1 month, 1 week ago

Education Department rescinds Biden memo that threatened to upend college NIL payments

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Education Department is scrapping a policy from the Biden administration that threatened to upend colleges’ plans to pay athletes for their name, imagine and likeness by making those payments subject to federal Title IX rules. President Donald Trump’s education officials announced the change Wednesday, saying the policy from former President Joe Biden’s final days in office had no legal basis under Title IX, the 1972 law forbidding sex discrimination in education. “The NIL guidance, rammed through by the Biden Administration in its final days, is overly burdensome, profoundly unfair and it goes well beyond what agency guidance is intended to achieve,” said Craig Trainor, acting assistant secretary for civil rights. That threatened to run afoul of the Biden policy, which said NIL payments “must be made proportionately available to male and female athletes.” Trump’s education officials said such a sweeping change would require “clear legal authority” that does not exist.

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4 days, 20 hours ago

Donald Trump administration suspends $175 million funding to University of Pennsylvania over transgender policy

Live Mint

United States President Donald Trump-led administration on Thursday suspended $175 million in funding to the University of Pennsylvania over its transgender sports policies, Reuters quoted the White House as saying on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the Ivy League university, which made national headlines in 2022 when a transgender student athlete competed on its women's swim team, said it had not received any …

US suspends funding to University of Pennsylvania over transgender policy

Hindustan Times

By Kanishka Singh US suspends funding to University of Pennsylvania over transgender policy WASHINGTON, - The Trump administration has suspended $175 million in funding to the University of Pennsylvania over its transgender sports policies, the White House said on Wednesday, its latest effort to force schools to fall in line with its policies. The Ivy League university, which made national …

Trump administration suspends $175 million in federal funding for Penn over transgender swimmer

Associated Press

▶ Follow live updates on President Donald Trump and his administration WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has suspended approximately $175 million in federal funding for the University of Pennsylvania over a transgender swimmer who last competed for the school in 2022, the White House said Wednesday. “We have been in the past, and remain today, in full compliance with the …

1 week, 5 days ago

Group of 10 athletic directors in charge of enforcing new rules under college sports lawsuit

Associated Press

Ten athletic directors are taking on the biggest lift in college sports, figuring out how to enforce new rules that will come into play when terms of the landmark $2.8 billion antitrust settlement reconfiguring their industry go into effect this summer. The NCAA and five conferences named as defendants in the House settlement on Wednesday revealed a list of the …

2 months, 1 week ago

As college sports move toward pay for play, Title IX looms as another hurdle for the NCAA

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Many schools have said that most of the up to $20.5 million they’ll pay out to their athletes as part of the $2.8 billion House settlement would go to football and men’s basketball players. This week, the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights issued …

2 months, 1 week ago

Title IX memo throws wrench in plans for schools to pay NIL money directly to athletes

Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Plans for colleges to pay athletes directly for their name, image and likeness deals would run afoul of Title IX, the Department of Education said in guidance issued Thursday that adds more confusion to the shifting landscape in college sports. The nine-page memo from the department’s Office for Civil Rights said NIL money that goes to athletes …

2 months, 1 week ago

Title IX memo throws wrench in plans for schools to pay NIL money directly to athletes

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For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Plans for colleges to pay …

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Athletes in $2.8 billion college lawsuit tell judge they want to create a players' association

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Grant House, Sedona Prince and Nya Harrison wrote to …

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Lawmakers, labor group push to protect NIL payouts from NCAA settlement deal

LA Times

State Sen. Nancy Skinner was among a group of lawmakers saying state law should supersede any edict in a proposed settlement that would prohibit universities from complying with NCAA and conference NIL rules. State Sen. Nancy Skinner and Sen. Steven Bradford were among a group of lawmakers who issued a statement Thursday saying state law should supersede any edict in …

5 months, 2 weeks ago

NCAA's $2.78 billion settlement with colleges to allow athlete payments gets preliminary approval

