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NCAA

Two Alabama football players chase after a Michigan football player running down the sidelines. | Peter Joneleit/Icon Sportswire DET/Peter Joneleit/Icon Sportswire/Newscom

NCAA

College Football Is a Fun, Glorious Mess. These 7 Changes Would Make It Even Better.

How to fix the conferences, the rules, the playoffs, and more

Jason Russell | 8.26.2025 10:45 AM

A distraught fan holds his head in his hands on the left side of the image, with a baseball field and stadium seating in the rest of the image. | Illustration: Eddie Marshall | Antonio Guillem | Jason Stitt | Dreamstime.com

Sports

How Sports Tickets Got So Expensive—Or Did They?

Plus: regulating college sports, forgiving baseball’s legends, and Happy Gilmore 2

Jason Russell | 7.29.2025 10:50 AM

Ichiro reaching out to catch a baseball in his glove, mirroring an image of a player on the wall, with the 2003 All-Star Game logo in the background. | JEFFERY PHELPS/KRT/Newscom

Sports

Your Favorite Sport's All-Star Game Sucks

The differences between teams raised the stakes, but now they’re gone.

Jason Russell | 7.15.2025 10:20 AM

Lia Thomas (left) is seen on the podium next to second place finisher Emma Weyant and third place finisher Erica Sullivan after Thomas won the NCAA Division I championship title for the 500-yard freestyle. | Illustration: Eddie Marshall | Midjourney | Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire DKB/Rich von Biberstein/Icon

LGBT

How the NCAA Helped Trump Score Big on Transgender Issues

The organization was unfair to female competitors, was unfair to Lia Thomas, and handed the Trump administration a win on a silver platter.

Billy Binion | 7.2.2025 5:34 PM

A football player in a white Texas uniform laying on the ground, with his arms and legs splayed out as if he's been making a snow angel, except there are photoshopped dollar bills all over the ground. | Illustration: Eddie Marshall | ChatGPT/Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire DKB/Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire/Newscom

Sports

Amateur Hour Is Over: College Athletes Can Get Paid by Schools

Everything you need to know about the House settlement and the new rules governing payments to college athletes.

Jason Russell | 6.10.2025 10:30 AM

A presnap photo of a football game between Texas and Georgia, with Texas in their white jerseys and Georgia in their red ones. An SEC banner looms in the background with a slogan in all caps: "IT JUST MEANS MORE." | Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire DKB/Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire/Newscom

Sports

The SEC (the Sports One) Is Acting Like It's Invincible

Plus: Sports teams are writing it off, motorsports documentaries, and the NBA and Stanley Cup finals.

Jason Russell | 6.3.2025 10:30 AM

Rory McIlroy walking on a putting green while spectators sit and stand behind a rope on the far side of the green. | JOHN ANGELILLO/UPI/Newscom

Sports

The Masters Ticket Lottery Is Dumb

Plus: Paying college athletes, sports betting isn’t bad, and pickleball?

Jason Russell | 4.15.2025 11:00 AM

John Stossel is seen in front of gambling supplies | Stossel TV

Gambling

Many Politicians Want To Ban Gambling. So Why Are They OK With State Lotteries?

Lottery ticket buyers are disproportionately poor, and the odds are very bad. But governments want the money.

John Stossel | 4.9.2025 1:15 AM

The Auburn basketball team (and others) wearing hats and t-shirts that say FINAL FOUR on them. One player is holding a trophy and another is throwing confetti in the air. | MIKE ZARRILLI/UPI/Newscom

Sports

March Madness Isn't Dead

Plus: Fix the NIT, NFL kickoffs, and more.

Jason Russell | 4.1.2025 10:30 AM

The backswing of a Shohei Ohtani swing. | Yuji Arakawa/Creative 2/AFLO/Newscom

Sports

Labor Strife Looms Over MLB Opening Day

Plus: Untenable in Tampa, Cinderella didn't show up for March Madness, TGL, and more.

Jason Russell | 3.25.2025 12:35 PM

Clemson Memorial Stadium | ID 346420375 © Gerald T. Coli | Dreamstime.com

Sports

Hometown Fans of Some College Football Playoff Teams Can't Bet on College Football

Nearly half of the universities in the College Football Playoff are located in states where sports betting is illegal.

Jeff Luse | 12.20.2024 4:30 PM

Girl dribbling a basketball in front of the words Title IX | Illustration: Lex Villena

Title IX

Title IX Didn't Make College Sports Equal, It Made Them Contentious

After 50 years, not only has Title IX failed to deliver on its promises for female athletes, it also made men's sports worse.

Natalie Dowzicky | 6.23.2022 8:00 AM

iconphotossix064096 | Peter Joneleit/Icon Sportswire DET/Peter Joneleit/Icon Sportswire/Newscom

Sports

America's Best College Basketball Player Might Earn $2 Million Without Going Pro

Now that the NCAA can't stop student-athletes from making money, it can pay to stay in school.

Eric Boehm | 4.21.2022 4:00 PM

iconphotossix071479 | Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire DKB/Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire/Newscom

Sports

Lia Thomas Swims to Victory Under NCAA's Controversial Standards for Trans Competitors

Clocking in at a time of 4:33.24, Lia Thomas becomes the first trans swimmer to win gold at the NCAA Division I women’s swimming championship.

