NCAA basketball season set to open day before Thanksgiving
The Division I Council voted Wednesday to delay the start date from the originally scheduled Nov. 10 as one of several precautions against the spread of coronavirus.
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Memo: NCAA to furlough its entire staff for up to 8 weeks
The NCAA will furlough its entire Indianapolis-based staff of about 600 employees in a cost-saving move, according to memo obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press.
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Uncertainty lingers over Final Four, but NCAA still eyeing April
The NCAA and the Indiana Sports Corp. both said they’re still planning for the Final Four on its original dates. Some sports business experts wonder whether the college basketball tournament could benefit from a “bubble” strategy like the NBA or NHL.
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NCAA Division I Council recommends fall-sport athletes receive extra year of eligibility
The Division I Council made a similar decision for spring-sport athletes who had their seasons cut short by the coronavirus.
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NCAA considers additional eligibility for fall sport athletes
The NCAA Division I Council meets Wednesday to consider what will happen with the eligibility of fall sport athletes and whether fall sports championships should be staged in the spring.
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Senators debate antitrust exemption for NCAA over athlete pay
The NCAA is working to change its rules restricting athletes from earning money for things such as endorsements, in-person appearances and social media posts.
‘Father of the Final Four’ Jernestedt dies at 75
Tom Jernstedt worked his first men’s basketball tournament as director of events for the NCAA in 1973 and has widely been credited with transforming it into the billion-dollar March Madness it has become today.
AP source: Big Ten working on multiple options for football
The conference is in the early stages of a complicated process that also involves broadcast partners and possible neutral site venues, but could have a season starting as soon as Thanksgiving weekend.
NCAA confirms $270M insurance payout for canceled NCAA tournament
The NCAA’s insurance payout for March Madness is perhaps the largest for a pandemic-related event cancellation thus far.
NCAA cancels fall championships, looks toward winter, spring contingencies
The highest tier of Division I football, the Bowl Subdivision, is not affected because it is not overseen by the NCAA.
UPDATE: Two NCAA divisions call off fall championships
Within hours of the board’s announcement, the Division III presidents council canceled fall sports championship and determined they will not be made up in the spring.
NCAA heeds Division I’s pleas for patience on fall sports
More than two dozen Division I conferences had urged the NCAA’s highest governing body to delay a decision on fall championships until a majority of leagues determine whether to hold regular-season competition.
NCAA football oversight committee asks board for time on fall sports
The NCAA football oversight committee is asking the association’s Board of Governors to avoid making a decision soon on whether to conduct fall championships, “so that conferences and schools may have ample latitude to continue to evaluate the viability of playing football this fall.”
NCAA lays out plan for playing, but warns of surging pandemic
The NCAA handed down its latest guidelines for playing through a pandemic while also sounding an alarm: The prospect of having a fall semester with football and other sports is looking grim.
NCAA expands ban, joins SEC in targeting Confederate flag
The NCAA on Friday expanded its policy banning states with prominent Confederate symbols from hosting its sponsored events, one day after the Southeastern Conference made a similar declaration.
Sen. Rubio introduces bill to help NCAA make uniform compensation changes
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio’s bill would protect the NCAA from being challenged in court if the association changes its rules to allow athletes to earn money for endorsement deals and personal appearances.
Appeals court upholds injunction against NCAA on education expenses
The appeals court ruling clears the way for Division I conferences to independently set rules for education-related compensation provided to student-athletes.
NCAA’s top doctor: Testing crucial to having sports in fall
Dr. Brian Hainline expressed cautious optimism that college sports could be played during the fall semester, but “it’s not going to be risk-free, that’s for sure.”
NCAA faces lawsuit over violence against women at colleges
The federal lawsuit accuses the organization of failing to address gender-based violence by male athletes against female students at colleges and universities.
NCAA moves toward athlete compensation—here’s how
The NCAA is about to drastically change its rules regarding amateurism, which raises plenty of questions. Here are some answers.
NCAA board supports name, image, likeness compensation
The Indianapolis-based NCAA is moving forward with a plan to allow college athletes to earn money for endorsements and a host of other activities involving personal appearances and social media.
Tech companies, like college athletes, eager to cash in
The Indianapolis-based NCAA is figuring out the details of how college athletes can be compensated for the use of their name, image or likeness. Social media is expected to play a huge role.
NCAA moves toward allowing athletes to be paid by sponsors
Recommended rule changes that would clear the way for athletes to earn money from their names, images and likeness are being reviewed by college sports administrators this week before being sent to the NCAA Board of Governors, which meets Monday and Tuesday.
NCAA saved money in case of a canceled March Madness. Then it spent it.
One month after the pandemic forced the cancellation of the lucrative NCAA men’s basketball tournament, officials at athletic departments and college sports conferences across the country remain puzzled by one question: Why wasn’t the NCAA better prepared for this?