Hindustan Times

A judge granted preliminary approval Monday to the $2.78 billion legal settlement that would transform college sports by allowing schools to pay players. NCAA's $2.78 billion settlement with colleges to allow athlete payments gets preliminary approval U.S District Judge Claudia Wilken released an order setting a timeline for a deal that would put millions of dollars into the pockets of …

5 months, 2 weeks ago

NCAA settlement that would allow colleges to pay athletes gets preliminary approval

LA Times

A judge granted preliminary approval Monday to the $2.78 billion legal settlement that would transform college sports by allowing schools to pay players. Former college athletes from as far back as 2016 would be able to apply for their share of $2.576 billion set aside to help them recoup money they could’ve made from NIL deals, which weren’t allowed until …

5 months, 2 weeks ago

House v. NCAA settlement granted preliminary approval, bringing new financial model closer

New York Times

The proposed House v. NCAA settlement, which includes the landmark $2.78 billion settlement of three separate antitrust cases facing the NCAA and power conferences, received preliminary approval on Monday from Judge Claudia Wilken in the Northern District of California, clearing the way for schools to begin paying players directly through revenue sharing as early as 2025. Lawyers representing both sides …

5 months, 3 weeks ago

O’Bannon lawyer challenges NCAA antitrust settlement over revenue-sharing system, NIL restrictions

New York Times

The lead attorney in O’Bannon v. the NCAA, a landmark case that paved the way for athletes to earn money off their name, image and likeness, has filed an opposition to the $2.78 billion settlement of three antitrust cases facing the NCAA and power conferences. “We are confident our settlement is a landmark achievement for athletes that should be approved.” …

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge questions restrictions on booster payments to athletes in $2.78B NCAA settlement

Associated Press

A federal judge on Thursday probed the terms of a proposed $2.78 billion settlement of antitrust lawsuits against the NCAA and major conferences and revealed a potential snag in the deal, questioning whether payments to college athletes from booster-funded organizations should be restricted. “I’m quite concerned about those,” U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken said during a preliminary approval hearing. Kilaru …

6 months, 2 weeks ago

House v. NCAA settlement on hold as judge sends parties ‘back to the drawing board’

New York Times

The landmark settlement in the House v. NCAA and other antitrust cases was called into question during a court hearing on Thursday over language that would limit third-party name, image and likeness payments from boosters and collectives. Judge Claudia Wilken, of the Northern District of California, declined to rule on preliminary approval after voicing concerns regarding the NCAA’s efforts to …

6 months, 3 weeks ago

College athlete advocacy group opposes NCAA lawsuit settlement, says it limits potential earnings

Associated Press

A prominent advocacy group for college athletes announced Thursday it opposes the $2.8 billion settlement agreement of antitrust litigation facing the NCAA and major college conferences, saying a plan for schools to share athletics revenue will actually limit the earning potential of the athletes. “This is an unjust settlement that would not only harm current athletes but future college athletes …

7 months, 3 weeks ago

Boosters and collectives would be targeted by mandatory disclosure of NIL deals. Is that legal?

Associated Press

College sports leaders believe they have found a way through a massive antitrust settlement to finally separate “true NIL” for athletes from booster-funded payments they say are actually pay-for-play or recruiting inducements masquerading as endorsement deals. If the settlement is approved by a federal judge, mandatory disclosure rules, an outside clearinghouse to assess deals and an enforcement process that includes …

7 months, 3 weeks ago

What’s the future of NIL collectives after the House v. NCAA settlement?

