College Sports
Big 12 Conference opts against expansion
The Big 12 has voted down plans to expand its membership, with the US college sports conference opting to retain its current roster of 10 schools.
NCAA finds new hosts for championship events removed from North Carolina
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the body that governs US college sport, has reassigned hosting rights to seven championship events that were stripped from North Carolina due to the state’s laws on gender equality and civil rights.
Atairos swoops for college sports giant Learfield
Learfield Communications, which specialises in US college sport, is set to be acquired by Atairos Group after the private investment firm entered into a definitive agreement to purchase the agency.
Supreme Court decides against pursuing college athlete pay case
The U.S. Supreme Court has today (Monday) opted against pursuing the ongoing legal battle between a group of former college athletes and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in a high-profile case concerning the billions of dollars of revenue that universities gain from their American football and basketball programmes.
ACC removes championship events from North Carolina
The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) has become the latest US collegiate sports organisation to remove championship events from North Carolina in response to the state’s law that restricts rights for gay and transgender people.
NCAA pulls postseason events from North Carolina
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the body that governs US college sport, has stripped North Carolina of its hosting rights to seven championship events during the 2016-17 academic year, citing the state’s laws on gender equality and civil rights as the reason for its decision.
Small Focus, Big Vision
American broadcasting conglomerate Sinclair is aiming to make it big by thinking small with a new college network.