Posts Tagged ‘NCAA’
Column: NCAA needs real reform, not quick repair job
The latest move by the NCAA to give athletes a few more rights highlights shows at least one thing about the people in charge of the cartel that runs college…
Read MoreNCAA adopts college basketball reforms for draft, recruiting
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — College basketball players who go undrafted by the NBA will be allowed to return to school and play as part of sweeping NCAA reforms in the wake…
Read MoreHo-hum: Wisconsin a favorite to win Big Ten West again
CHICAGO (AP) — Success for the Wisconsin Badgers is about as ho-hum as their leader’s personality. All Wisconsin does is win under no-nonsense, coach-next-door Paul Chryst. The Badgers finished a…
Read MoreDoes ending the one-and-done in college basketball hurt the Badgers?
NBA commissioner Adam Silver has all but said the one-and-done rule is done. “My personal view is that we’re ready to make that change,” Silver said. If and when the…
Read MoreNBA could be done with the one-and-done, but commissioner unsure how to address league parity
LAS VEGAS (AP) — NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is certain that changes are coming to the league. Some are easy. Others, not so much. Speaking after the NBA’s Board of…
Read MoreNCAA eases rules on athlete transfers
College athletes will no longer need permission from their coach or school to transfer and receive financial aid from another school. The NCAA Division I Council approved the change effective…
Read More242 high schools contributed to 256 players picked in NFL draft
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — USA Football says 242 high schools contributed to the 256 players selected in the seven rounds of last month’s NFL draft. Lakewood High School in Florida and…
Read MoreNigel Hayes says Badgers discussed boycotting game to protest NCAA compensation
Nigel Hayes said recently that his 2016 Wisconsin men’s basketball team had considered boycotting an NCAA game, USA Today reported. The boycott was to be in protest of the NCAA…
Read MoreDahlberg Column: Don’t bet on real reform in college athletics
Don’t bother reading too deeply into the report of the latest NCAA commission on the mess that is big time college basketball. No reason, because pretty much all you need…
Read MoreCommission to unveil ideas to fix college basketball’s woes
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — College basketball played an entire season amid a federal corruption investigation that magnified long-simmering troubles within the sport, from shady agent dealings to concerns over athletes…
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