New York Times

The historic House v. NCAA settlement is moving toward formalizing terms, though it still needs Judge Claudia Wilken’s approval. GO DEEPER House v. NCAA settlement takes next step toward schools paying athletes The option to bring collectives in-house Collectives emerged in the wake of the NCAA allowing NIL compensation in 2021. NIL collectives could continue operating outside of athletic departments …

7 months, 3 weeks ago

Unintended consequences: How NIL in college sports has raised questions about nonprofits

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Three years into the new age of college sports, where athletes are allowed to profit from their successes through name, image and likeness deals, everyone is still trying to find out what the new normal will be. Phil Hackney, associate professor at the University of Pittsburgh’s law school, said the IRS offers tax-exempt status for organizations that …

7 months, 3 weeks ago

Who is getting paid and how in the landmark settlement of NCAA antitrust cases

Associated Press

Highlights from the 100-page, $2.78 billion settlement agreement filed Friday in federal court covering the NCAA, college sports’ five wealthiest conferences and plaintiffs representing hundreds of thousands of former and current student-athletes. The range of damage payments vary widely, with football and men’s basketball players who competed in the so-called Power Five conferences are set to receive the largest sums. …

7 months, 3 weeks ago

The NCAA has agreed to settle a major lawsuit. It still faces a number of challenges

Associated Press

The NCAA, which represents some 1,100 schools and more than 500,000 athletes, is no stranger to lawsuits. The House case House vs. the NCAA is a class-action lawsuit in the Northern District of California before federal Judge Claudia Wilken, whose previous rulings in NCAA cases paved the way for college athletes to profit from their fame and for schools to …

7 months, 3 weeks ago

Damages to college athletes to range from a few dollars to more than a million under settlement

Associated Press

Thousands of former college athletes will be eligible for payments ranging from a few dollars to more than a million under the $2.78 billion antitrust settlement agreed to by the NCAA and five power conferences, a deal that also paves the way for schools to directly compensate athletes while attempting regulate payments from boosters. “College athletes will finally be able …

7 months, 3 weeks ago

Former college athletes potentially eligible for millions under NCAA settlement

LA Times

Thousands of former college athletes will be eligible for payments ranging from a few dollars to more than a million under the $2.78-billion antitrust settlement agreed to by the NCAA and five power conferences, a deal that also paves the way for schools to directly compensate athletes while attempting regulate payments from boosters. The NCAA and college sports leaders continue …

7 months, 3 weeks ago

House v. NCAA settlement takes next step toward schools paying athletes

New York Times

New documents were filed in the historic House v. NCAA case on Friday, the next step in formalizing the settlement agreement that will reshape college sports. “While there is still much work to be done in the settlement approval process, this is a significant step toward establishing clarity for the future of all of Division I athletics while maintaining a …

8 months, 1 week ago

US appeals court says some NCAA athletes may qualify as employees under federal wage-and-hour laws

Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA — College athletes whose efforts primarily benefit their schools may qualify as employees deserving of pay under federal wage-and-hour laws, a U.S. appeals court ruled Thursday in a setback to the NCAA. The court, in the latest challenge to the NCAA’s long-held notion of “amateurism” in college sports, said that a test should be developed to differentiate between students …

8 months, 3 weeks ago

The NCAA has agreed to settle a major lawsuit. It still faces a number of legal challenges

Associated Press

9 months, 3 weeks ago

Big changes for the NCAA likely to upend scholarship limits and roster sizes across college sports

Associated Press

Cody McDavis’ life changed forever with a few strokes of a pen. “The assumption was if I didn’t get a scholarship, I was not going to college,” recalled McDavis, now an attorney for a Los Angeles-based firm. On our campus, we must determine what we can afford, who will receive these new scholarship or revenue sharing benefits and in what …

10 months ago

Union leader: Multibillion-dollar NCAA antitrust settlement won’t slow efforts to unionize players

Associated Press

BOSTON — Efforts to unionize college athletes will continue, advocates said Friday, even with the NCAA’s landmark agreement to allow players to be paid from a limited revenue-sharing pool. “With this settlement, the NCAA continues to do everything it can to avoid free market competition, which is most appropriate in this case,” said Chris Peck, the president of the local …

10 months ago

With revenue sharing coming to college sports, are NIL collectives a problem or part of a solution?

