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House Panel Advances GOP Bill to Ban College Athletes as Employees
A potential ban of college athletes as employees of their schools, conference and the NCAA advanced in the…
Congress to Consider Bill Declaring College Athletes Are Not Employees
The U.S. House of Representatives Education and the Workforce Committee will hold a markup hearing Thursday…
Ex-NC State Players Bring O’Bannon-Inspired Lawsuit Over NCAA Footage
Former Utah Jazz forward Thurl Bailey and nine teammates from the 1983 NC State men’s basketball championship…
A Bad Week for Pro Leagues’ Modern Embrace of Sports Betting
After a week in which an alleged co-conspirator of a banned NBA player was charged with wire fraud for a…
NCAA’s Billion Dollar Settlement Faces Google Book Deal Hurdles
The future of college sports hinges on whether a 74-year-old judge approves or rejects a…
NFL Sunday Ticket Antitrust Class Action Nears Trial Date
Nine years ago, a group of NFL Sunday Ticket subscribers sued the league over a topic that has spawned…
Reggie Bush Pushes Forward in NCAA Defamation Suit
It’s been a good two-month stretch for former USC and NFL running back Reggie Bush. In April, the…
Jim Trotter’s Retaliation Claim Against NFL Advances
The NFL convinced U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff Wednesday to dismiss five civil rights claims brought by…
Shilo Sanders’ Bankruptcy, Legal Woes Complicate NIL Story
University of Colorado safety Shilo Sanders has petitioned a federal bankruptcy court to help him address…
Ed O’Bannon Stands Tall Over NCAA Antitrust SettlementÂ
The NCAA’s historic antitrust settlement will—if finalized, approved and triumphant over potential legal…
Birmingham-Southern Heads to World Series as College Closes
Birmingham-Southern College, a private liberal arts college in Alabama, will close on May 31, but that hasn’t…
Pac-12 Games End but NCAA Uncertainty Keeps it Going
Saturday night featured what appears to be the last Pac-12 tournament game, but as a defendant in unresolved…