading to rival Alabama. The junior linebacker announced Saturday...