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Majority of U.S. adults are against college athletes joining unions, according to AP-NORC survey

Mar. 14, 2024 06:13 AM EDT

As Dartmouth men's basketball players move toward forming the first labor union in college sports, a majority of Americans say they are against college athletes unionizing — though younger respondents are more supportive. A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public...

Sen. Ted Cruz says there's a 50-50 chance of Congress passing college sports legislation this year

Mar. 12, 2024 14:40 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Ted Cruz said Tuesday there is a 50-50 chance of Congress passing legislation that would provide antitrust protection and regulation to college athletics in the U.S. by the end of the year. Cruz (R-Texas) lowered his previous estimate of 60-40 from last fall...

NAACP urges student-athletes to reconsider Florida colleges after state eliminates DEI programs

Mar. 12, 2024 09:10 AM EDT

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Black student-athletes should reconsider attending public colleges and universities in Florida, the NAACP said in a letter to NCAA President Charlie Baker on Monday. The letter was in response to the University of Florida and other state schools that have...

Court upholds town bylaw banning anyone born in 21st century from buying tobacco products

Mar. 11, 2024 16:51 PM EDT

BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts town that adopted an unusual ordinance banning the sale of tobacco to anyone born in the 21st century is being looked at as a possible model for other cities and towns hoping to further clamp down on cigarettes and tobacco products. The bylaw...

After loss in court, the NCAA is pausing investigations into third-party NIL deals with athletes

Mar. 01, 2024 20:15 PM EST

Following another courtroom loss, the NCAA has halted investigations into booster-backed collectives or other third parties making name, image and likeness compensation deals with Division I athletes. In a letter to member schools Friday, NCAA President Charlie Baker said the...

'What NIL stands for: Now it’s legal': Ruling frees booster-backed groups to negotiate with recruits

Feb. 28, 2024 10:55 AM EST

Forced into yet another courtroom to defend its amateur model of athletics, the NCAA insisted that shelving its rules against name, image and likeness compensation being offered to recruits would make a difficult situation across the country even more chaotic. The NCAA lost that...

Judge hands NCAA another loss, says compensation rules likely violate antitrust law, harm athletes

Feb. 23, 2024 23:31 PM EST

The NCAA lost another legal battle Friday as a federal judge barred the organization from enforcing its rules prohibiting name, image and likeness compensation for recruits by granting a preliminary injunction demanded by the states of Tennessee and Virginia. It was another blow to...

NCAA president says Congress must act to preserve sports at colleges that can't pay athletes

Feb. 23, 2024 19:37 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — NCAA President Charlie Baker said Friday that action by Congress was needed to protect what he described as the “95 percent” of athletes whose ability to play college sports would be endangered by a court ruling or regulatory decision declaring them as employees of their...

Ex-romantic partner of Massachusetts governor says she's ready to serve on state's high court

Feb. 21, 2024 16:34 PM EST

BOSTON (AP) — Appeals Court Associate Justice Gabrielle R. Wolohojian, a former romantic partner of Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, testified Wednesday before the Governor’s Council on her nomination to the state’s highest court. Healey has said her past relationship with...

Tennessee, Virginia AGs suing NCAA over NIL-related recruiting rules with Vols under investigation

Jan. 31, 2024 20:12 PM EST

The attorneys general of Tennessee and Virginia filed an antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA on Wednesday that challenged its ban on the use of name, image and likeness compensation in the recruitment of college athletes, and in response to the association's investigation of University of Tennessee....