The judge overseeing the rewriting of the college sports rulebook threw a potentially deal-wrecking roadblock into the mix Wednesday, insisting parties in the antitrust lawsuit redo the part of the proposed settlement.
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Every team in the WNBA had higher attendance figures for games in which they played the Fever than they did for non-Fever games.
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The football-star-turned-TV-personality will become the fifth consecutive athlete to lead the IndyCar field to the green flag.
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The live sale is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. online with bidding also available in person at Ripley Auctions’ gallery at 5451 N. Rural St. in Indianapolis.
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U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken heard testimony from athletes including LSU gymnast and millionaire influencer Olivia Dunne on Monday. She acknowledged their concerns and asked attorneys for fresh feedback on several topics.
Several Indianapolis-area celebrities are expected to attend the match and participate in its pageantry. The event will also feature a pre-game show and numerous opportunities for spectators at the arena to participate in person and through social media.
Indiana University and many other schools are facing an unprecedented dilemma—pay players market value or risk becoming less competitive on the field. In Bloomington, the solution appears to be running a leaner department.
The proposal, described as a “working document” ahead of next week’s NCAA convention, would grant the Southeastern Conference, Big Ten Conference, Big 12 Conference and Atlantic Coast Conference rights to manage postseason championships such as the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments.
The athletes whose lawsuit against the Indianapolis-based NCAA is primed to pave the way for schools to pay them directly also want a players’ association to represent them in the complex contract negotiations that have overtaken the sport.
Unrivaled Basketball, a 3-on-3 league co-founded by two WNBA stars, announced the rosters for its six teams on Wednesday without Clark taking any of the 36 available spots. ESPN reported that the Indiana Fever star does not intend to play.
U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken released an order setting a timeline for a deal that would put millions of dollars into the pockets of college athletes.
The 2024 No. 1 pick became the third Fever player to win rookie of the year, joining teammate Aliyah Boston (2023) and Hall of Fame guard Tamika Catchings (2002).
Olympian Taliyah Brooks suffered heat-related injuries while competing in heptathlon events in the U.S. Olympic Track and Field trials in 2021.
For some, it looks like an overstep by the NCAA. Others see ample precedent in professional leagues to support regulating NIL.
Once considered too small to play defensive end, Indianapolis Colt great Dwight Freeney will be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday.
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.”
The Indiana Fever’s Aliyah Boston and Kelsey Mitchell also made the All-Star team.
The league plans to commit $50 million over the next two years to provide full-time charter flight service for its teams during the season in a move that addresses years of player safety concerns.
Clark addressed numerous topics, ranging from the bustling draft party held at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, to the future of the league, to how she feels about the prospect of living in Indianapolis.
Having taken women’s college basketball to new heights, Caitlin Clark is about to step boldly into her future as the presumed No. 1 draft pick of the WNBA’s Indiana Fever. Here are some questions and answers about Clark’s immediate future in the WNBA.
Clark, who is the career leading scorer in Division I men’s and women’s basketball, is expected to go first to the Indiana Fever. It’s the second consecutive year that the Fever have the top pick.
Women’s basketball is one of the hottest tickets in college sports, a popularity driven in part by players like Caitlin Clark of the University of Iowa and Angel Reese of Louisiana State University. Their name, image and likeness, or NIL, valuations are some of the highest in the nation.
Players, leagues and fans have been reckoning with the still-unfolding effects of sports gambling since a Supreme Court ruling handed the question of legalization to states in 2018. Each constituency may be arriving at the realization those impacts have mushroomed beyond anyone’s control.
NCAA President Charlie Baker and other college sports leaders contend the vast majority of the 1,100 NCAA member schools could not afford to treat their athletes as employees and would sponsor fewer teams if athletes were categorized this way.
