The Indianapolis-based NCAA presented its case to the U.S. Court of Appeals on Tuesday in an effort to reverse a judge’s ruling that the organization is running a multibillion-dollar cartel that cheats athletes.
Indianapolis-based USA Football has assembled a roster of experts to make recommendations about on-field instruction, playing standards, rule changes and practice and safety guidelines.
In recent interviews with IBJ, University of Notre Dame Athletic Director Jack Swarbrick said he’d be willing to consider a model that allows student-athletes to profit from certain activities away from the field.
Oliver Luck hopes to rebuild trust and confidence in the NCAA. And he wants to protect the "fundamental" right of college athletes to get paid for the use of their names, images and likenesses.
A developer that planned to open a $22 million hotel and indoor sports complex in Greenwood has officially suspended those plans after failing to find funding.
The deal calls for the Indianapolis-based NCAA to toughen return-to-play rules for college athletes. It also would create a medical fund to test current and former athletes for brain trauma.
NCAA President Mark Emmert said Monday there is no talk about allowing compensation for autographs and signed memorabilia, but a new model for scholarships could be approved by January.
A private investment group led by Fishers entrepreneur Andy Card on Tuesday announced plans to build Grand Park Fieldhouse, a $6 million indoor facility for basketball and volleyball at Westfield’s Grand Park Sports Campus.
The Kokomo team will be part of the 12-team Prospect League, which features top collegiate players and includes teams in the Indiana cities of Terre Haute and Richmond. Other teams are in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Illinois and West Virginia.
Marian University, St. Vincent Health and four amateur sports groups have entered into formal discussions that could result in major developments at the northwest-side campus, the university announced Tuesday.
The NCAA is going back to court in Oakland, California—to clarify two points in U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken's ruling.
Analysts say the Indianapolis-based NCAA could ask Congress for an antitrust exemption that, coupled with some reform, would help the organization maintain the basic model of college sports.
NCAA President Mark Emmert said on a Sunday talk show that his organization found a lot in the decision that was "admirable" and some parts it disagreed with so strongly that they could not go unchallenged in court.
National Collegiate Athletic Association rules barring student athletes from seeking a share of its $800 million in annual broadcast revenue are illegal, a federal judge in California ruled in a lawsuit that may dramatically change college sports.
The changes may further increase the wealth gap between the 65 schools in the top five conferences and the rest of the Indianapolis-based NCAA’s roughly 350 Division I members.
Lawyers for the NCAA, the governor of Pennsylvania and others asked a judge to give them a month to work on a possible settlement of a lawsuit over the penalties Penn State University is paying for mishandling the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal.
The Indianapolis Metropolitan Development Commission on Wednesday approved $10 million in downtown tax-increment financing funds to pay for street improvements on the IUPUI campus. The contribution works in conjunction with IUPUI’s $20 million overhaul of the IU Natatorium.
Changes in governance might risk pipeline of athletes in sports that generate little income.
Mayor Greg Ballard on Monday morning unveiled details of the plan, in which IUPUI and Lilly Endowment each contribute $10 million for the IU Natatorium renovation. The city’s $10 million part of the plan involves nearby streets.
The city of Indianapolis, IUPUI and Lilly Endowment are preparing to unveil a broad plan for the west end of downtown and Haughville.
