WIAC Cancels Fall Sports
A week after Wisconsin high schools decided to delay fall sports, the WIAC has decided to cancel them altogether. Competitions in football, women’s soccer, women’s volleyball and men’s and women’s […]
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Graham on NCAA compensation rules: We’ve got to do something
The Senate Judiciary Committee wants to have a bipartisan plan in place to regulate the way college athletes can be compensated for name, image and likeness rights by Sept. 15, […]
ESPN considers how to make ‘GameDay’ work during pandemic
For millions of college football fans, couch potato Saturdays begin with ESPN’s “College GameDay.” The COVID-19 pandemic has put this season in peril, but if it can be salvaged, so […]
Wisconsin teams to wear university crest logo with black ‘W’
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin plans to have its sports teams wear a university crest logo with a black “W” to show solidarity with Black and other underrepresented communities on […]
St. Thomas can go D1; Minn. school was ousted from D3 league
The NCAA gave the University of St. Thomas permission Wednesday to jump directly from Division III to Division I, the final clearance for a bold move born out of the […]
Big Ten scraps nonconference football games due to pandemic
The Big Ten Conference announced Thursday it will not play nonconference games in football and several other sports this fall, the most dramatic move yet by a power conference because […]
‘Heartbreaking day’ — Stanford drops 11 sports to cut costs
Stanford was already facing some difficult financial choices as it tried to support one of the nation’s largest athletics departments. The coronavirus pandemic forced a dramatic and painful decision: Faced […]
Coronavirus testing a stress threat for athletic budgets
Coastal Carolina already had one of the smaller athletic budgets in the Football Bowl Subdivision, and that was before a 15% spending cut was ordered because of projected declines in […]
University of Minnesota: 7 students test COVID-19 positive
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The University of Minnesota said Tuesday that seven athletes from “multiple sports” have tested positive for the coronavirus. The Gopher Athletics Department conducted 170 COVID-19 tests during […]
La Crosse native Kobe King leaving Nebraska men’s basketball program for personal reasons
It looks as though La Crosse native Kobe King is leaving the University of Nebraska men’s basketball team. The team has apparently been together for about two weeks, and the […]