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Critics pan planned $450M Nebraska football stadium renovation as academic programs face cuts
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The University of Nebraska is planning a $450 million renovation of the Cornhuskers’ football stadium in Lincoln and at the same time looking to cut millions of dollars from the university system, leading critics to question whether officials care more about athletics than...
The NCAA is looking at how to get athletes paid. That likely won't solve its legal headaches
The legal challenges for the NCAA keep mounting. And experts say the overhaul proposed by NCAA President Charlie Baker — should it come to pass — probably won't help much. Baker's proposal sent to more than 350 Division I schools would create a new Division I tier where schools...
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts: ___ The NCAA is not...
Lawsuit accuses NCAA of antitrust violation in college athlete transfer rule
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A federal lawsuit filed by a group of states alleges the NCAA’s transfer rule for college athletes violates antitrust law. The lawsuit, filed in West Virginia’s northern district, challenges the NCAA’s authority to impose a one-year delay in the...
Why the NCAA president is proposing some schools should be permitted to pay athletes
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Schools paying athletes has been banned by the NCAA for decades, but a new proposal by the head of the largest college sports governing body in the United States is aimed at changing that. NCAA President Charlie Baker earlier this week sent a letter to Division I...
Proposal to create new tier for big-money college sports is just a start, NCAA president says
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A day after NCAA President Charlie Baker made an aggressive and potentially groundbreaking pitch to allow some schools to pay their athletes, his proposal was met with praise, caution and questions from around college sports. “I think Charlie has indicated his...
NCAA President Charlie Baker calls for new tier of Division I where schools can pay athletes
LAS VEGAS (AP) — NCAA President Charlie Baker is asking members to make one of the most dramatic shifts in the history of college sports by allowing highly resourced schools to pay some of their athletes. In a letter sent to more than 350 Division I schools Tuesday, Baker said he...
Female athletes sue the University of Oregon alleging Title IX violations by the school
Thirty-two female athletes filed a lawsuit against the University of Oregon on Friday that alleges the school is violating Title IX. The plaintiffs, who are all either on the varsity beach volleyball team or the club rowing team, are accusing the school of “depriving women of...
Editorial Roundup: Texas
Dallas Morning News. November 19, 2023. Editorial: Established science, not ideology, belongs in Texas classrooms Science is about proof, not the political lenses we prefer. The State Board of Education recently debated how Texas students will learn...
Matson's journey as UNC's 23-year-old field hockey coach reaches the brink of another NCAA title
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Erin Matson crouched near midfield, intently watching North Carolina’s field hockey players run drills creating a hive of activity near the goal. A year ago at this time, Matson was among that on-ball chaos, the decorated star of a team nearing another...
