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NCAA enforcement has inquired about how college athletes are earning money off their names, images and likenesses at multiple schools.

Kellan Grady scored eight points in overtime, including consecutive 3-pointers about a minute apart, and Sahvir Wheeler added two free throws to lift No. 12 Kentucky over Mississippi State 82-74 on Tuesday night.

Mississippi is in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll for the first time in 15 years, coming in at No. 24.

Auburn has climbed past Gonzaga and into the No. 1 spot in the AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll for the first time ever.

Ayoka Lee poured in 61 points to set the NCAA women’s single-game scoring record for Division I and Kansas State romped to a 94-65 victory over No. 14 Oklahoma.

Walker Kessler scored 19 points and K.

The NFL announced that 73 underclassmen have been granted special eligibility for the draft, the fewest in the last seven years.

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Plus, rock legend Meat Loaf dies at age 74 and it's been two years since the first case of COVID was detected in the United States.

Drew Timme scored 23 points, Chet Holmgren added 22 and top-ranked Gonzaga beat San Francisco 78-62 in a makeup game after their Jan. 6 contest was postponed by COVID-19 issues.

Team USA athletes share how Olympic pressure can take a toll on mental health and how they take care of their minds and bodies.

American Mikaela Shiffrin tells you everything you need to know about the different alpine ski events you'll see at the Beijing Winter Games.

Team USA curlers prep you on the lingo you need to know when you watch curling during the Beijing Olympics.

Steezy. Ripping. Shredding. Team USA ski and snowboard Olympians teach you the lingo you need to know to sound like a pro.

The University of Pennsylvania says it will work with the NCAA under its newly adopted standards for transgender athletes.

Lions legend Barry Sanders gave his thoughts on what Detroit should do at the QB position going forward.

NCAA member schools have ratified a new, pared-down constitution.

An arbitrator has ruled that UConn improperly fired former men’s basketball coach Kevin Ollie and must pay him more than $11 million, Ollie's lawyer said.

Rules on transgender athletes returned to the forefront when Penn swimmer Lia Thomas started smashing records this year.

The NCAA has adopted a sport-by-sport approach for transgender athletes, bringing the organization in line with the U.S. and International Olympic Committees.

Viewers parked themselves in front of their televisions to watch football and stay out of the January chill.

RayQuan Evans made a pair of free throws with 12 seconds left in overtime, John Butler blocked Wendell Moore Jr.‘s driving attempt in the lane with 2 seconds remaining, and Florida State stunned No. 6 Duke 79-78.

Sasha Stefanovic scored 22 points, including a go-ahead 3 at the start of double overtime that sent No. 4 Purdue over No. 17 Illinois 96-88.

Collin Gillespie hit five 3-pointers and scored 17 points, and Justin Moore scored 15 points to lead No. 14 Villanova to an 82-42 win over Butler.

Oregon knocked off a top-five team for the second time in two games, beating No. 5 Southern California 79-69 behind Will Richardson’s career-high 28 points.

Mark Williams had 19 points, 11 rebounds and eight blocks to lead eighth-ranked Duke’s dominant effort inside as the Blue Devils beat North Carolina State 88-73.

Freshman TyTy Washington Jr. scored a career-high 28 points, Sahvir Wheeler returned from injury to add 21 points and No. 18 Kentucky shot a season-high 68% to blow out No. 22 Tennessee 107-79.

Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner Jim Phillips says now is not the time for College Football Playoff expansion.

Drew Timme scored 30 points on 13-of-14 shooting and No. 2 Gonzaga beat rival BYU 110-84 to extend the nation’s longest home winning streak to 61 games.

An Olympic bronze medal-winning sprinter for Trinidad & Tobago has been killed in a head-on collision in Texas.

Baylor is once again the unanimous No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll, and fifth-ranked Southern California climbed to its highest ranking in nearly five decades.

Kameron McGusty hit a hanging layup in traffic with 22.8 seconds left and Miami survived a final-play shot for the win to stun No. 2 Duke 76-74.

Adam Flagler rallied No. 1 Baylor with 18 of his 22 points in the second half, and the Bears extended their national-best winning streak to 21 games with a 76-64 victory over TCU.

Freshman Paolo Banchero had 17 points and 11 rebounds to help No. 2 Duke beat Georgia Tech 69-57 in its return from a COVID-19 outbreak that had led to a pair of postponements.

James Akinjo matched his career high with 27 points, Adam Flagler scored 22 and top-ranked Baylor stretched its national-best winning streak to 20 games with an 84-74 win over Oklahoma.

Baylor kept its firm hold on No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll with few changes at the top and no new teams entering the latest rankings.

