The New York Times – Sports:
The agreement splits the Big Ten’s sports between Fox, NBC and CBS, and is the richest annual deal for any college sports league.
Category: College Athletics
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Pac-12 Commissioner Keeps It Professional, but Pointed, After Defections
The New York Times – Sports:
George Kliavkoff, the Pac-12 commissioner, said the move by U.C.L.A. and U.S.C. to leave the conference for the Big Ten was a money grab that sold out athletes.
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Quarterback Known as ‘AR-15’ Changes Nickname, Citing Mass Shootings
The New York Times – Sports:
Anthony Richardson, a sophomore quarterback and rising star at the University of Florida, asked people to call him “AR” or not use a nickname at all.
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U.C.L.A. and U.S.C. Are Expected to Leave the Pac-12 for the Big Ten
The New York Times – Sports:
The move by two of the Pac-12 Conference’s marquee schools came as the Big Ten closed in on a new television deal.
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Oklahoma’s Abortion Law Raises Questions About N.C.A.A.’s Softball World Series
The New York Times – Sports:
The N.C.A.A. has restricted previous events in response to state lawmakers. It faces that test again in Oklahoma, where softball championships are a mainstay and a restrictive abortion ban recently became law.
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A Bigger Base Is Common in Softball. So Why Not in College?
The New York Times – Sports:
From recreational leagues to the Olympics, softball officials look to the double base to reduce collisions at first base. The college game is the major holdout.
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A Bigger Base is Common in Softball. So Why Not in College?
The New York Times – Sports:
From recreational leagues to the Olympics, softball officials look to the double base to reduce collisions at first base. The college game is the major holdout.
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Two Outsiders Get Career Boosts at the French Open
The New York Times – Sports:
Léolia Jeanjean and Fernanda Contreras Gomez arrived at Roland Garros relatively late in the game. But their experience helped justify what it took to get here.
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They Treated Their Sports Like a Job. They Wish the N.C.A.A. Had, Too.
The New York Times – Sports:
A Supreme Court ruling and changes in college sports have given momentum to a lawsuit accusing the N.C.A.A. of violating federal minimum-wage laws by refusing to pay athletes like employees.