college athletes

The NCAA Board of Governors took the first step Tuesday toward allowing amateur athletes to cash in on their fame, voting unanimously to permit them to “benefit from the use of their name, image and likeness.” The United States’ largest governing body for college athletics realized that it “must embrace change to provide the best […]

NEW YORK (AP) — The NCAA is poised to take a significant step toward allowing college athletes to earn money off the fame they have gained by playing sports. The Board of Governors will be briefed Tuesday by administrators who have been examining whether it would be feasible to allow athletes to profit from their […]

LeBron James says he’s “so incredibly proud” that California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed the Fair Pay to Play Act into law, which will allow college athletes to hire agents and sign endorsement deals. Newsom signed the CA-SB206 bill on James’ “The Shop,” making California the first in the U.S. to permit college athletes to make money off […]

Eddie Robinson, the legendary coach who made Grambling State a household, created a mystique around the G-Men and the belief that they’re never out of a game. Saturday, the G-Men put on a show against defending Black College champion and No. 1 ranked Alcorn State that would have made Robinson proud. The G-Men rallied from […]

A federal appeals court struck down a plan to pay college football and basketball players in a ruling that NCAA leaders believe supports their contention that the athletes are students and not professionals. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed Wednesday that the NCAA’s use of college athletes’ names, images and likenesses in video […]

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Two former University of North Carolina athletes have filed a lawsuit against the school and the NCAA, saying neither has done enough to ensure athletes receive a quality education. The lawsuit names former women’s basketball player Rashanda McCants and former football player Devon Ramsay as plaintiffs but seeks class-action status. Filed […]

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 […]

Coach Nolan Richardson will be honored during Final Four this weekend. The legendary coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks initiated the “Forty Minutes of Hell” defense that took his team to the NCAA Championship in 1994. In 22 years with the Razorbacks, he went to the tournament 20 times. Richardson was also a member of the […]

It was recently reported Northwestern University football players can unionize. While filling in on “The Russ Parr Morning Show,” Gary Owen shared his opinion on whether college athletes should get paid. Listen to the audio player to hear why he believes they should. Keep Up With The Russ Parr Morning Show … LIKE Him On […]

A regional director of the National Labor Relations Board ruled Tuesday that Northwestern football players could unionize. Does that mean some players will be able to organize and get better health care and academic support? Or does it spell the end of college sports as we know it? The AP takes a look at all […]