The Latest Breaking News from Charlie Baker

Why This Week Is So Important for the Future of College Sports

A vote on the Protect College Sports Act is coming down to the wire before Congress recesses on Friday. Here’s what you need to know about the bill.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 3

‘I Don’t Think We Have a Plan B’: College Sports Begged Congress for Help and Got Nothing

The Protect College Sports Act has stalled, leaving an uncertain future with collective bargaining emerging as a possibility NCAA leaders once hoped to avoid.

Sports Illustrated · Jul 31

Twelve Years Later, Apple Pay Finally Has Competition. Here Is Why.

Near-field communication is the technology that lets a phone stand in for a card at checkout. For 12 years, only Apple Pay could use it. No outside developer, whatever its funding or intent, could build a wallet that worked natively at the register. An antitrust ruling ended that arrangement.

International Business Times · Jul 7

NCAA Pushes Sweeping Eligibility Overhaul With New ‘Five-in-Five’ Proposal

President Charlie Baker is pushing a simplified, age-based system that promises clarity but raises urgent questions about implementation and legal risk.

Sports Illustrated · Apr 22

NCAA President Charlie Baker Addresses Trump Executive Order, Tournament Expansion at Final Four

Baker discussed his thoughts on the executive order that was signed on Friday.

Sports Illustrated · Apr 4

President Trump signs order intended to stabilize college sports, threatens lost federal funding

President Trump has signed an executive order aimed at fixing college sports that would give federal agencies authority to cut funding at schools that don’t comply with mandates covering transfers, eligibility and pay-for-play in the rapidly changing industry

The Independent UK · Apr 3

President Donald Trump Signs Executive Order to ‘Save College Sports’

Here’s what you need to know about Friday's executive action signed by the President.

Sports Illustrated · Apr 3

Ignore the Haters—March Madness Is Alive and Well In Spite of Transfers and NIL

Plus: Tournament expansion looks like a terrible idea, enjoy baseball while you can, and the newest season of Shoresy

Reason · Mar 24

What Is the Order of Ikkos? Trump Awarded Rare Olympic Honour During Women's History Month Event

US bobsled champion Kaillie Humphries has awarded President Donald Trump her sole Order of Ikkos medal at a White House Women's History Month event, citing his stance on women's sport and IVF.

International Business Times UK · Mar 13

Men’s College Basketball’s Awful Bubble Is a Case for Fewer Teams, Not More

Bubble teams across the country are stumbling into March, undercutting the NCAA’s push to expand the tournament field beyond 68.

Sports Illustrated · Mar 12