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UAB becomes 1st Division I football team to join players association
UAB football players say their entire roster has signed up for Athletes.org, making them the first Division I football team to publicly join the players' association. Head coach Trent Dilfer gathered his team for a meeting in mid-April to encourage them to prepare for a future when college athletes might be able to negotiate for a larger share of their sport's revenue. (
ESPN.com)
Former UNC center Anya Poole transferring to Clemson
Former UNC center
Anya Poole announced she will play her fifth college season at Clemson. Poole is the fourth of the six UNC women's basketball players to enter the transfer portal to commit to another school after
Paulina Paris committed to Arizona, Aly Zelaya to UNCW, and Teonni Key to Kentucky. Neither
Deja Kelly nor RyLee Grays have announced their plans. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
FTC noncompete ban looms over sports execs, coaches, NIL
The Federal Trade Commission announced a final rule that will ban noncompete employment agreements in the American economy. Provided it survives potential legal challenges, the ban will impact multiple sectors of the sports industry—including pro sports leagues, endorsement and NIL deals, and contracts for coaches, scouts and team executives. (
Sportico)
Former St. Louis Cardinals reflect on Whitey Herzog's impact
Former players remembered the managerial genius and likeable soul of Dorrel Norman Elvert “Whitey” Herzog, who died at the age of 92 in suburban St. Louis on Tuesday. Herzog, who was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2010, managed three Cardinals teams that reached the World Series in the 1980s, with the 1982 team winning it. (
MLB.com)
Matthew Cleveland returning to Miami Hurricanes basketball for senior season
Forward
Matthew Cleveland is returning to Miami for his senior season, he announced on Saturday. Cleveland, who spent his first two years at Florida State, averaged 13.7 points, second on the team, and 6.1 rebounds for the Hurricanes this past season. Cleveland is the second starter returning to the Hurricanes, joining point guard Nijel Pack. (
Inside the U)
More years, more money in new contract for NC State football coach Dave Doeren
NC State football coach Dave Doeren, the winningest coach in Wolfpack history, agreed to a two-year contract extension through the 2029 season that will pay him in excess of $5.5 million per year. Without any adjustments or bonuses, Doeren will earn more than $6 million in 2028 and 2029 under the new contract. Doeren is 81-58 as NC State coach. (
WRAL Sports Fan)
Dick Vitale details his purpose in new book as legendary broadcaster continues cancer fight
Dick Vitale's boisterous and booming voice has served as college basketball's soundtrack for a generation of fans since he began working at ESPN in 1979. But Vitale, 84, had his voice and livelihood taken from him in a cruel twist of fate for large swaths of the last two years as he's fought cancer -- first with melanoma in 2021 and later with vocal cord cancer. (
CBS Sports)
Hunter Dickinson returning to Kansas: Why the All-American is the latest offseason win for Bill Self
Kansas coach Bill Self secured his latest offseason win with the announcement that All-American big man
Hunter Dickinson would be returning for the 2024-25 season. The announcement of Dickinson's intention to run it back with the program on Friday comes hours after Self received his fourth transfer portal commitment from Alabama star wing Rylan Griffen. (
CBS Sports)
Ovies & Giglio Want Triangle Sports Fans to Keep Arguing Forever
It’s a Thursday in February and Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio are talking about sports. They’re recording from the headquarters of OG Triangle Media: A tiny office in downtown Raleigh made up to be a podcast studio. The room is decorated with various tchotchkes and sports memorabilia—school pennants, lava lamps, and old media badges. (
The Assembly)
One family was first in line to see Mark Pope. Their feelings sum up a Kentucky fan base.
Hours before Mark Pope was officially introduced as the new head men’s basketball coach at the University of Kentucky on Sunday, the sidewalks outside of Rupp Arena were already awash in blue and white. Following 15 years of John Calipari, the fans who lined up outside Rupp on a sunny Sunday afternoon were there to witness a new beginning. (
AOL.com)