College Sports
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NIL promises made to recruits, now coaches wait for key decision to learn whether they can keep themJul 23, 2025 5:48 pm - LAS VEGAS — Next week, college football coaches can put the recruiting promises they have made to high school seniors on paper. Then the question becomes whether they ca...
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Wisconsin promotes West Aurora alum Lauren Carlini to assistant coachJul 23, 2025 2:46 pm - Wisconsin volleyball head coach Kelly Sheffield has announced Lauren Carlini, the West Aurora High School graduate who served as an offensive analyst and strategy consultant last season, has been promoted to full-time assistant coach.
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Big Ten's Petitti: No support for SEC's at-large bid preference for College Football Playoff
Jul 22, 2025 4:41 pm - LAS VEGAS — The Big Ten commissioner doubled down on the league's preference for multiple automatic qualifiers in the next version of the College Football Playoff on Tues...
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Big Ten suggests to NCAA that Michigan has been punished enough for sign-stealing
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SEC coaches and players defend their dominance amid Big Ten's recent successJul 17, 2025 4:58 pm - ATLANTA — There was not a Big Ten player, coach or fan was in sight this week as the College Football Hall of Fame hosted SEC Media Days. Still, the SEC’s No. 1 rival fou...
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Argument over ‘valid buisiness purpose’ for NIL collectives threatens college sports settlementJul 14, 2025 6:53 pm - Less than two weeks after terms of a multibillion-dollar college sports settlement went into effect, friction erupted over the definition of a “valid business purpose” th...
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Five college football players from the suburbs to watch this seasonJul 14, 2025 5:41 pm - This week’s High Five looks at five area football players ready to contribute this season for their college teams.
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The SEC and Big Ten are currently at a standstill over the College Football Playoff formatJul 14, 2025 2:51 pm - ATLANTA — Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey said Monday that despite frequent conversations with Big Ten counterpart Tony Petitti, the two leagues have yet...
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The new college sports agency is rejecting some athlete NIL deals with donor-backed collectivesJul 10, 2025 9:42 pm - A new college sports agency has rejected certain NIL deals involving donor-backed collectives. These collectives, formed to funnel money to athletes or schools, fail to meet NCAA rules requiring deals to serve a valid business purpose. A letter sent to Division I athletic directors explained that deals solely raising funds for athletes, like selling merchandise or hosting events, do not qualify.
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Her school dropped her tennis program, but Haber happy with how it worked out in the endJul 09, 2025 4:45 pm - Rolling Meadows graduate Hanna Haber has weathered the loss of her college tennis program and looks positively toward a fresh start at Colorado State.