SI:AM | Conferences Move Quickly to Stop Pros From Returning to School The SEC and Big Ten passed rules closing an eligibility loophole, but that might not be the end of the story. Sports Illustrated · Aug 26
Angel Reese is turning trolls and talk of ‘mebounds’ into fuel for a breakthrough The star known as Bayou Barbie is shining in Atlanta. The longer her haters dwell on her lowlights, the more they miss her transformation into an all-around force The Guardian - US · Aug 26
Big Ten bars football players with pro contracts from returning to play amid NCAA eligibility chaos The Big Ten has become the first conference to ban football players who have signed professional contracts from returning to play at its schools The Independent UK · Aug 25
The Freedom 250 IndyCar Race Only Looked Like MAGA Propaganda if You Already Hate Trump Plus: Should the race happen again, or just be a one-off event? Also, NCAA eligibility is all messed up, and sports can teach us about immigration. Reason · Aug 25
The Teams You Should Never Write Off, According to 10 Years of Betting Data Sports have a funny way of making predictions look foolish, because a favorite can dominate for weeks and suddenly fall apart against a team nobody gave much of a chance. Many things can stand behind this, for example, one injury changes the entire complexion of a game, or an opposite… inkl · Aug 25
Greg Norman 'Would Rather Just See LIV End', A New PGA Tour And DP World Tour 'Global Series' And College Golfer Sues NCAA: This Week In Golf As well as build-up to the Solheim Cup gaining momentum, check out some of the other fascinating storylines in the game of golf this week right here... Golf Monthly · Aug 25
Kentucky’s Roster Is Loaded After Mark Mitchell Addition. Can Mark Pope Deliver? After adding Mitchell to a team with another big portal splash, Milan Momcilovic, the Wildcats have the talent to contend for a national championship. Sports Illustrated · Aug 25
An NFL player coming back to college? Yes, it could happen. Here's why A recent rule passed by the NCAA has resulted in confusion, lawsuits and the once-unthinkable notion of players leaving college, signing with NFL teams, and now leaving those teams to head back to college The Independent UK · Aug 24
Pat Forde: College Sports Has Abandoned Restraint With Its NFL-to-NCAA Pipeline What began as a fight over a fifth year has spiraled into a free-for-all where the boundaries between college and professional sports barely exist. Sports Illustrated · Aug 24
Ashton Jeanty Injury Clouds Start to Raiders’ Season and 6 Other Things You May Have Missed Around the NFL College football is officially broken, the 49ers finally have injury luck on their side and more from another busy weekend in the NFL. Sports Illustrated · Aug 24
McLaughlin: Reacting to the Muddy NCAA Eligibility Waters The NCAA eligibility rules once again were put into muddy waters with various legal rulings across the country. SuperWest Sports · Aug 24
How Georgia Smashed NCAA Soccer Attendance Record on Iconic USWNT Anniversary The Georgia Bulldogs trounced James Madison 6–0 with a record crowd of 25,433. Sports Illustrated · Aug 21
States are pouring taxpayer dollars into college sports as athlete pay squeezes budgets A legal settlement last year allowed higher education institutions to directly pay athletes a total of about $20.5 million annually, on top of any scholarships and other NIL deals they receive The Independent UK · Aug 20
As Azzi Fudd’s Rookie Season Is Cut Short, Did Dallas Make the Right Choice at No. 1? Fudd will miss the remainder of the season as she’s set to undergo an arthroscopic procedure to address ongoing right knee soreness. Sports Illustrated · Aug 20
Medical Daily · Aug 20 Cardiologists Call for an Independent Health Review of Energy Drink Sponsorships Reaching Young Athletes in College Sports A new cardiology review says youth-facing energy drink sponsorships in college sports warrant independent health review, naming the Big 12 deal.
The Independent UK · Aug 19 A left tackle can make $4M in college football, not the NFL. Is this pay for play? College sports are undergoing a transformation with the rise of NIL deals, allowing athletes to profit from their name, image, and likeness
International Business Times UK · Aug 18 He Maxed Out His Credit Card and Bet $9,000 on a Crazy Idea: How Bill Rasmussen Created ESPN Before Dying at 93 Bill Rasmussen, founder of ESPN, passed away at 93. His $9,000 gamble in 1979 revolutionised sports broadcasting, creating the first 24-hour sports network and leaving a lasting legacy.
The Independent UK · Aug 18 Bill Rasmussen, ESPN co-founder and sports TV pioneer, dies at 93 Rasmussen revealed in 2019 that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2014
Sports Illustrated · Aug 17 After Years of Tumult, Michigan State Stumbles Into a Strong Athletic Director Hire The Spartans’ administrative chaos has made headlines this offseason.
Sports Illustrated · Aug 12 Louisville Men’s Basketball Adds Seth Trimble to Nation’s Best Portal Class After Court Ruling After a four-year run at North Carolina, Trimble is heading to an ACC rival.
Sports Illustrated · Aug 11 The Most Interesting Man in Swimming Is Doing Less, But Setting Records A shorter, faster approach to training has transformed Van Mathias from a retired swimmer into one of America’s brightest hopes for the 2028 L.A. Olympics.
Reason · Aug 11 The Buffalo Bills Got Tons of Taxpayer Money for a Stadium With a Lot of Pretty Lame Problems Plus: No one is drafting Enes Kanter Freedom into the WNBA, Congress fails to reform NCAA again, and why Field of Dreams nostalgia is no good
Sports Illustrated · Aug 11 Ranking the Top 10 Shooting Guards in Men’s College Basketball for 2026–27 Season John Blackwell blossomed into an elite shooter last season before transferring to Duke, buoying him to the top of our preseason list. Here are the other SGs to watch this season.
The Independent UK · Aug 11 College athletes targeted in sextortion schemes prompts FBI to step in IN FULL
The Independent UK · Aug 11 The FBI and NCAA join forces against student-athlete sextortion The FBI is teaming with the NCAA to start a program to combat sexual exploitation of college athletes