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1 year, 11 months ago

NCAA board approves recommendations for Division I reform

SAN ANTONIO — At the NCAA convention Thursday, outgoing President Mark Emmert said goodbye, incoming President Charlie Baker introduced himself and the state of college sports was declared perilous. “As a collective enterprise, we are both thriving and threatened,” said Baylor President Linda Livingstone, who is the chairwoman of the NCAA’s Board of Governors. Transformation committee co-chairs Greg Sankey, commissioner …

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2 years ago

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker to be next NCAA president

Associated Press

Charlie Baker will be the next president of the NCAA, stepping in to lead an organization with diminished power amid sweeping change across college sports. The NCAA announced Thursday that Baker will replace Mark Emmert as the head of the largest college sports governing body in the country, with some 500,000 athletes at more than 1,100 schools. College sports leaders, …

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2 years, 2 months ago

The future of College Football, Inc.: Where the sport’s money and management go from here

New York Times

“Dramatic changes are necessary to permit athletes to participate in the enormous proceeds.” When longtime NCAA president Walter Byers said those words about college athletics in 1995, the Big Ten’s annual revenue was around $50 million. “There’s general agreement, at least among FBS programs, that we need a new model to govern football and certain parts of what we do …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Commentary: Here is why Mark Emmert will be remembered as the guy who tanked the NCAA

LA Times

NCAA President Mark Emmert speaks at a news conference at the Target Center, site of of the Women’s Final Four NCAA tournament on March 30 in Minneapolis. The greatest indictment of Mark Emmert’s 12-year run as NCAA president is the job description he leaves behind for his replacement: Keep the haves among NCAA Division I schools from splitting away from …

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2 years, 9 months ago

Lawmakers rip Emmert, demand more progress on NCAA equity

Associated Press

Three congressional lawmakers have sent a letter to NCAA President Mark Emmert accusing the organization of making “inadequate progress” in addressing “historically disparate” treatment of male and female athletes. Singling out the March Madness basketball tournaments, Democratic Reps. Carolyn Maloney of New York, Jackie Speier of California and Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey said the NCAA was “violating the spirit …

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2 years, 11 months ago

NCAA ratifies new constitution, paving way to restructuring

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! INDIANAPOLIS — NCAA member schools voted to ratify a new, streamlined constitution Thursday, paving the way for a decentralized approach to governing college sports that will hand more power to schools and conferences. NCAA President Mark Emmert, in his state of college sports address — delivered …

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3 years ago

Power, influence growing for SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! As Sankey was preparing to succeed his mentor, Kramer told the athletic directors in attendance the new commissioner would need their help more than anyone who had ever occupied that office to “navigate uncharted waters.” “And that is so true,” Sankey said during an hour-long interview …

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3 years, 4 months ago

Report drills NCAA on equity, calls for combined Final Four

Associated Press

The NCAA has fallen short of upholding its commitment to gender equity by prioritizing its cash cow Division I men’s basketball tournament “over everything else,” according a scathing review released Tuesday after an uproar over how the association conducts its championship events. “With respect to women’s basketball, the NCAA has not lived up to its stated commitment to ‘diversity, inclusion …

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3 years, 4 months ago

With college sports in flux, NCAA set to overhaul itself

Associated Press

The NCAA Board of Governors on Friday called for a constitutional convention in November, the first step toward launching dramatic reform in how the sprawling, multibillion-dollar enterprise of college sports is governed for years to come. In the wake of a stinging loss in the Supreme Court and radical changes to the way athletes can be compensated —- and with …

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3 years, 5 months ago

NCAA’s Emmert: It is time to decentralize college sports

Associated Press

NCAA President Mark Emmert said Thursday the time is right to consider a decentralized and deregulated version of college sports, shifting power to conferences and campuses and reconsidering how schools are aligned. Emmert said the recent Supreme Court ruling against the NCAA along with the lifting of restrictions on athletes monetizing their fame should be a catalyst to “rethink” what …

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3 years, 5 months ago

NCAA clears way for athlete compensation as state laws loom

Associated Press

DALLAS — The NCAA Board of Directors approved one of the biggest changes in the history of college athletics Wednesday, clearing the way for nearly a half-million athletes to start earning money based on their fame and celebrity without fear of endangering their eligibility or putting their school in jeopardy of violating amateurism rules that have stood for decades. “This …

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3 years, 5 months ago

NCAA to allow athletes to earn compensation for name, image and likeness

LA Times

The NCAA Board of Directors voted to allow athletes to start earning money based on their fame and celebrity without fear of endangering their eligibility or putting their school in jeopardy of violating amateurism rules. The NCAA Board of Directors approved one of the biggest changes in the history of college athletics Wednesday, clearing the way for nearly a half-million …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Emmert: NCAA crafting ‘interim’ NIL rules after court loss

Associated Press

NCAA President Mark Emmert said Wednesday the association is working on interim rules that will permit college athletes to earn money off their fame and celebrity by July and act as a bridge until there is a permanent solution. Six states — Texas, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi and New Mexico — have laws set to go into effect July 1 …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Conferences urge stopgap for NCAA on NIL until federal law

Associated Press

The NCAA is set to consider on Tuesday how to proceed with reforming rules that currently prohibit college athletes from earning money off their fame, the day after the association was dealt an emphatic loss by the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court’s unanimous decision in an athlete compensation case not related to NIL makes finding an NIL solution more complicated …