Associated Press

When the NCAA lifted its longtime ban on college athletes earning endorsement money in 2021, there was no such thing as collectives. With revenue-sharing with college athletes on the horizon as part of a $2.8 billion antitrust settlement proposal agreed to Thursday by the NCAA and the nation’s biggest conferences, the future of collectives seems uncertain even though the duties …

10 months ago

With college athletes on cusp of revenue-sharing, there are Title IX questions that must be answered

Associated Press

The looming athlete pay system that will upend the traditional college sports model and still-to-be-determined details about how millions of dollars will be distributed are certain to bring questions about gender equity. “If the universities are going to end up exerting control over the revenue sharing,” Konidaris said, “you’re going to need to address pay equity very head-on.” A New …

10 months ago

The NCAA has agreed to settle a major lawsuit. It still faces a number of legal challenges

Associated Press

The NCAA, which represents some 1,100 schools and more than 500,000 athletes, is no stranger to lawsuits. THE HOUSE CASE House vs. the NCAA is a class-action lawsuit in the Northern District of California before federal Judge Claudia Wilken, whose previous rulings in NCAA cases paved the way for college athletes to profit from their fame and for schools to …

10 months ago

NCAA and conferences sign off on settlement that would allow schools to pay athletes

LA Times

The NCAA and five major college sports conferences have agreed to settle antitrust allegations for nearly $2.8 billion over the next 10 years. The NCAA and the nation’s five biggest conferences announced Thursday night that they have agreed to pay nearly $2.8 billion to settle a host of antitrust claims, a monumental decision that sets the stage for a groundbreaking …

10 months ago

Paying college athletes will usher in a new era of uncertainty. But here’s what won’t happen

New York Times

This week, the NCAA, ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC voted to allow schools to pay their athletes. “If we go down the road of paying players substantial sums, all will be lost,” former CBS Sports president Neal Pilson testified during the 2014 O’Bannon v. NCAA trial. Many college athletes — not just in football and men’s basketball …

10 months, 2 weeks ago

In the NIL landscape, schools are turning to companies to train and manage in-house general managers

Associated Press

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Riley Ammenhauser has become a record-breaking, triple-jumping track athlete at Michigan and something of an entrepreneur. “For us, it’s the right time to bring in a company that has had three years to develop strategies, connections to NIL space, connections to collectives, understanding that model,” athletic director Warde Manuel said. “We have been telling schools for …

10 months, 3 weeks ago

Settlement could cost NCAA nearly $3 billion; plan to pay athletes would need federal protection

Associated Press

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The NCAA and major college conferences are considering a possible settlement of an antitrust lawsuit that could cost them billions in damages and force schools to share athletics-related revenue with their athletes. But even if college sports leaders create a new, more professional model for collegiate athletics they likely would need help from Congress if athletes are …

11 months ago

Virginia law allows the state’s colleges and universities to directly pay athletes through NIL deals

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For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Glenn Youngkin signed measure into law Thursday that allows …

11 months ago

Virginia law allows the state’s colleges and universities to directly pay athletes through NIL deals

Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed measure into law Thursday that allows state colleges and universities to directly pay their athletes through name, image and likeness compensation deals, a measure believed to be the first of its kind. The law, which takes effect July 1, was signed one day after the NCAA eased some of its NIL restrictions …

1 year ago

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

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! In a letter to member schools Friday, NCAA President Charlie Baker said the Division I Board of Directors directed enforcement staff “to pause and not begin investigations involving third-party participation in NIL-related activities.” The move comes a week after a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction …

1 year ago

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

Associated Press

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 only difference now is when they’re doing it, if somebody says, ‘Hey, is this within the rules?’ They can …

1 year, 1 month ago

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

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — 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 schools. The NCAA said later in a statement that the ruling “will aggravate …

1 year, 1 month ago

Federal judge blocks NCAA from enforcing NIL rules

New York Times

A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the NCAA from enforcing its prohibitions against recruits signing monetary deals with booster groups, delivering a significant blow to the NCAA’s attempts to stop universities and their supporters from paying athletes to play at their schools. The notion of amateurism has long been a bedrock principle of the NCAA, but Judge Clifton L. …

