3 former track athletes suing NCAA, coach over alleged abuse

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Former Olympic high jumper Erin Aldrich planned to die with a secret she kept quiet for two-plus decades: an affair with a college coach she began falling in love with as a teenager and with whom she had an sexual relationship as a young woman. When Aldrich watched “Leaving Neverland,”... Read More

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NCAA

September 24, 2019

KU receives notice of allegations from NCAA in men’s hoops

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The University of Kansas received a notice of allegations from the NCAA on Monday that alleges significant violations within its storied men’s basketball program, including a responsibility charge leveled against Hall of Fame coach Bill Self. The notice includes three Level 1 violations tied primarily to recruiting and cites a lack... Read More

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NCAA

April 4, 2019

Emmert: Court ruling reinforces NCAA athletes not employees

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — NCAA President Mark Emmert says a judge’s recent ruling in a federal antitrust lawsuit again reinforced that college athletes should be treated as students not employees. Emmert spoke to The Associated Press on Wednesday at U.S. Bank Stadium, the site of the men’s basketball Final Four, making his first public comments since... Read More

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NCAA

March 20, 2019

NCAA can’t keep tournament games away from legal gambling

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the NCAA prepares for its first basketball championships since the Supreme Court allowed legal sports betting to expand, the body governing college sports remains opposed to gambling on its events. But it’s not denying reality, either. The NCAA had a longtime ban on bringing championships to places where sports wagers were... Read More

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NCAA

March 11, 2019

NCAA can claim victory after losing federal antitrust case

The NCAA was able to claim victory Friday night after a judge ruled against the governing body for college sports in a federal antitrust lawsuit. U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken in Oakland, California, said college football and men’s and women’s basketball players competing at the NCAA’s highest level should be permitted to receive compensation from... Read More

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NCAA

February 12, 2019

Wave of concussion lawsuits to test NCAA’s liability

NEW YORK (AP) — The NCAA is facing more than 300 lawsuits from former college football players who claim their concussions were mistreated, leading to medical problems spanning from headaches to depression and, in some cases, early onset Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s disease. The first wave of lawsuits hit college sports’ major governing body in 2016... Read More

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Concussion, Football, NCAA

November 2, 2018

Judge rules hiring of UConn coach’s son was not violation

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut Superior Court judge ruled Thursday that UConn did not violate the state’s ban on nepotism when it hired football coach Randy Edsall’s son as an assistant coach. Judge Trial Referee Joseph Shortall on Thursday vacated the state Citizen Ethics Advisory Board’s ruling that would have forced Corey Edsall to... Read More

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Football, NCAA, Randy Edsall

October 25, 2018

Guilty verdicts set precedent in fighting shady recruiting

A federal jury found three men guilty of fraud charges for channeling secret payment to the families of top-tier recruits to influence their choices of schools, apparel companies and agents. Wednesday’s verdicts place the blame firmly on the men for exposing the universities to NCAA sanctions, essentially portraying the schools as victims. The NCAA may... Read More

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NCAA

October 23, 2018

Jury deliberates fate of 3 men in college basketball scandal

NEW YORK (AP) — A jury quietly deliberated for five hours Monday on its first day considering the merits of claims by the government that three men conspired to cheat major college basketball programs by paying young athletes to sign with schools sponsored by Adidas. Attorneys for the defendants contend their clients broke NCAA rules... Read More

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NCAA, NCAA College Basketball

October 18, 2018

Jury hears closing arguments at college hoops fraud trial

NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers at a trial exploring corruption in big-time college basketball clashed in closing arguments Wednesday over the question of whether major programs were harmed by an alleged scheme to give secret cash payments to the families of top recruits. Assistant U.S. Attorney Noah Solowiejczyk told a jury in federal court in... Read More

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NCAA

October 12, 2018

Fixer says he made cash payment in college hoops scheme

NEW YORK (AP) — A government witness at a college basketball corruption trial testified Thursday that he made a secret $40,000 payment to the inner circle of a North Carolina State recruit through an assistant coach at the school. Testifying in federal court in Manhattan, self-described recruitment facilitator Thomas “T.J.” Gassnola told a jury he... Read More

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NCAA, NCAA College Basketball

October 5, 2018

Father testifies on pay for play at college hoops programs

NEW YORK (AP) — The father of a top-rated college basketball prospect testified Thursday that his son was offered thousands of dollars on the sly to play at major programs before a corruption scandal derailed the promising player’s collegiate career. At a federal trial over allegations about dirty money in college hoops, Brian Bowen Sr.... Read More

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NCAA, NCAA College Basketball

October 2, 2018

Openings to start in college basketball recruitment trial

NEW YORK (AP) — Opening statements in a criminal trial stemming from a scandal over college basketball recruiting are set to begin Tuesday. The trial results from charges brought last year against three men. Prosecutors say the men arranged to shower key basketball recruits and their families with money to steer them to schools and... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sports

NCAA

October 1, 2018

Trial expected to explore ‘underbelly’ of college basketball

NEW YORK (AP) — When Brian Bowen Jr., one of America’s brightest high school basketball stars, announced in June 2017 that he would attend the University of Louisville, a school that had not been on anyone’s radar as his possible destination, sportswriters called it a coup that “came out of nowhere.” Louisville coach Rick Pitino... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sports

NCAA

3 former track athletes suing NCAA, coach over alleged abuse

KU receives notice of allegations from NCAA in men’s hoops

Emmert: Court ruling reinforces NCAA athletes not employees

NCAA can’t keep tournament games away from legal gambling

NCAA can claim victory after losing federal antitrust case

Wave of concussion lawsuits to test NCAA’s liability

Judge rules hiring of UConn coach’s son was not violation

Guilty verdicts set precedent in fighting shady recruiting

Jury deliberates fate of 3 men in college basketball scandal

Jury hears closing arguments at college hoops fraud trial

Fixer says he made cash payment in college hoops scheme

Father testifies on pay for play at college hoops programs

Openings to start in college basketball recruitment trial

Trial expected to explore ‘underbelly’ of college basketball

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