College Sports
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BYU coach Kalani Sitake avoids comment on QB Jake Retzlaff's status amid transfer rumors
Jul 08, 2025 8:28 pm - FRISCO, Texas — BYU coach Kalani Sitake declined to address the status of Jake Retzlaff on Tuesday amid reports that the quarterback is transferring after being accused o...
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College sports has a soft salary cap now. How does it work?Jul 04, 2025 3:02 pm - Some of the long-standing differences and caveats still apply. College athletes are not considered employees. Therefore, unlike athletes in the NFL, the NBA, the WNBA, the NHL and MLB, their pay and working conditions were not established through a collective bargaining process. But at least one major change will be familiar to any fan of those professional leagues. College sports has a (soft) salary cap now. Let’s unpack.
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NCAA’s House settlement era begins, shaking up college athletics as some schools opt outJul 02, 2025 7:44 pm - The NCAA's House settlement era has launched, with athletic programs across the country free to start paying millions to their athletes in the biggest change in the history of college athletics. It's the death of the NCAA's longstanding amateur model, certain to cause headaches and disputes among powerhouse and small-time programs alike. Scattered among them, however, is a handful of schools that have decided to wait it out at least a year and see how things develop, including legal risks and Title IX concerns. Call them the opt-outs. The deadline for schools to opt out was Monday.
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Rebuilding Pac-12 gets its needed 8th football school with addition of Texas State
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Coming on strong: Gabriel Hill is dominating Naperville North’s charts on his way to the Big TenJun 29, 2025 8:00 am - Gabe Hill makes a strong case at defensive tackle for Naperville North
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Draft picks Sorber and Barnhizer embrace Thunder cultureJun 28, 2025 9:46 pm - Oklahoma City draft picks Thomas Sorber and Brooks Barnhizer sounded like Thunder veterans during their introductory press conference. Sorber mentioned several times that he is looking forward to learning from his new teammates and Barnhizer talked about stacking days.
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Playing within herself, Butler wins Illinois State Women’s AmateurJun 25, 2025 3:55 pm - By winning the Illinois State Women’s Amateur Championship, Barrington High School graduate Bridget Butler qualified for the U.S. Women’s Amateur golf tournament in August.
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LSU sweeps Coastal Carolina in CWS finals for its 2nd national title in 3 years and 8th overall
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LSU goes for 2nd national title in 3 years as it opens CWS finals against streaking Coastal CarolinaJun 20, 2025 6:53 pm - LSU and Coastal Carolina have met only two times previously as they enter the College World Series finals Saturday night. Those games back in 2016 have not been forgotten. Coastal Carolina swept the Tigers on their home field in super regionals on the way to their first national championship.
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Transfers are common across college sports. Athletes see irony in being criticized as disloyalJun 19, 2025 3:48 pm - College sports was once rooted in tradition, school pride and loyalty, but those expectations are changing in a landscape where athletes have won the ability to transfer season to season, year to year. Some are painted as disloyal or selfish. Athletes like Hailey Van Lith and Ray Davis don't see it that way.