NCAA

Troyce Manassa #4 of the Savannah State Tigers shoots a layup against the Memphis Tigers at FedExForum in Memphis in 2016.

Challenging The NCAA: HBCUs Say No More Discrimination In Academic Rules

12:56pm December 11, 2020

by Tom Goldman

Lawyers filed a lawsuit against NCAA on Thursday over its system to enforce academic performance, which allegedly discriminates against Black athletes and Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

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NCAA Takes A Shot At Hosting 2021 Men's March Madness Tournament In One Area

3:30pm November 16, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

The NCAA said hosting a tournament across 13 U.S. cities "would be very difficult to execute." Talks are underway to try to hold all 67 games of the tournament in Indianapolis in March and April.

The extent to which college sports will return this year is an open question. "If there is to be college sports in the fall, we need to get a much better handle on the pandemic," warns the NCAA's president.

NCAA President Warns 'The Data Point In The Wrong Direction' For Fall College Sports

2:24pm July 17, 2020

by Laurel Wamsley

"If there is to be college sports in the fall, we need to get a much better handle on the pandemic," said NCAA President Mark Emmert.

The NCAA's highest governing body supports allowing student-athletes to be compensated for third-party endorsements, along with receiving money from other avenues. Here, Rutgers center Myles Johnson celebrates with fans after defeating Maryland in March,

College Athletes Are Now Closer To Getting Paid After NCAA Board OKs Plan

2:00pm April 29, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

The change could be in place by the 2021-22 school year, as the NCAA backs measures that would let student-athletes be paid for their name, image and likeness.

Through guarantee games, like last year's contest between heavily-favored Florida State and Alabama State, lesser schools can turn huge losses into huge paydays.

Colleges Worry If Sporting Event Shutdowns Will Affect The Big Moneymaker: Football

1:09pm April 12, 2020

by Tom Goldman

The shutdown of sporting events due to the coronavirus pandemic has put athletic careers on hold and interrupted the flow of money that makes sports such a big business.

Athletes who play NCAA spring sports whose seasons were truncated by the coronavirus outbreak will be eligible for another season. This photo shows Purdue Fort Wayne's Rachel Everson playing softball in March.

NCAA Division 1 Athletes Get Another Shot At Spring Sports

10:09pm March 30, 2020

by Tom Goldman

Schools have been authorized to offer spring sport athletes whose schedule was shut down by the coronavirus an extra year of eligibility so they can play an extra season.

Attacker Katie Hoeg, center, is a senior on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill women's lacrosse team. She is hoping to continue playing for the Tarheels after graduating this spring.

With College Sports Shut Down, NCAA Hopes To Give Senior Athletes A 2nd Chance

10:49am March 20, 2020

by Tom Goldman

Student athletes normally are ineligible to continue playing after graduation. But with college careers cut short by the coronavirus, the NCAA may allow Division 1 seniors to play next year.

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Minnesota and Northwestern played before fans on Wednesday in the first round of the Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

March Madness Will Be A TV Affair

8:18pm March 11, 2020

by Russell Lewis

Citing fears of spreading coronavirus, the NCAA has taken the unprecedented step of banning basketball fans from attending any of the men's or women's March Madness tournament games.

The NCAA has long argued that it was converting revenues, such as the $1 billion from the men's basketball tournament, into scholarships and other opportunities for students.

NCAA Plans To Allow College Athletes To Get Paid For Use Of Their Names, Images

5:16pm October 29, 2019

by Colin Dwyer

The organization says it's just starting to work out the details of how athletes would be compensated. The governing body's decision Tuesday reverses course on its longstanding objection to the idea.

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UCLA players celebrate during a game against the Arizona Wildcats at the Rose Bowl last year in Pasadena, Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill paving the way for college athletes in the state to hire agents and sign endorsement deals.

California Governor Signs Bill Allowing College Athletes To Profit From Endorsements

1:18pm September 30, 2019

by Colin Dwyer

Gov. Gavin Newsom said the measure he signed is "the beginning of a national movement." It's also sure to irk the NCAA, which has banned athletes from hiring agents and signing endorsement deals.