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Power conferences, NCAA to vote on landmark $2.7 billion settlement as smaller leagues balk at terms
Ralph D. Russo, Associated Press | Updated May 20 - 4:17 p.m. | Save Story
University presidents around the country are scheduled to meet this week to vote on whether to accept a proposed settlement of an antitrust lawsuit that would cost the NCAA nearly $3 billion. The deal would also create a landmark revenue-sharing system with college athletes. The terms of the agreement have met some pushback from the Division I conferences that do not compete in major college football. They say they are being asked to bear an undue financial burden on the damages portion of the settlement. Attorneys for the defendants in House vs. NCAA gave college sports leaders until Thursday to agree.
Who's coming, going in Utah college basketball through the transfer portal?
KSL.com Sports | Updated May 20 - 3:41 p.m. | Save Story
Jon Rothstein sleeps in May, but the NCAA transfer portal is just getting started.
Georgia's Charlie Condon named SEC player of year; Smith is top pitcher and Mingione coach of year
The Associated Press | Posted May 20 - 2:59 p.m. | Save Story
Georgia's Charlie Condon is the Southeastern Conference player of the year. Condon is the nation's leading hitter. League coaches picked Arkansas' Hagen Smith as the top pitcher and Kentucky's Nick Mingione as SEC coach of the year. Condon leads the nation with a .451 batting average and a Georgia-record 35 home runs, second-most in SEC single season history. He enters the SEC Tournament on a 24-game hitting streak. Smith leads the nation with a 1.52 ERA. Mingione led the Wildcats to their second SEC regular-season title.
Auburn running back Brian Battie on ventilator after weekend shooting in Florida, coach says
The Associated Press | Posted May 20 - 2:47 p.m. | Save Story
Auburn running back Brian Battie has been hospitalized following a weekend shooting in Sarasota, Florida, where his brother was killed and three others injured. The Sarasota County Sheriff's office said Tommie Battie IV was pronounced dead at the scene. Four others, who weren't named, were taken to hospitals in Manatee and Sarasota counties. Auburn coach Hugh Freeze updated Brian Battie's condition in a social media post, saying Battie was still on a ventilator.
Defending champion South Carolina to open season in Las Vegas against Michigan
The Associated Press | Posted May 20 - 2:00 p.m. | Save Story
It will be another splashy opening for defending national champion South Carolina. The Gamecocks start next season in Las Vegas against Michigan. A year ago, South Carolina started their undefeated, title-winning season by beating Notre Dame in Paris. It will be the first time the Gamecocks have played the Wolverines since 1995. South Carolina coach Dawn Staley said she was excited to open the year in another great destination.
BYU football: Why 3-star RB Cale Breslin is a perfect fit for the Cougars
Ben Criddle for KSL.com | Posted May 20 - 1:40 p.m. | Save Story
Recruiting ties are forged in a variety ways, and a somewhat casual social media interaction blossomed into BYU securing a promising running back recruit as part of its 2025 signing class.
College baseball notebook: Conference tournaments to decide NCAA automatic bids and many at-larges
Eric Olson, Associated Press | Posted May 20 - 1:10 p.m. | Save Story
The field for the NCAA baseball tournament will take shape this week with conference tournaments determining most of the 30 automatic qualifiers. Also at stake are 34 at-large bids. The 16 NCAA regional hosts will be announced Sunday and the rest of the 64-team field next Monday. The College World Series is June 14 through June 23 or 24 in Omaha, Nebraska. Top seed in the Power Five conference tournaments are North Carolina in the ACC, Illinois in the Big Ten, Oklahoma in the Big 12, Arizona in the Pac-12 and Tennessee in the SEC.
LSU women's basketball great Seimone Augustus will return as an assistant on Kim Mulkey's staff
The Associated Press | Posted May 20 - 10:11 a.m. | Save Story
LSU women's basketball great Seimone Augustus is returning to the school as an assistant coach. Augustus in 2023 became the first LSU female athlete to have a statue built in her honor and she will be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in August. Augustus led LSU to its first three NCAA Final Fours, was The Associated Press national player of the year in 2006 and the No. 1 overall WNBA draft pick that year. She won four WNBA championships and was an eight-time All-Star. She retired as a player in 2020.
South Carolina's 1st inning grand slam ends Utah softball's season in 5-1 loss
Josh Furlong, KSL.com | Posted May 19 - 1:38 p.m. | Save Story
With bases loaded at the top of the first inning, South Carolina's Aniyah Black took an 0-1 pitch to deep left field and over the wall.
Mailbag: Why Utah is best positioned of Pac-12 schools to thrive in next era and more
Jon Wilner, Bay Area News Group | Posted May 18 - 8:43 p.m. | Save Story
Combine their success and their competition, and the Utes' path into the CFP is wide.
After 3-hour rain delay, Utah softball advances past Morgan State in regional match
Josh Furlong, KSL.com | Posted May 18 - 5:45 p.m. | Save Story
A three-hour rain delay couldn't stop Utah softball.