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3 years, 6 months ago

NCAA memo: Emmert urges schools to act on NIL or he will

Associated Press

ROSEMONT, Ill. — NCAA President Mark Emmert told the association’s more than 1,100 member schools Friday that he will seek temporary rules as early as July to ensure all athletes can be compensated for their celebrity with a host of state laws looming and congressional efforts seemingly stalled. “By July, all our athletes should be provided NIL opportunities regardless of …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Netanyahu’s reign is over for now. He leaves behind a wealthier, more divided Israel and a stalled peace process

CNN

Jerusalem CNN — He’s been dubbed King Bibi, the magician, the great survivor, and has held records as both the youngest and longest-serving prime minister of Israel. Israeli Government Press Office/Getty Images Netanyahu shakes hands with Israeli President Zalman Shazar during a 1972 ceremony honoring Sayeret Matkal soldiers who freed hostages in a hijacking earlier that year. Israeli Government Press …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Lawmakers agree NCAA needs NIL help, but how much and when?

Associated Press

A federal law governing how college athletes can earn money off their fame and celebrity seems certain to pass — at some point. “There is broad consensus that Congress should pass a law that grants athletes NIL rights,” Sen. Roger Wicker said Wednesday during a hearing held by the Senate Commerce Committee. “To race to just an NIL bill and …

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3 years, 8 months ago

AP Interview: Emmert says poor communication led to inequity

Associated Press

SAN ANTONIO — Mark Emmert acknowledged the glaring failures to give the coaches and players in the women’s tournament the same attention the NCAA gave the men was a result of a lack of communication between the two basketball staffs along with focusing on trying to tip off both events safely during a pandemic. “We dropped the ball in San …

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3 years, 9 months ago

Emmert agrees to meet protesting players after March Madness

Associated Press

The National College Players Association said Tuesday that NCAA President Mark Emmert has informed a group of basketball players who started a social media campaign to protest inequities in college sports that he will meet with them after March Madness. NCPA executive director Ramogi Huma said in a statement he received a letter from Emmert in response to the advocacy …

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3 years, 9 months ago

Jennings: NCAA inequity exposes the ‘reality’ for its female student-athletes

New York Times

Welcome to beautiful San Antonio, where the weight room is a weight stand and there aren’t enough yoga mats to go around for your entire team. On Friday morning, after images surfaced of inequities existing between the men’s and women’s NCAA Tournament bubbles, NCAA officials said they were working hard to address those issues. “When we were participating in the …

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3 years, 9 months ago

Not NCAA Property: Players push for reform on social media

Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — Several prominent players at the March Madness basketball tournament took aim at the NCAA on social media Wednesday, demanding changes to how they are allowed to be compensated in the latest organized display of power by college athletes. “It’s become clear to even the biggest NCAA apologist that we are playing this tournament primarily to deliver content to …

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3 years, 9 months ago

With NIL reform in limbo, NCAA heading toward busy June

Associated Press

The NCAA’s efforts to allow athletes to earn money from personal endorsement and sponsorship deals are stuck in limbo, and June is shaping up to be a potentially busy and important month for college sports. “And we have canceled that vacation.” Just days away from the start of the NCAA’s most lucrative and high-profile event, the Division I men’s basketball …

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3 years, 11 months ago

After DOJ warning, NCAA to delay vote on compensation rules

Associated Press

MIAMI — The NCAA is set to delay a potential landmark vote on legislation that would permit college athletes to be compensated for their fame for the first time after the association received a warning from the Department of Justice about potential antitrust violations. NCAA President Mark Emmert on Saturday emailed a letter to Makan Delrahim, assistant attorney general of …

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4 years, 3 months ago

Memo: NCAA to furlough its entire staff for 3-8 weeks

Daily Mail

Facing a massive budget shortfall, the NCAA will furlough its entire Indianapolis-based staff of about 600 employees for three to eight weeks in the latest cost-saving move amid the ongoing pandemic. NCAA President Mark Emmert notified the association's more than 1,200 member schools Wednesday in a memo obtained by The Associated Press. Facing a budget shortfall, the NCAA will furlough …

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NCAA board approves recommendations for Division I reform

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker to be next NCAA president

The future of College Football, Inc.: Where the sport’s money and management go from here

Commentary: Here is why Mark Emmert will be remembered as the guy who tanked the NCAA

Lawmakers rip Emmert, demand more progress on NCAA equity

NCAA ratifies new constitution, paving way to restructuring

Power, influence growing for SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey

Report drills NCAA on equity, calls for combined Final Four

With college sports in flux, NCAA set to overhaul itself

NCAA’s Emmert: It is time to decentralize college sports

NCAA clears way for athlete compensation as state laws loom

NCAA to allow athletes to earn compensation for name, image and likeness

Emmert: NCAA crafting ‘interim’ NIL rules after court loss

Conferences urge stopgap for NCAA on NIL until federal law

NCAA memo: Emmert urges schools to act on NIL or he will

Netanyahu’s reign is over for now. He leaves behind a wealthier, more divided Israel and a stalled peace process

Lawmakers agree NCAA needs NIL help, but how much and when?

AP Interview: Emmert says poor communication led to inequity

Emmert agrees to meet protesting players after March Madness

Jennings: NCAA inequity exposes the ‘reality’ for its female student-athletes

Not NCAA Property: Players push for reform on social media

With NIL reform in limbo, NCAA heading toward busy June

After DOJ warning, NCAA to delay vote on compensation rules

Memo: NCAA to furlough its entire staff for 3-8 weeks