By this time next year, college athletes may be permitted to be earn money for their names, images and likenesses without compromising their eligibility.
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Skeptics loom as NCAA builds guardrails around compensation
For more than 60 years, NCAA leaders have insisted college athletes had to be amateurs and could not be paid, but that is about to change.
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NCAA: ‘Highly probable’ Congress passes athlete comp rules
NCAA President Mark Emmert says it is “highly probable” Congress will set national guidelines for how college athletes can be compensated for the their names, images and likenesses.
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Oklahoma, not Ohio State, moves into CFP top 4
Oklahoma was No. 5 in the pivotal second-to-last College Football Playoff rankings released Tuesday night, ahead of Ohio State heading into championship weekend when the final four will be set. The biggest question facing the selection committee this week was how much to value Ohio State’s 62-39 blowout of Michigan on Saturday. The answer: The […]
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College Football: Maine gets first-round bye in NCAA tournament
Jaron Grayer, left, and Kayon Whitaker photograph the championship trophy during a gathering at Sea Dog Brewery Company in Bangor on Sunday. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald Photo) BANGOR — The University of Maine went from being considered preseason afterthoughts to one of the nation’s best football teams this fall. That point was clearly made […]
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UMF women's soccer weathered tough scheduled to reach NCAA Division III playoffs
UMaine-Farmginton’s McKenna Brodeur runs with ball toward an eventual score against Thomas in the first half of Sunday’s NAC championship game in Waterville. Thomas’ Taznae Fubler is at left. (David Leaming/Morning Sentinel) After a difficult start to the season, the University of Maine at Farmington women’s soccer team courageously did an about-face, won a majority […]
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NCAA adopts college basketball reforms for agents, NBA draft
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The NCAA is taking steps to try to clean up college basketball, carving out a limited role for agents to work with players and changing pivotal parts of its rules-enforcement system as part of numerous reforms in the wake of a corruption scandal. The Indianapolis-based governing body for college sports announced […]
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NCAA Track and Field: Lewiston’s Isaiah Harris wins 800 national title
Isaiah Harris crosses the finish line to win the 800 meter run at the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Oregon Friday night. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) EUGENE, Oregon — Crossing the finish-line with his arms outstretched before falling to his knees in joy, Lewiston High School graduate Isaiah Harris won the 800-meter NCAA championship Friday at Hayward […]
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Lewiston’s Harris qualifies for NCAA track and field championships
TAMPA, Fla. — Lewiston’s Isaiah Harris headed back to the NCAA Division I track and field championships Friday at the East Preliminaries. Harris, a junior at Penn State, will compete in the championships in Eugene, Oregon, next week. Harris finished the men’s 800-meter run in 1 minute, 46.8 seconds, coming in second behind Mississippi State […]
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A lot of D and a lot of DiVincenzo — Villanova routs Michigan to win NCAA title
SAN ANTONIO — A massive spark from Donte DiVincenzo and a defensive turnaround turned Villanova’s second national title in three years into a rout. DiVincenzo scored 31 points off the bench and Villanova shut down Michigan from the perimeter to beat the Wolverines 79-62 Monday night in the NCAA championship game. Villanova (36-4) started flat […]