Mississippi quarterback Matt Corral injured his right leg while being sacked by Baylor’s Cole Maxwell during the first quarter of the Sugar Bowl.

A promising young coach, a souped-up passing game and a couple turnover gifts from Oklahoma State’s offense weren’t enough to end Notre Dame’s January postseason misery.

Spencer Sanders accounted for 496 yards and threw three of his four touchdown passes to Tay Martin, and No. 9 Oklahoma State overcame a 21-point deficit to beat No. 5 Notre Dame 37-35 in the Fiesta Bowl.

Michigan defensive back Dax Hill started Saturday against No. 3 Georgia in the Orange Bowl.

Kellan Grady spoiled Tubby Smith’s return to Rupp Arena, making seven 3-pointers to lead No. 18 Kentucky to a 92-48 victory over High Point.

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For years, college coaches have worried about players partying too much ahead of big games.

Payton Thorne’s 22-yard touchdown pass to Jayden Reed gave No. 11 Michigan State the lead with less than three minutes remaining and the Spartans overcame an 11-point deficit to beat No. 13 Pittsburgh 31-21 on Thursday night in the Peach Bowl.

Walker Kessler had 16 points, a career-high 11 blocked shots and nine rebounds to lead No. 11 Auburn to a 70-55 victory over previously unbeaten No. 16 LSU on Wednesday night in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams.

Dick Vitale is taking an extended break from the airwaves to rest his voice.

Don't overlook the role of injuries, NFL draft opt-outs, and players leaving via transfer in the decision to withdraw from the Gator Bowl.

The Holiday Bowl has become the fifth postseason college football game to be canceled.

College Football Playoff week is here with a pair of semifinal games on Friday: Alabama vs.

A relatively quiet week because of the holidays left The Associated Press women’s college basketball poll mostly unchanged.

Baylor remained No. 1 for the third straight week in The Associated Press men's college basketball poll, receiving all 61 first-place votes from a national media panel.

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The Hawaii Bowl was canceled Thursday after Hawaii withdrew from its game against Memphis on the eve of the contest because of COVID-19, season-ending injuries and transfers.

The Southeastern Conference and Big East Conference have updated their policies for basketball game postponements, cancellations and rescheduling to give more leniancy to teams that are unable to play because of spiking COVID-19 cases.

The Atlantic Coast Conference is changing its rescheduling policy to avoid assigning forfeits for teams unable to play due to COVID-19 protocols.

UTSA football will conclude its incredible 2021 season Tuesday night against San Diego State in the Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl.

Lucas Johnson passed for a career-best 333 yards and three touchdowns, and ran for another score as San Diego State beat No. 24 UTSA 38-24 in the Frisco Bowl for the Aztecs’ program-record 12th win of the season.

Luka Brajkovic scored 22 points and made a late 3-pointer and Michael Jones scored 21 points to help lift Davidson to a 79-78 victory over No. 10 Alabama.

Sixth-ranked Arizona begins one of the toughest two-week runs in college basketball on Wednesday night, when the Wildcats head to Knoxville to face No. 19 Tennessee in one of this week’s marquee nonconference matchups.

Coaches and players from UTSA and San Diego State met with the media Monday morning.

UConn’s record 16-year run in the top 10 is over.

For a second straight season, Jason Brown is in the NCAA transfer portal. This time, he’s likely to get even more attention than he did a year ago.

Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin sees big problems coming to college football rosters if the transfer portal, free agency don't get adjusted soon.

Because trips to the grocery store are overrated.

The NCAA has placed the Auburn men's basketball program on four years probation for unethical conduct involving former associate head coach Chuck Person and imposed a two-game suspension on coach Bruce Pearl for failing to monitor his assistant and adequately promote compliance. An NCAA Committee on Infractions panel issued its findings Friday but mostly accepted Auburn's self-imposed penalties in the case dating back to September 2017, when FBI agents arrested Person as part of a wide-ranging investigation into corruption in college basketball.

Coach Ryan Day said freshman quarterback Quinn Ewers' decision to enter the NCAA transfer portal caught him a little bit off guard.

Wake Forest coach Dave Clawson said the NCAA needs to review its rules on whether quarterbacks should be allowed to “fake slide” after escaping the pocket. Clawson’s statement came after his team’s 45-21 loss to Pittsburgh in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game Saturday night in which Panthers quarterback Kenny Pickett used a fake slide to freeze defenders and run for a 58-yard touchdown on the game’s first possession. After Pickett broke containment on a third-down run, he briefly stutter-stepped and pretended to slide after picking up the first down.

UTSA’s success on the football field has come at a time when college athletes are newly free to capitalize on their athletic achievements.

