NCAA moving closer to financially rewarding women’s basketball teams that reach March Madness
Women’s basketball is valued at $65 million per tournament under its new media rights deal—roughly 10 times more than in the contract that ends this year.
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NCAA targets boosters, collectives with mandatory disclosure of NIL deals
For some, it looks like an overstep by the NCAA. Others see ample precedent in professional leagues to support regulating NIL.
Unintended consequences: NIL in college sports raises questions for not-for-profits
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.
Attorney: Full settlement agreement of antitrust lawsuits involving NCAA expected to be filed Friday
The NCAA along with the Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten Conference, Big 12, Pac-12 and Southeastern Conference agreed on May 23 to the framework of a $2.77 billion settlement of multiple antitrust lawsuits that were challenging limits on college athlete compensation.
NIT to hold 2025 men’s semifinals, championship at Hinkle Fieldhouse
Indianapolis is already set to host the NIT semifinals and final in 2026, along with the NCAA Division I, II and III men’s title games.
Appeals court says some NCAA athletes might qualify as employees under federal wage laws
The court, in the latest challenge to the Indianapolis-based NCAA’s long-held notion of “amateurism” in college sports, said a test should be developed to differentiate between students who play college sports for fun and those whose effort “crosses the legal line into work.”
NCAA council votes to remove cannabis from banned drug list
Any penalties currently being served by student-athletes who previously tested positive for cannabinoids will be discontinued.
Ads on football fields to create new revenue for NCAA schools
Many Division I schools expect their athletic budgets to be stressed by the House v. NCAA settlement, which would require back damages of $2.77 billion to be paid over 10 years to athletes.
Big changes for NCAA likely to upend scholarship limits, roster sizes
Scholarships are not going away in college athletics, but how many there are and which sports they will apply to in coming years are among the many questions stemming from a mammoth antitrust settlement and athlete revenue-sharing plan proposed by the Indianapolis-based NCAA and its five largest conferences.
NCAA votes to accept $2.8B settlement that will usher in dramatic changes for college sports
The settlement could resolve three major antitrust lawsuits against the NCAA that carry the threat of some $20 billion in damages, a blow that would cripple the organization. The settlement includes dramatic changes to the NCAA’s amateur sports model.
Attorney says settlement being considered in NCAA antitrust case could withstand future challenges
A deadline looms next week for the NCAA and major conferences to agree to a deal that could cost billions in damages and set up a groundbreaking revenue-sharing system with college athletes.
Pat Knight named head coach for Marian University basketball team
The son of legendary IU coach Bobby Knight is coming off a 10-year stint as a scout for the Indiana Pacers, working on the West Coast.
Republican congressmen introduce bill that would protect NCAA, conferences from legal attacks
The Protect The Ball Act is intended to provide legal safe harbor for the entities that run college sport, which has been under siege from antitrust lawsuits.
Paying college athletes appears closer than ever. How could it work and what stands in the way?
A settlement being discussed in an antitrust lawsuit against the Indianapolis-based NCAA and major college conferences could cost billions and pave the way for a compensation model for college athletes.
NCAA ratifies immediate eligibility for athletes no matter how many times they switch schools
The Indianapolis-based NCAA fast-tracked rule changes to fall in line with a recent court order.
Proposal would assure schools that go all in to help NCAA investigations avoid postseason ban
The NCAA announced Thursday the proposal would define “exemplary cooperation” more clearly while establishing its impact on possible penalties.
UConn defeats Purdue to become first repeat NCAA men’s basketball champion since 2007
UConn joined the 2006-07 Florida Gators and the 1991-92 Duke Blue Devils as just the third team to repeat since John Wooden’s UCLA dynasty of the 1960s and 1970s.
NCAA president: Prop betting on college athletes ‘enormously problematic’
NCAA President Charlie Baker expressed concerns about threats to the integrity of competition and harassment of athletes by bettors angry with their individual results.
The keys for Monday night’s national title game between Purdue and UConn
Purdue big man Zach Edey has been an unstoppable force for two seasons. Edey’s size—7-foot-4, 300 pounds—usually forces teams to double him in the post. But UConn has 7-2, 280-pound Donovan Clingan in the middle.
Iowa star Caitlin Clark pours in 30 in final NCAA game, but Hawkeyes fall to South Carolina
Clark—who is expected to be the No. 1 pick in this month’s WNBA draft, where the Indiana Fever have the No. 1 pick—finished her four-year college career with 3,951 points, an NCAA record for both men and women.