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NCAA board approves recommendations for Division I reform
1 year, 11 months ago

NCAA board approves recommendations for Division I reform

Associated Press  

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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Lawmakers rip Emmert, demand more progress on NCAA equity
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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Report drills NCAA on equity, calls for combined Final Four
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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With college sports in flux, NCAA set to overhaul itself
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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NCAA’s Emmert: It is time to decentralize college sports
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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NCAA clears way for athlete compensation as state laws loom
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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NCAA to allow athletes to earn compensation for name, image and likeness
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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Emmert: NCAA crafting ‘interim’ NIL rules after court loss
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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Conferences urge stopgap for NCAA on NIL until federal law
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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NCAA memo: Emmert urges schools to act on NIL or he will
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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Lawmakers agree NCAA needs NIL help, but how much and when?
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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Jennings: NCAA inequity exposes the ‘reality’ for its female student-athletes
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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Not NCAA Property: Players push for reform on social media
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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After DOJ warning, NCAA to delay vote on compensation rules
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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