INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — On the eve of the tipoff to the Final Four, the president of the United States may be making a splash. College leaders are bracing for a Friday release of President Donald Trump’s latest executive order to regulate college sports. Advertisement Multiple sources with knowledge of the order spoke to Yahoo Sports…
CHAMPAIGN – A chapter of College Republicans at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is facing backlash after a social media post that appeared to reference the killing of a Minneapolis protester. What we know: The University of Illinois said Monday the student organization has been placed under a Title VI review. The investigation stems from…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – The University of Kentucky volleyball team’s championship run is inspiring the next generation of players at Lexington Catholic High School. The Wildcats play for the NCAA championship Sunday afternoon, and the high school team will be watching and cheering from home. Head coach Jeff Kaufmann said UK volleyball is one of…
The NCAA owes a former college football player and his wife $18 million, a South Carolina jury decided while finding college sports’ major governing body negligent in failing to warn the player about the long-term effects of concussions. Following a civil trial that wrapped up late last week, Orangeburg County jurors awarded $10 million to…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Thursday morning in the nation’s capital, NCAA president Charlie Baker spoke to a few dozen members and guests of the National Press Club — an operation located in Washington’s downtown, just a short walk to the White House. Just hours later, the association’s years-long fight for federal intervention in college sports…
President Donald Trump officially issued his expected college sports executive order on Thursday. According to the White House, the executive order “prohibits third-party, pay-for-play payments to collegiate athletes.” However the order “does not apply to legitimate, fair-market-value compensation that a third party provides to an athlete, such as for a brand endorsement.” Advertisement Additionally, the…
Dax Whitney was dominant early and the Oregon State Beavers were clutch late, beating Louisville 4-3 in walkoff fashion Friday at the Men’s College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. Gavin Turley doubled down the left field line to score Aiva Arquette from first in the bottom of the ninth inning, breaking a 3-3 tie and…