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NCAA

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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