Three of those were in the Pac-12, with Washington, Washington Sate and USC all dismissing their coaches in the midst of the regular season. Cougars head coach Nick Rolovich refused to get vaccinated although it was required of state employees.

Scores, schedules and pairings for the 2021 Texas high school football and University Interscholastic League playoffs.

Some of the previous senior Rattlers had their senior year taken away due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These senior athletes got to experience a unique experience that many other student athletes will not be able to have. Kicking off the Rattler senior day activities was the Rattler women’s soccer game. Many of the seniors on the team were a part of the Rattler team that made that deep run in the Division II playoffs a few years back. Whether it was an All-Conference selection, First or Second team Conference honors or even those who have Academic All-Conference honors.

College athletes and recruits are now allowed to engage in "NIL activities" consistent with state law where their school is located.

A talented group of players converged at Sul Ross State University to write an unlikely chapter in sports history

NCAA spending per Division I and national championship participants was $4,285 for men and $2,588 for women in the 2018-19 season. The gap is even larger for single-gender sports, the report shows.

The NCAA has amended its Notice of Allegations against Louisville, adding additional violations committed by the men’s basketball program that include impermissible activities and accusations coach Chris Mack did not promote an atmosphere for compliance. Already under review by the Independent Resolution Panel (IRP) for violations related to a college basketball corruption case detailed in a May 2020 NOA, the school received the amendment on Thursday from the governing body’s Complex Case Unit. — Presumed Mack responsible for both allegations.

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The NCAA decision to allow college athletes to profit off their marketability means students and their families must prepare for any financial implications.

Women’s Golf tees offThe women’s golf team is coming out of one of the best seasons in the program’s history. The men’s soccer team has continued to play at a high level and hopes to continue to break records. Men’s Golf on par for a great yearThe Men’s golf team is coming off a successful season in which they finished tenth in the NCAA Regional Tournament. The Rattlers Golf team finished their season with one tournament win and four other tournaments in which they finished with top 10 finishes. The men’s golf team starts off their season on Sept. 27 at the Missouri Southern University Invitational.

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The ruling is the culmination of a five-year investigation undertaken by the NCAA following the eruption of the sexual assault scandal at the Christian university in Waco, Texas, in 2016.

“I’m no doubt, the most scrutinized and investigated college head Coach in last 25 years,” former Baylor football coach Art Briles said via text message. “NCAA found no wrongdoing or violations for a reason.”

The ruling came more than five years after the scandal broke.

The NCAA infractions committee said Wednesday that its years-long investigation into the Baylor sexual assault scandal would result in four years probation and other sanctions, though the "unacceptable" behavior at the heart of the case did not violate NCAA rules.

The 113-page report found the NCAA prioritized men's college basketball and said steps like a combined Final Four weekend would promote more equity.

The 113-page report found the NCAA prioritized men's college basketball and said steps like a combined Final Four weekend would promote more equity.

Women's basketball teams have been snubbed and underfunded by the NCAA for years, according to an external review.

As the NCAA allows student athletes to profit off their name, image and likeness, agents and consultants gear up to cash in.

The NCAA was created to protect students, so why have some student athletes gone hungry while their schools have earned millions? The<em> Atlantic </em>staff writer and former college athlete Adam Harris explains.

The NCAA said they will not re-evaluate or reconsider previous name, images and likenesses penalties.

Luis Grijalva qualified to run track for his home country of Guatemala. But, being a DACA recipient, the Arizona college student needed a special permit to leave the United States in order to return.

As college athletes nationwide rush to ink individual sponsorship deals under a new NCAA policy, North Carolina is the first to say it will license players in groups alongside school trademarks.

When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously last month that the NCAA cannot limit the education-related benefits colleges offer their top athletes, it was as though a tectonic plate had

April Ross was 24 years old when she first started playing beach volleyball, the sport that would eventually send her to four Olympics. At that age, Sarah Sponcil is already headed to the Summer Games. Sponcil and her 25-year-old partner, Kelly Claes, are the first generation to come up through an NCAA beach volleyball program that didn’t exist until 2012 — long after Ross graduated from Southern California.

Allowing athletes to sign endorsements could make the NCAA a more equitable organization, but could also be a recipe for chaos.

The NCAA can never fully atone for the theft of college athletes’ labor. But it should try.

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"It is my strong belief that I won the Heisman trophy 'solely' due to my hard work and dedication on the football field and it is also my firm belief that my records should be reinstated," Bush said in a statement.

The new policy will go into effect on Thursday.

The plan opens the door for college athletes to profit through personal endorsements or business ventures.