College sports

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Non-revenue sports fret over college athlete compensation

June 4, 2020 Associated Press

College coaches in non-revenue sports are worried about the impact legislation allowing compensation for athletes could have on their programs. More than a dozen national associations in various sports – hockey, soccer, tennis, golf, swimming and gymnastics, among them – have signed a memo outlining “significant concerns” about effects of allowing athletes to profit for […]

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California to let college athletes sign endorsement deals

October 1, 2019 Associated Press

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Defying the NCAA, California opened the way Monday for college athletes to hire agents and make money from endorsement deals with sneaker companies, soft drink makers, car dealerships and other sponsors, just like the pros. The first-in-the-nation law, signed by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom and set to take effect in 2023, […]

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MIAC ousts original member St. Thomas for being too strong

May 23, 2019 Associated Press

The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference has decided to oust St. Thomas, the largest school in the NCAA Division III league and the most successful in recent years in sports. The MIAC announced Wednesday the Tommies will be “involuntarily removed” in two years by the conference they helped found with six other schools in 1920. The […]

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Advisers aid baseball prospects, might do same in basketball

May 8, 2018 Associated Press

Evan Skoug had a decision to make his senior year of high school in 2014: go pro or go to college? He was rated the No. 1 prospect in Illinois for the Major League Baseball draft that year, and he had signed a letter of intent to play catcher at TCU. Skoug ended up going […]

NFL

Shaquem Griffin finally hears his name at NFL draft

April 30, 2018 Associated Press

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Shaquem Griffin came back. The crowd loved it. Players in attendance not selected in the first two days of the NFL draft usually head out of town before the fourth through seventh rounds. Griffin, who sat through 100 names being called in the first three rounds, wasn’t in AT&T Stadium on […]

NFL

Mayfield goes 1st to begin rush to get QBs in NFL draft

April 27, 2018 Associated Press

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Quarterback desperation means NFL teams can’t pass on taking a passer — even a flawed one — in the draft. The Browns, Jets, Bills and Cardinals heeded that notion Thursday night, even as more highly rated players at other positions remained on the board. Heisman Trophy winner Baker Mayfield became Cleveland’s […]

NEWS

UW-L men win 17th consecutive WIAC championship, women win 6th

February 26, 2018 Rick Solem

STEVENS POINT, Wis. – For the 17th consecutive season, the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse men’s track and field team won the WIAC indoor championship. Not to be outdone, the UW-L women’s track team also won conference. It was their sixth consecutive title. MEN The Eagles finished with 157.5 points UW-Whitewater was second at 105.0. The […]

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