The University of Connecticut center Stefanie Dolson got the chance to take on the Commander in Chief in dance off on Monday, however things didn’t…
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA has announced a $20 million settlement with former players over college- themed basketball and football video games produced by Electronic Arts. The NCAA said Monday that the agreement will provide money to plaintiffs headed by former Arizona State quarterback Sam Keller. The case was scheduled for trial in March 2015. […]
A $40 million settlement has been completed that will pay college football and basketball players dating to 2003 for the use of their likenesses in NCAA-branded videogames. The payouts could go to more than 100,000 athletes, including some current players, who were either on college rosters or had their images used in videogames made by […]
This month, most American universities and colleges with popular athletic programs will proudly watch thousands of students walk across a stage, shake hands with academic…
Famed coach Kevin Ollie and the University of Connecticut are close to closing a new deal that will keep him as head coach of the Huskies. According to USA Today: Kevin Ollie and the University of Connecticut are finalizing a deal that would pay Ollie about $3 million per year for five years, a person […]
Jackson State University came from behind (twice), then held on to beat Alabama State 9-8 in the championship game of the SWAC Baseball Tournament. Sunday’s win records a back-to-back championship for the fourth time. The Tigers won consecutive titles from 1977-78, 1989-90, and 1993-95. SWAC.org reports: SWAC Newcomer of the Year, Tilur Smith and pitcher […]
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Northwestern University’s football players will cast ballots Friday on whether to form the nation’s first union for college athletes — a potentially landmark vote that will be kept sealed for months and possibly years. The National Labor Relations Board said Thursday it will hear an appeal by Northwestern challenging the decision […]
University of New Mexico running back Crusoe Gongbay has been arrested on suspicion of rape in Albuquerque . Officials in Albuquerque say a woman contacted authorities around 3AM on April 13th claiming she had been raped by the 20 year old football star. She also claims two other men may have also been involved. Investigators say the […]
It’s just human nature that extreme measures have to be taken just to make people in power do the right thing. We’ve seen it with civil rights, affirmative action and now, maybe, with college sports. When I first heard the news about college football players at Northwestern University wanting to unionize, I initially thought they […]
AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — UMass guard Derrick Gordon has become the first openly gay player in Division I men’s basketball. Gordon made the announcement in interviews with ESPN and Outsports on Wednesday. Gordon said he gained confidence by seeing an NBA team sign Jason Collins, who became the league’s first openly gay player when he […]
DETROIT (AP) — When Michigan State was fighting to stay afloat despite a succession of injuries to key players, Lacey Holsworth was there. When the team rebounded to win the Big Ten tournament, the 8-year-old from St. Johns, Mich., was there. And as the cold-shooting Spartans bowed out of the NCAA tournament at the hands […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — With Breanna Stewart back for two more seasons, Geno Auriemma and UConn are in position to win a few more titles. None may be sweeter than the record ninth championship the Huskies won Tuesday night in unprecedented fashion. Connecticut reached the pinnacle in style, routing Notre Dame in the first NCAA […]