Young, Wilson post double-doubles to lead Aces over Sparks 89-82
The Associated Press | Updated May 18 - 5:34 p.m. | Save Story
Jackie Young and A'ja Wilson both scored 22 points and finished with double-doubles to power the Las Vegas Aces to an 89-82 victory over the Los Angeles Sparks. Young sank 8 of 18 shots, including 4 of 9 from 3-point range, and added 11 assists and six rebounds for two-time defending champion Las Vegas (2-0). Wilson hit 9 of 20 shots with a 3-pointer, grabbed 10 rebounds and added three steals. Dearica Hamby finished with 29 points to lead Los Angeles (0-2). Hamby hit 12 of 16 shots from the floor and 5 of 11 from the free-throw line. She added nine rebounds and three steals.
Florida State asks the NCAA to reduce and rescind penalties imposed on its football program
Mark Long, Associated Press | Posted May 17 - 3:51 p.m. | Save Story
Florida State has asked the NCAA to reduce and rescind penalties imposed on its football program for NIL-related recruiting violations after the sanctioning body halted investigations into booster-backed collectives. FSU's legal counsel sent a three-page letter to the chairperson of the Division I Committee on Infractions and requested the committee amend its decision. The letter was dated April 24. It referred to NIL-related cases involving Tennessee and Florida. The penalties are the result of a rule-breaking incident that happened in April 2022. An assistant coach drove a prospective student-athlete to a meeting with a booster, which is considered impermissible contact.
Nebraska football stadium renovation is scaled back for now and won't begin until after 2025 season
The Associated Press | Posted May 17 - 12:55 p.m. | Save Story
Nebraska athletic director Troy Dannen has announced the massive renovation of Memorial Stadium has been downsized for the time being, meaning the south end of the stadium won't be torn down after the 2024 season as originally planned. Former athletic director Trev Alberts in 2022 announced a $450 million project to update the 100-year-old stadium. The first phase would have temporarily removed 25,000 seats for the 2025 season while a new south-end section was built. Dannen's revised plan would address the east and west sides of the stadium, and work would begin no sooner than after the 2025 season.
BYU football: Who will be the starters along the offensive line in 2024?
Ben Criddle for KSL.com | Posted May 17 - 10:28 a.m. | Save Story
Leausa's path to BYU isn't typical, but now that he's set to arrive at Provo, he couldn't be more grateful for the challenges he's met and for the possibilities in front of him.
Michigan beginning alcohol sales at football games following successful rollouts at its other venues
The Associated Press | Posted May 16 - 3:08 p.m. | Save Story
Alcohol sales will begin this football season at Michigan Stadium, following a trend of booze being made available at college sports venues across the nation. The Michigan athletic department made the announcement following successful rollouts of alcohol sales at its hockey and basketball arenas. The university's Board of Regents voted to implement a liquor license at the "Big House" starting with the Aug. 31 opener against Fresno State. According to a survey by The Associated Press of Power Five conference schools and Notre Dame, 55 of 69 sold alcohol in the public areas of their stadiums last season.
UNC interim chancellor backs AD Bubba Cunningham after trustee criticism, audit push
Aaron Beard, Associated Press | Updated May 16 - 2:46 p.m. | Save Story
North Carolina interim chancellor Lee Roberts publicly backed athletics director Bubba Cunningham on Thursday. That came three days after the school's board of trustees approved an audit of the athletics department due to financial concerns growing amid the volatile landscape of college sports. Roberts also said the athletics department has been audited 10 times in the past five years, as well as annually by the NCAA. Trustees earlier this week expressed concern about revenues in a time of conference realignment. That includes the Atlantic Coast Conference falling further behind the Big Ten and Southeastern Conference in payouts to member schools.
EA Sports College Football 25 comes out on July 19. Edwards, Ewers, Hunter are on standard cover
Ryan Kryska, Associated Press | Posted May 16 - 9:17 a.m. | Save Story
EA Sports has revealed an image of the College Football 25 cover that features Michigan running back Donovan Edwards, Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers and Colorado two-way player Travis Hunter. The video-game developer said the game will be released on July 19. EA Sports unveiled the standard cover Thursday after a photo of its deluxe edition was leaked last week. All three cover athletes are active players. They said name, image and likeness money played no role in their decision to accept the cover offer. EA Sports College Football 25 will be EA's first college football game in over a decade.
St. Thomas hockey to follow Arizona State into NCHC, as league expands to 10 teams
The Associated Press | Posted May 15 - 7:08 p.m. | Save Story
The University of St. Thomas will join the National Collegiate Hockey Conference for the 2026-27 season as the 10th member of the men's hockey league. The NCHC will formally add Arizona State this summer for the 2024-25 season and join defending NCAA champion Denver, Colorado College, Omaha, North Dakota, Minnesota Duluth, St. Cloud State, Miami of Ohio and Western Michigan. The NCHC began play in the 2013-14 season and has accounted for six national titles in its 11 seasons. St. Thomas moved from Division III to Division I in 2021 and currently plays in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association.
