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Alabama gives DeBoer 8-year, $87 million deal; AD Greg Byrne, hoops coach Nate Oats get raises

Mar. 18, 2024 19:29 PM EDT

New Alabama football coach Kalen DeBoer has received an eight-year contract worth at least $87 million, and the school also gave basketball coach Nate Oats and athletic director Greg Byrne raises and extensions. The 49-year-old DeBoer, who replaced seven-time national champion Nick...

It's March Madness and more people than ever can legally bet on basketball games

Mar. 17, 2024 00:29 AM EDT

People in North Carolina may have a little more riding on this year's NCAA men's and women's basketball tournaments, as they will be able to legally bet on the games through their smartphone apps and computers for the first time. For the sixth straight year, the number of states...

Tiny North Central enjoying moment at top of women's wrestling with change on horizon as sport grows

Mar. 14, 2024 12:13 PM EDT

NAPERVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Joe Norton was plenty busy leading a successful men’s wrestling team at his alma mater when a conversation with his boss in the weight room changed things in a flash. Athletic director Jim Miller mentioned the school was adding women’s bowling. Norton’s response: Why...

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...

Girls are falling in love with wrestling, the nation's fastest-growing high school sport

Mar. 12, 2024 11:59 AM EDT

MECHANICSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Jody Mikhail was a sophomore at Pennsylvania's Cumberland Valley High School when a poster for a new girls’ wrestling club caught her eye. So Mikhail, a senior now, tried the sport. “I fell in love with it the first time,” she said. ...

North Carolina launches statewide sports wagering

Mar. 11, 2024 18:43 PM EDT

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Mobile and online sports wagering across North Carolina took off on Monday, as several licensed gambling operators started taking bets nine months after legislation to authorize such activity statewide became law. Some of the interactive sports wagering...

Editorial Roundup: Iowa

Mar. 11, 2024 07:15 AM EDT

Quad-Cities Times. March 10, 2024. Editorial: Caitlin Clark a remarkable, transformational athlete Breaking long-held records and barriers and scaling obstacles to open doors to new possibilities, both Caitlin Clark and Solomon Butler changed the world around them. ...

County leader sues New York over an order to rescind his ban on transgender female athletes

Mar. 07, 2024 10:06 AM EST

MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — A Republican official has asked a federal court to affirm his decision to ban girls’ and women’s sports teams with transgender athletes from using county facilities in New York City’s suburbs. Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman filed the lawsuit days...

Editorial Roundup: Iowa

Mar. 04, 2024 16:10 PM EST

Daily Nonpareil. March 2, 2024. Editorial: Iowa Western cashes in on generous gift Reiver football has had sky-high expectations from the beginning. Iowa Western Community College’s team has met the challenge. The program landed a bowl...

Editorial Roundup: Ohio

Mar. 04, 2024 12:00 PM EST

Toledo Blade. February 27, 2024. Editorial: Betting ban correct The Ohio Casino Control Commission has made the right call in banning player performance bets on college athletes. (“Ohio: No bets on how college athletes play,” Saturday). As of...