Natalie Dowzicky | 3.17.2022 6:23 PM

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Supreme Court

NCAA Can't Ban Colleges From Compensating Athletes, Supreme Court Says

"The NCAA is not above the law," wrote Justice Brett Kavanaugh in a fiery concurring opinion.

Eric Boehm | 6.21.2021 4:00 PM

csmphototwo730132 | Jose / Marinmedia.Org / Cal Spor/Cal Sport Media/Newscom

Sports

How the NFL and the Players Union Screw Draft Picks Out of Millions

During the draft, they can't even endorse snacks that the league hasn't approved.

Jason Russell | 4.29.2021 4:32 PM

iconphotosfive755022 | Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire DHZ/Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire/Newscom

Sports

This Year's March Madness Is the Biggest Legal Sports Betting Event in American History

Even the famously stodgy NCAA is changing its views on gambling. For the first time, games will be played in a state where sports betting is legal.

Eric Boehm | 3.19.2021 3:55 PM

iconphotosfive482233 | Zach Bolinger/Icon Sportswire DAL

Taxes

NCAA Okays Paying Student Athletes, Republican Senator Immediately Wants to Tax Their Scholarships

Sen. Richard Burr's proposal would heavily deter any student-athlete from getting paid.

Billy Binion | 10.30.2019 3:15 PM

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Sports

NCAA Doesn't Want California To Allow Student-Athletes To Be Paid

NCAA has warned the state that if the "Fair Pay To Play Act" passes, all California schools would be ineligible to participate in postseason play.

Ben McDonald | 6.26.2019 11:10 AM

Large image on homepages | Mark Cornelison/TNS/Newscom

Sports

Public Universities Are Paying NCAA Tournament Head Coaches $96 Million a Year

Here's how much each coach earns.

Joe Setyon | 3.18.2019 2:45 PM

Large image on homepages | DAVID TULIS/UPI/Newscom

Pension Crisis

Coach Nick Saban Could Get a Huge Pension, Courtesy of Alabama Taxpayers

America's highest paid public employee might win another college football national title, but he's also a good argument for pension reform.

Eric Boehm | 12.29.2018 2:00 PM

Large image on homepages | Leslie Plaza Johnson/Icon Sportswire DBA/Leslie Plaza Johnson/Icon Sportswire/Newscom

NCAA

College Football Player Who Lost Scholarship Over YouTube Videos Can Sue School, Court Rules

Donald De La Haye says the University of Central Florida violated his First Amendment rights.

Eric Boehm | 7.11.2018 3:00 PM

Large image on homepages | Duquesne University / Facebook

Title IX

A False Accusation and Unfair Investigation Derailed This Student Athlete's Life

Alphonso Baity transferred to a new college, but he can't play basketball unless the NCAA grants him a waiver.

Robby Soave | 1.18.2018 2:30 PM

Large image on homepages | Leslie Plaza Johnson/Icon Sportswire DBA/Leslie Plaza Johnson/Icon Sportswire/Newscom

Florida

A College Football Player Lost His Scholarship Because of YouTube Videos. Now He's Fighting Back.

"They really put my college career on hold just for exercising my right to free speech," says Donald De La Haye, former kicker for the Central Florida Knights.

Eric Boehm | 12.2.2017 9:20 AM

Large image on homepages | 'Disgraced,' Showtime

NCAA

Baylor's Corrupt Athletics Program Takes Center Court in Disgraced

Showtime documentary details scandals surrounding a murder.

Glenn Garvin | 3.31.2017 2:15 PM

Large image on homepages | Roberto E. Rosales/ZUMA Press/Newscom

NCAA

The NCAA Should Be Free to Boycott N.C. Taxpayers Should Be Free to Stop Subsidizing Them.

Why are the rest of us paying for this dispute?

Scott Shackford | 9.13.2016 12:15 PM

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NCAA

Univ. of Georgia Stymies Open-Records Law in Pursuit of NCAA Titles

School also forces students to pay millions in athletic fees to cover programs.

Nick Gillespie | 4.13.2016 8:57 AM

Large image on homepages | Flickr/Beaverbasketball

NCAA

NCAA Exploits its Players, But Who Doesn't Love Some March Madness Bracketology?

College basketball's tournament is compelling, but ethically compromised.

Anthony Fisher | 3.17.2016 5:38 PM

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Culture

Shaq Jokes About All the Money He Got as a College Player at LSU

But the NCAA-and student-athletes getting cut out of record profits-aren't laughing.

Alexis Garcia | 1.26.2016 8:00 PM

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Super Bowl

Coaches Get Paid Millions. What About Players?

Alabama already has Clemson beat in one key stat: highest paid public employee

Austin Bragg | 1.10.2016 1:00 PM

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Economics

NCAA Punishes College Athletes for Fantasy Sports Betting

For god's sake, don't pay student-athletes, or treat them like adults!

Nick Gillespie | 9.23.2015 5:40 PM

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NCAA

It's Game Day! Now How About Paying the Players?

How much is a college football player worth?

Alexis Garcia | 9.12.2015 10:30 AM

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Reasontv

How Much Is a College Football Player Worth?

Hint: A lot more than the NCAA wants to admit.

Alexis Garcia | 9.11.2015 10:37 AM

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Policy

Draconian NCAA Marijuana Policy Keeps Players Out of Football Championship

Jim Pagels | 1.12.2015 6:40 PM

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