The mental health crisis in sports is getting long overdue attention
When the Summer Games in Paris came to a close, it placed an unprecedented emphasis on the mental health of athletes. Read more
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College athletics revenue sharing deal ‘imperils Olympic pipeline’
Need to pay athletes, including in money-spinning American football and basketball, could limit subsidies for other sports Read more
Damages to college athletes to range from a few dollars to more than a million under settlement
Thousands of former college athletes will be eligible for payments ranging from a few dollars to more than a million under the $2.78 billion antitrust settlement agreed to by the NCAA and five power conferences, a deal that also paves the way for schools to directly compensate athletes while attempting regulate payments from boosters. Read more
Third of Team GB athletes for Paris Olympics educated privately
Study finds 33.3% of squad went to private schools, up nine percentage points from 24% in 2016 team Read more
U.S. appeals court ruling leaves open possibility of college athletes being considered employees
A federal appeals court on Thursday refused to rule out the possibility of college athletes being considered employees of their schools under minimum-wage law, as the NCAA had requested, but a three-judge panel sent the case back to a lower court for further consideration of the issue. Read more
Bill blocking college athletes being employees passes House committee
A U.S. House committee on Thursday approved a bill that would prevent college athletes from being considered employees of a school, conference or governing organization like the NCAA. Read more
In D3 World Series, Birmingham-Southern represents school that no longer exists: ‘Most insane story’
They closed the doors to the private liberal arts college on Friday for the final time after 168 years. Their baseball team could have quit, too, but refused. Read more
3 big questions are lingering after NCAA’s landmark case
College athletics may never be the same after the NCAA voted on a landmark settlement that will pay out former Division I athletes over the last 10 years and that allows schools to share their athletics revenue with their athletes. Read more
Hundreds of athletes urge the NCAA to not ban transgender athletes from women’s college sports
Over 400 former and current collegiate, professional and Olympic athletes urged the NCAA to not ban transgender athletes from women’s college sports, according to a letter sent out on Tuesday Read more
The ‘Caitlin Clark effect’: a method to March Madness?
‘Clarkonomics’ has proved a big boost for local economies wherever the University of Iowa basketballer plays, and experts explain her record-breaking tournament performances have been a slam dunk for the institution Read more
