Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed an executive order Tuesday that allows athletes to be paid directly without following the NCAA rules. Instead, athletes are being offered compensation for their name, image and likeness. At the start of the next academic year, athletes will be able to collect money via NIL …
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The start of the college baseball season is just around the corner. And for the Florida Gators, expectations are high once again coming into 2021. Earlier this week, the Gators were named the unanimous preseason No.1 team by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and USA Today Coaches Poll. U …
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According to a USA Today investigation, the LSU athletic program mishandled numerous counts of sexual misconduct, abuse and rape allegations. Since securing the head coaching position four years ago, Orgeron received sexual misconduct complaints on no fewer than nine players. The university and athletic program failed to notify the Title …
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It’s been roughly three months since the NBA shut down on March 11 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But now, the league is on the cusp of returning to play. On Saturday, the NBA announced it has been negotiating with the Walt Disney Company about possibly resuming the rest of …
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Baseball fans may now have some reason for optimism. It was announced on Tuesday that Major League Baseball has a prospective plan in place to begin spring training by late June. According to an article by USA Today, the expectation for the MLB is to start the season by July …
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The NBA season isn’t likely to get started again until mid May at the earliest. With all of that downtime, how do players stay in shape? With team facilities closed, players are coping as best they can NBA players are staying in shape and keeping in touch with trainers and …
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Florida football head coach Jim McElwain denied rumors that he was being considered for head coach of Oregon. Oregon Firing The news comes after Oregon fired head coach Mark Helfrich. It’s the first head coach firing at Oregon in 40 years. Helfrich is jobless just two years after he coached …
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Florida State is set to take on conference foe Louisville in a top-10 matchup this Saturday, but they will be without standout sophomore safety Derwin James for “some time” after suffering a knee injury against Charleston Southern. The USA TODAY Sports preseason All-American was extremely disruptive in No. 2 Florida State’s …
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