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Coaches’ preseason Top 25 poll is out, which means, well, nothing at all

August 11, 2023Articles, College Football, NCAA Football, News, PressedCoaches' Poll, Mississippi Today, NCAA Football, Rick Cleveland, USAToday

USA Today released its Coaches preseason college football poll, which has the Internet and the sports talk shows buzzing. And that’s OK, as long as you realize that the preseason…

California Assembly passes bill allowing college athletes to be paid by schools

June 1, 2023College Baseball, College Basketball, College Football, NCAA, News, Pressed, ReportsCalifornia Assembly, college athletes, legislation, NCAA, Revenue Sharing, Steve Berkowitz, USAToday

The California Assembly on Thursday narrowly voted to approve legislation that would create the unprecedented opportunity for college athletes in the state to receive payments from their schools based on…

Brown’s Olivia Pichardo makes history as first female player in NCAA Division I baseball history

November 21, 2022Articles, College Baseball, NCAA, News, PressedBrown University, First Female Player, Ivy League, Lorenzo Reyes, NCAA, NCAA Division 1 baseball, Olivia Pichardo, USAToday, Varsity roster

Brown University announced Monday that it will have the first woman in the history of NCAA Division I baseball to be on an active varsity roster. Tap below to read…

Vince Dooley, winningest football coach at Georgia, dies at 90

October 28, 2022Articles, College Football, NCAA, News, Pressed, SEC FootballEddie Timanus, Georgia Athletic director, Georgia Bulldogs, Georgia football coach, NCAA, NCAA Football, SEC, SEC Football, USAToday, Vince Dooley

Vince Dooley, the winningest football coach and long-time athletics director at the University of Georgia, has died. Tap below to read the report by Eddie Timanus for USAToday. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2022/10/28/vince-dooley-georgia-football-dies/5438384001/

Name, image and likeness lawsuit targets college sports TV revenue dating back to 2016

October 22, 2022Articles, College Baseball, College Football, NCAA, News, NIL, Pressed2016, Class action Lawsuit, Lawsuit, Name Image and Likeness, NCAA, NCAA BAsketball, NCAA Football, NIL, Steve Berkowitz, TV Revenue, USAToday

Attorneys for the plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the NCAA and the nation’s top college conferences that challenges the association’s remaining rules regarding athletes’ ability to make money from their…

Rob Manfred confirms automated strike zone is coming to MLB ‘in one form or another’

October 10, 2022Articles, MLB, Odds and Ends, PressedAndrew Joseph, automated strike zone, MLB, Rob Manfred, USAToday

We already know that Major League Baseball is going to look very different next season with a pitch clock, shift ban and larger bases. Tap below to read the report…

Football coach Mark Stoops takes issue with John Calipari calling Kentucky a ‘basketball school’

August 11, 2022Articles, College Football, NCAA, Odds and Ends, Pressed, SECBasketball school, Brooks Holton, Football school, John Calipari, Kentucky Wildcats, Mark Stoops, NCAA, SEC, USAToday

In his push for an extravagant new practice facility, John Calipari called the University of Kentucky a "basketball school." Mark Stoops isn't having it. Tap below to read the article by Brooks Holton…

SEC Media Days winners and losers: Mike Leach steals the show from Alabama on Day 2

July 20, 2022Articles, College Football, NCAA, Odds and Ends, PressedAlabama Crimson Tide, College Football Hall of Fame, Mike Leach, NCAA, Nick Suss, SEC, SEC Football, SEC Media Days, USAToday

Fans and media gathered at the College Football Hall of Fame on Tuesday to watch Alabama, Vanderbilt, Mississippi State and South Carolina preview their seasons. Tap below to read the article by Nick…

NFL recommends indefinite suspension of no less than a year for Browns QB Deshaun Watson

June 27, 2022Articles, FYI, News, NFL, PressedDeshaun Watson, Judge Sue L Robinson, Mike Jones, NFL, NFLPA, USAToday

It looks like the NFL is ready to recommend dropping the hammer on Deshaun Watson. Tap below to read the article by Mike Jones for USAToday. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2022/06/27/deshaun-watson-nfl-recommends-suspension-no-less-than-year/7752945001/

Basketball player holding Miami, booster hostage, and it’s the NCAA’s fault | Opinion

April 29, 2022Articles, FYI, Media, NCAA, News, NIL, Pressed, Transfer PortalDan Wolken, Name Image and Likeness, NCAA, NIL, OpEd, Transfer Portal, University of Miami Hurricanes, USAToday

More on that Miami basketball player who says pay me more or I will leave. Tap below to read the OpEd by Dan Wolken of USAToday. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/columnist/dan-wolken/2022/04/29/isaiah-wong-holding-miami-booster-hostage-because-nijel-pack-deal/9584410002/