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In recruiting battle, lawmakers weigh whether to give college athletes a tax break on NIL earnings
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois state Rep. Travis Weaver remembers how surreal it felt having Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram sit a few rows behind him in a political science class. He will never forget the pure joy in Alabama every time the Crimson Tide rolled to the national championship, either.
Weaver was there for two title ... (full story)
Former Vols coach fired over benefits to players sues NCAA for making him a 'sacrificial lamb'
Jeremy Pruitt is suing the NCAA for $100 million for lost and future wages, accusing the organization of conspiring with the University of Tennessee making him possibly the "last coach in America to be punished for impermissible player benefits."
Pruitt's lawsuit, first reported by YahooSports and obtained by The Assoc ... (full story)
Attorneys for figure skater Valieva accuse WADA of 'procedural fraud,' ask court to revisit her doping case
Attorneys for Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva are taking her doping case back to court, arguing the World Anti-Doping Agency withheld and altered evidence that could have proven her contamination claim during the hearing that resulted in her four-year suspension.
The experiment conducted by scientist Martial Saugy at the re ... (full story)
Do’s and don’ts of back care
Having endured various degrees of low back pain for a large part of my adult life and then finally undergoing a back operation in 2023, I could likely write a small text on all the do’s and don’ts I learned about spinal care.
But rather than go into that long expository endeavor, how about instead I give you a great ... (full story)
NFL players score a shot at Hollywood through hands-on training sessions with filmmaker Deon Taylor
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Isaac Ukwu's sights were solely set on just playing in the NFL — until two season-ending knee injuries in college served as a harsh reality of football's fragility.
The setbacks reshaped Ukwu's perspective, showing him that football was part of him, but not all of him. Even after signing w ... (full story)