The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is requiring athletic departments at all NCAA levels to plan for their fall 2020 athletic schedules while taking all necessary steps to keep their athletes safe. In addition to requiring its returning football players to submit
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Administration Offers Exemption from Restrictions on Entry to Foreign Professional Athletes
To support the Trump Administration’s COVID-19 reopening policies, Chad F. Wolf, the Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, signed an order exempting some foreign professional athletes (and their staff and dependents) who compete in certain leagues, from the COVID-19 travel restrictions
Women’s National Team Misses Goal in Equal Pay Act Claims
A federal judge has dismissed the Equal Pay Act (EPA) claims filed by 28 members of the U.S. Senior Women’s National Soccer Team (WNT) against the United States Soccer Federation (USSF),
finding the WNT players were actually paid more than
NCAA Announces Response to Expanding State Name, Image, and Likeness Legislation with Proposed Changes to Bylaws
Following the cancelation of the winter sports championships and the calendar of spring athletic events due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NCAA is hoping to reset for the 2020-2021 academic year with a full slate of college football and other
UPDATE: NCAA Rejects Blanket Waiver of Minimum Sports Requirement in Midst of COVID-19
The NCAA Division I Council has rejected the efforts of the leaders of five Division I Conferences (the American Athletic, Mountain West, Mid-American, Sun Belt, and Conference USA conferences) who collectively had asked the NCAA for a blanket waiver on
Lost Revenue from COVID-19 Crisis Prompts Colleges, Universities to Urge NCAA Waiver
Even as some states claim the immediate effect of the COVID-19 pandemic is starting to plateau, the potential financial impact of the pandemic on college athletics is just starting to emerge.
As college and universities assess potential budget shortfalls as
#UnitedAsOne Campaign: NCAA and Its Member Schools Create Resource for COVID-19 Information, Updates
Out of the uncertainty and chaos of the cancellation of the NCAA Winter championships and Spring seasons caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, digital and social media leaders at a small group of 50 schools came together to launch the
NBA May Reduce Players’ Salaries Due to COVID-19 Shutdown
On March 11, 2020, the National Basketball Association (NBA) suspended its season due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Now, the League is considering reducing or withholding players’ salaries after the April 1, 2020, payday.
The NBA originally hoped to resume
NCAA Grants Additional Eligibility to Spring Athletes Affected by COVID-19
The NCAA Division I Council has voted to allow schools to permit spring sport student-athletes an additional season of competition and an extension of their five-year period of athletic eligibility on account of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
While it had
MLB and Its Players Agree to Terms for Potential Resumption of Play Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has silenced all major sports leagues. Instead of the anticipated opening of the 2020 Major League Baseball (MLB) season during the last week of March, MLB and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) announced agreement