An unpredictable and exciting college football season is coming to a close. This weekend’s first-round slate is set up for two tight games and two blowouts — but in the playoffs, anything goes.
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As social media grows more toxic, college athletes ask themselves: Is it worth it?
Building a social media brand has helped enrich players. But constant harassment — fueled in part by sports gambling — has come to outweigh potential income. Now, staying “regular” is the goal.
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College football season is here. Here’s what to know ahead of Saturday’s kickoff
This weekend features three top-10 matchups, the most ever for an opening weekend in college football history. And Arch Manning, the most hyped player of a generation, will start for the first time.
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President Trump takes aim at college sports with a new executive order
The order aims to ban “pay-for-play” NIL deals, mandates scholarships for women’s and Olympic sports and threatens to withhold funds from schools who don’t comply. But its legality is in question.
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With $2.7 billion settlement approved, college sports’ big money era is officially here
The settlement in House v. NCAA brings an end to the NCAA’s long-standing tradition of amateurism. Starting this fall, schools will be able to pay players directly up to a salary cap of $20.5 million.
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As a judge weighs NCAA deal, thousands of college athletes remain in legal limbo
The class-action legal settlement would transform college sports. But this year, many athletes learned it would cost their spots on the team. Now, after a judge heard their objections, they must wait.
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Florida swamps Houston, winning 3rd NCAA men’s basketball national championship
The Florida Gators downed Houston, denying the Cougars their first-ever title. Florida, one of a record 14 Southeastern Conference teams to make the men’s tournament, won its third NCAA championship.
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Landmark day for college sports as judge holds final hearing on major NCAA settlement
A class-action lawsuit involving thousands of current and former college athletes, known as House vs. NCAA, would transform college sports by allowing schools to pay players directly.
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Providence businesses see a bounce from March Madness
Whatever might be in your bracket, Providence hotel and restaurant owners were among the big winners in the first day of games in college basketball’s biggest tournament. Downtown streets were packed with fans of all stripes. Not all of them had to travel long distances. One couple in bright blue Jayhawks regalia from head to […]
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NCAA bars transgender athletes from women’s sports after Trump order
The move came one day after President Donald Trump signed an executive order intended to ban transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports.
