Labor board makes shocking decision on USC athletes
"Gaining employee status is an important part in ending NCAA practices that illegally exploit college athletes’ labor."
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Sports world reacts to tragic Indiana State football news
"This is a terrible tragedy."
NCAA references strippers in bizarre argument why athletes aren’t employees
It's a bold strategy from the NCAA.
College sports world reacts to new Big Ten media deal
The Big Ten is cashing in!
WWE unveils second Next In Line class
WWE revealed their second Next In Line class consisting of 15 college athletes from seven different sports.
Jimbo Fisher unleashes on Nick Saban: ‘Go dig into his past’
"When he doesn't get his way, or things don't go his way, the narcissist in him doesn't allow those things to happen and it's ridiculous when he's not on top."
Sports world reacts to NCAA president Mark Emmert’s “Being a university president is the hardest job in America” comment
Both Emmert's comments on the difficulty of being a university president and his claim that not a single Olympic sport is cash-flow positive drew blowback.
Dave Wannstedt has some surprising predictions on possible conference realignment moves
It's too early to tell if this is actually happening but it would be some shift.
NCAA leadership reportedly approves one-time transfer rule extension to football, basketball, baseball, and men’s ice hockey
These sports now join the other NCAA-sponsored sports in providing a one-time free transfer without the need to sit out a year. However, schools and conferences can still put some restrictions on where athletes can transfer.
Penn State football doctor reveals a third of Big Ten athletes who tested positive for COVID-19 also develop myocarditis [UPDATE]
Myocarditis is "an inflammation of the heart muscle" which might cause athletes to be alarmed about their future performance if they get, and recover from, COVID-19.
As college football conferences discuss 2020 season, players are seizing the opportunity to organize
While the Power Five conferences are figuring out what to do next, the college football players are trying to make things as safe as possible to have a season. And that means organizing as one.
Is Oklahoma State’s postseason ban an appropriate punishment?
A postseason ban for a team whose current players and staff had nothing to do with what happened? Is that really appropriate?
Memphis head coach Penny Hardaway compares G League’s approach to sign top recruits to “almost like tampering”
"But taking guys out of their commitments (or) they’ve already signed and continuing to talk to their parents, it’s almost like tampering. I really don’t agree with that.”
NCAA approves extra year of eligibility for spring athletes, but leaves lots of details up to the schools
This move allows for extra eligibility, but schools can decide to pay smaller (or nil) scholarships. And this doesn't help athletes from affected winter sports like basketball.
NCAA shuts down Trevor Lawrence’s GoFundMe to help COVID-19 victims
Just the NCAA being their usual NCAA selves.
