Some involved with ‘Olympic’ sports worry about the impact of allowing individual athletes being able to profit for the use of their likeness.
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NCAA offers guidelines to bring athletes back to campus
The suggestions are not universal rules and do not recommend testing all athletes for COVID-19, leaving the decision up to individuals schools.
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NCAA weighs moratorium as some schools push to offer fall sports
The moratorium on athletic activities for all sports currently runs through May 31, and the NCAA is debating whether or not to let it expire.
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Disparity is on display with how different colleges are dealing with pandemic
Three sports programs are being dropped in Akron for financial reasons, while LSU could welcome football players back to campus as soon as June 1.
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Can college football create a level playing field for 2020?
Schools are working on a plan of uniformity, but also realize there is a ‘significant chance that that may not be possible,’ with states and conferences on different reopening timelines.
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Why does the NCAA always punish schools but rarely coaches?
Iona is defending itself and new coach Rick Pitino, who has little chance of being harshly disciplined despite issues at Louisville and a decades-long history of violations.
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NCAA accuses Louisville basketball of recruiting violations
The allegations says former coach Rick Pitino failed to promote an atmospher of compliance.
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Catching Up With: Before everything stopped, Skowhegan grad was poised for career track and field season at division I school
Fairleigh Dickinson University senior Maddy Price established herself as one of the Northeast Conference’s top athletes during the indoor season.
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Analysis: NCAA moves toward athlete compensation, but how?
Q & A: The NCAA definition of an amateur athlete is about to be overhauled, and there are plenty about questions of how it will work.
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NCAA board supports name, image and likeness compensation
After years of fighting against it, the NCAA is setting up a structure that will allow athletes to be compensated for endorsements.