NCAA moves toward free year of eligibility for fall athletes
NEW YORK (AP) – College athletes who play fall sports, including football, will be given a free year of eligibility no matter how much they compete over the next 10 […]
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Nebraska officials quiet Big Ten uproar, pledge allegiance to league
University of Nebraska President Ted Carter and Chancellor Ronnie Green released statements on Thursday morning reaffirming the university’s commitment to the Big Ten Conference, quickly quieting a building tension over […]
Continue ReadingBig Ten, Pac-12 pull plug on fall football amid pandemic
CHICAGO (AP) – The Big Ten and Pac-12 won’t play football this fall because of concerns about COVID-19, taking two of college football’s five power conferences out of a crumbling […]
Continue ReadingAs college leaders meet, football players push to play
(AP) – After the Power Five conference commissioners met Sunday to discuss mounting concern about whether a college football season can be played in a pandemic, players took to social […]
Continue ReadingAll-America center Garza passes on NBA to return to Iowa
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Big Ten player of the year Luka Garza announced Sunday he is withdrawing from the NBA draft and will return to Iowa for his senior […]
Continue ReadingIllinois star Ayo Dosunmu to return for junior season
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Illinois basketball star Ayo Dosunmu plans to return for his junior season rather than turn pro. The first-team, all-Big Ten guard said in a video posted […]
Continue ReadingWisconsin teams to wear university crest logo with black ‘W’
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin plans to have its sports teams wear a university crest logo with a black “W” to show solidarity with Black and other underrepresented communities on […]
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Iowa’s CJ Fredrick has surgery for stress fracture in foot
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa guard CJ Fredrick is expected to be ready for preseason practices after having surgery on his right foot, the school announced Wednesday. Fredrick on […]
Continue ReadingBig Ten scraps nonconference football games due to pandemic
CHICAGO (AP) – The Big Ten Conference announced Thursday it will not play nonconference games in football and several other sports this fall, the most dramatic move yet by a […]
Continue Reading Univ. of Iowa reports 9 positive tests for COVID-19
IOWA CITY (AP) – Iowa’s athletic department says nine athletes, coach or staff have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last week. That accounts for nearly one-quarter of the 40 […]
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