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Cycling Olympic National Federation ordered to pay Athlete after Olympic selection ruling
Cycling NZ ordered to pay Sammie Maxwell after Olympic selection ruling By Dana Johannsen, Sports Correspondent Cycling NZ has been ordered to pay Sammie Maxwell $15,000 in costs after the Sports Tribunal earlier found there were "serious breaches in natural justice"...
USOPC to “fight” for Jordan Chiles
USOPC leader Sarah Hirshland on Jordan Chiles appeal: 'She earned that medal' USA TODAY By Tom Schad WASHINGTON — U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee chief executive officer Sarah Hirshland said Monday that the organization will continue to fight for...
Knight Commission’s Sept. 18 Public Meeting Discusses House settlement, Athlete Employment Cases and A New DI Model
Meeting resources and materials: C.A.R.E. Model Conference Grants and C.A.R.E. Champions press release Session summaries and panelist bios Video recording: Session 1: READ
San Jose State mired in controversy over alleged transgender volleyball player
By jeff eisenberg Yahoo Sports Two weeks ago, the co-captain of the San Jose State women’s volleyball team joined a federal lawsuit challenging the NCAA’s transgender athlete participation policy. READ
NCAA president Charlie Baker decries ‘dysfunction’ in NIL, urges Congress to act
By EDDIE PELLS Associated Press The president of the NCAA lashed out at “evidence of dysfunction in today’s NIL environment” while reiterating his desire to see Congress create national guidelines to shape so-called name, image and likeness endorsement deals that are...
NCAA settlement a historic day for paying college athletes. What comes next?
Nothing is easy in college sports. By Pete Thamel, ESPN
Pilgrim to Moderate Panel on Unintended Consequences of the Larry Nassar Gymnastics Abuse Scandal
Pilgrim & Associates Arbitration, Law & Mediation LLC Founder and Managing Attorney, Jill Pilgrim, will moderate a panel entitled "Youth Sports After the Nassar Gymnastics Scandal: The Critical Role of Dispute Resolution" during the Dispute Resolution Section...
Final Four, football, fencing? College athlete salaries will deeply impact future US hopes
April 3rd, 2024, Eddie Pells, Associated Press News — "At the Final Four this week, they will play for a trophy and the right to cut down the nets. Also at stake: Olympic gold medals." Read More.
Statement on NCAA Revenue Distribution and Gender Inequities
April 3, 2024, Pam Bernard and Len Elmore, Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics — "As the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Final Four tips off this coming weekend with record-breaking tournament viewership, it's more important than ever for the NCAA to fix...
NCAA President Charlie Baker urges states with legal wagering to ban prop bets on college athletes
March 27th, 2024, Ralph D. Russo, Associated Press News — "In the midst of March Madness, the NCAA is pushing for states with legal wagering on sporting events to ban prop bets on college athletes. 'Sports betting issues are on the rise across the country with prop...
Judge hands NCAA another loss, says compensation rules likely violate antitrust law, harm athletes
February 23rd, 2024, Teresa M. Walker and Ralph D. Russo, Associated Press News — "The NCAA lost another legal battle Friday as a federal judge barred the organization from enforcing its rules prohibiting name, image, and likeness compensation for recruits by granting...
‘What NIL stands for: Now it’s legal’: Ruling frees booster-backed groups to negotiate with recruits
February 28, 2024, Ralph D. Russo, Associated Press News — "Forced into yet another courtroom to defend its amateur model of athletics, the NCAA insisted that shelving its rules against name, image, and likeness compensation being offered to recruits would make a...
More sport, better academic performance
Inside the Games — "New research from the University of Sydney has found a link between children's participation in sport and improved academic performance. The University of Sydney, Australia, has found a link between children's participation and persistence in sport...
WADA: Report on doping among young athletes
January 28th, 2024, Raúl Daffunchio Picazo, Inside the Games — "The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has released the report of 'Operation Refuge,' a comprehensive analysis and investigation into doping among young athletes and the trauma experienced by child athletes...
Two US senators express concerns with SafeSport, ask sports organizations for feedback
February 7th, 2024, Nancy Armour, USA Today — "Concerned the U.S. Center for SafeSport is not doing the job Congress intended it to, two U.S. senators are asking sports governing bodies to answer a series of questions that could determine whether federal lawmakers...