1 year, 1 month ago

No immediate ruling after preliminary injunction hearing in Tennessee, Virginia NIL lawsuit vs. NCAA

Associated Press

A federal judge said Tuesday he will rule “in short order” on a preliminary injunction requested by the states of Tennessee and Virginia to stop the NCAA from enforcing its rules governing name, image and likeness compensation for athletes as part of an antitrust lawsuit. He said in a prepared statement the NCAA’s “arbitrary and illegal rules” are keeping athletes …

1 year, 1 month ago

What is NIL, how has it changed college sports and why are schools under investigation?

New York Times

You’ve seen the three letters: NIL. Collectives are organizations that fundraise via large and small donors with the intent to direct that money to a school’s athletes through NIL deals. One of the NCAA’s first pieces of official NIL guidance, sent to schools in May 2022, stated that collectives count as boosters and are subject to the same, long-applied recruiting …

1 year, 2 months ago

NCAA takes step toward determining if new tier of Division I where athletes can be paid is possible

Associated Press

PHOENIX — The NCAA on Thursday took the first step toward determining whether President Charlie Baker’s idea to create a new subdivision in which schools directly pay athletes can become a reality. And if having this conversation about a new model helps get us to the finish line, that’s important.” Republican members of Congress Cathy McMorris of Washington and Gus …

1 year, 2 months ago

Why is the NCAA proposing a new subdivision? Explaining the related legal battles

New York Times

In early December, Ohio attorney general Dave Yost fired off a zinger in a press release: “The ‘AA’ in NCAA might as well stand for ‘arbitrary and atrocious.’” The comment was directed at what the politician believed was an unlawful transfer rule by the NCAA, which requires non-graduate, multi-time transfer athletes to sit out a season of competition before being …

1 year, 3 months ago

If college athletes can earn NIL money from the schools, what becomes of donor-backed collectives?

Associated Press

Donor-fueled collectives that raise money and funnel it to college athletes through name, image and likeness opportunities they facilitate probably won’t go away entirely if NCAA President Charlie Baker’s proposals for paying athletes become reality. It’s not too difficult.” Opendorse CEO Blake Lawrence, whose company partners with schools to help initiate, track and monitor NIL deals, said there will be …

1 year, 3 months ago

The NCAA is looking at how to get athletes paid. That likely won’t solve its legal headaches

Associated Press

The legal challenges for the NCAA keep mounting. “The House case is already seeking a broadcast sharing with the student-athletes with respect to the value of their NIL,” said Jeffrey Kessler, a plaintiffs’ attorney and a veteran of lawsuits against the NCAA. “This case would also allow student-athletes, if we’re successful, to get broadcast revenues for their performance.” The NCAA …

1 year, 3 months ago

Why the NCAA president is proposing some schools should be permitted to pay athletes

Associated Press

LAS VEGAS — 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 members suggesting the creation of a new subdivision in which …

1 year, 3 months ago

NCAA proposes creation of new subdivision with direct compensation for athletes

New York Times

In a groundbreaking move, NCAA president Charlie Baker on Tuesday proposed the creation of a new subdivision within Division I that would allow the highest-resourced schools the ability to compensate athletes through a trust fund and direct name, image and likeness licensing agreements. The proposal, which was sent out to all Division I members in a letter obtained by The …

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Trump administration suspends $175 million in federal funding for Penn over transgender swimmer Lia Thomas

The Hindu

The Trump administration has suspended approximately $175 million in federal funding for the University of Pennsylvania over a transgender swimmer who last competed for the school in 2022, the White House said on Wednesday. “We have been in the past, and remain today, in full compliance with the regulations that apply to not only Penn, but all of our NCAA …

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Trump suspends $175 million in funding to University of Pennsylvania over trans athletes

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