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Inside Texas Tech’s compliance strategy for Brendan Sorsby's return to football

Inside Texas Tech’s compliance strategy for Brendan Sorsby's return to football

  • MATTHEW GLENESK USA Today

Texas Tech's athletic directors detailed Sorsby's compliance plan and addressed how playing a gambling addict who admitted to betting on his own team could impact the integrity of the sport.

Adam Hill: Latest court ruling could officially spell the end for NCAA

Adam Hill: Latest court ruling could officially spell the end for NCAA

  • Adam Hill, Las Vegas Review-Journal

It doesn’t feel hyperbolic to say the Brendan Sorsby case is an inflection point for the history of whatever remains of the NCAA’s ability to govern college athletics. There doesn’t seem to be a way back if the ruling body has no course of action to discipline a player who so egregiously has…

Mike Bianchi: UCF and Big 12 must stand up to protect college football from Texas Tech’s dangerous gamble

Mike Bianchi: UCF and Big 12 must stand up to protect college football from Texas Tech’s dangerous gamble

  • Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel

ORLANDO, Fla. — Nick Saban sat before Congress just days ago and delivered a warning that should send chills through every corner of college athletics. “Right now in college football we have no rules,” said the greatest college football coach of all time. “We have state laws. We have differe…

Mac Engel: I won tickets through FIFA’s World Cup lottery; a loss would have been better

Mac Engel: I won tickets through FIFA’s World Cup lottery; a loss would have been better

  • Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram

FORT WORTH, Texas — America’s favorite sport is not football, or soccer, but screwing over sports fans, which is why FIFA should hold its World Cup in the United States permanently. The NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB and NCAA should all take a course from FIFA on how to defraud customers. What has happe…

Texas Tech booster Cody Campbell addresses ‘cake’ element of his NCAA mission

Texas Tech booster Cody Campbell addresses ‘cake’ element of his NCAA mission

  • Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram

FORT WORTH, Texas — For the past eight months, Texas Tech booster Cody Campbell has been accused by fans, coaches and now an increasing number of irritated college athletic officials of “trying to have his cake and eat it, too.” Sprinkled about this sentiment are an array of four-letter word…

Senate panel sets markup on college sports bill

Senate panel sets markup on college sports bill

  • John T. Bennett, CQ-Roll Call

WASHINGTON — The Senate Commerce Committee has scheduled the markup of a bipartisan measure that proposes sweeping changes to collegiate athletics and has the backing of President Donald Trump. The panel is expected to take up several amendments at the markup on June 18, including one aimed …

Runa Muderrisoglu named first academic All-American in Lenoir-Rhyne women's tennis history

Runa Muderrisoglu named first academic All-American in Lenoir-Rhyne women's tennis history

  • jason.koon

In addition to her honor, five baseball and four softball players earned academic all-district honors.

Runa Muderrisoglu named first academic All-American in Lenoir-Rhyne women's tennis history

Runa Muderrisoglu named first academic All-American in Lenoir-Rhyne women's tennis history

    In addition to her honor, five baseball and four softball players earned academic all-district honors.

    Lenoir-Rhyne men's lacrosse boasts four All-Americans

    Lenoir-Rhyne men's lacrosse boasts four All-Americans

      The Lenoir-Rhyne University men's lacrosse team saw four individuals named to the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association All-America team.

      College football is chaos, greed and dysfunction – and still king | Opinion

      College football is chaos, greed and dysfunction – and still king | Opinion

        The nonstop negativity and weekly chaos would kill just about any other sport. 

        Colorado paid for a bowl it misread — and Deion Sanders cashed in

        Colorado paid for a bowl it misread — and Deion Sanders cashed in

          Colorado gave football coach Deion Sanders a bonus he didn’t earn after the 2024 season and overpaid him by $50,000 for his team's appearance in Alamo Bowl that year.

          College sports bill sparks unusual alliances

          College sports bill sparks unusual alliances

            WASHINGTON — A push on Capitol Hill to craft legislation to rein in college sports amid skyrocketing costs and roster upheaval has created strange alliances across both the political and athletic spectrums, as was on display Wednesday at a roundtable hearing to rally support for the Senate’s version. The head football coaches at Memphis and Middle Tennessee State are accustomed to being foes ...

            Brendan Sorsby scandal best thing for college football, ESPN analyst says

            Brendan Sorsby scandal best thing for college football, ESPN analyst says

              ESPN analyst Jordan Rodgers says the Brendan Sorsby scandal could be the best thing to happen to college football. Here's why.

              If the NCAA can’t stop it, the CFP should: Ban Texas Tech | Opinion

              If the NCAA can’t stop it, the CFP should: Ban Texas Tech | Opinion

                There’s a potential way out of this Brendan Sorsby mess. A simple, gangster move by the College Football Playoff that could end judge shopping as we know it. 

                Court Ruling for Brendan Sorsby Receives Major Backlash

                Court Ruling for Brendan Sorsby Receives Major Backlash

                Exploring the impact of legal disputes in sports, focusing on how lawyers affect teams and leagues. Donnie and Joe discuss the latest on Brendan Sorsby.

                Tim Cowlishaw: Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby's return to football is hardly the death of college sports

                Tim Cowlishaw: Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby's return to football is hardly the death of college sports

                DALLAS — Brendan Sorsby is going to be allowed to play quarterback for Texas Tech this fall (at least as of Monday’s court ruling, which will inevitably lead to another court ruling), and many of my colleagues and about half the sports world believe this to be the death of college football. Sorsby is a player who is reported to have placed thousands of bets during his time at Indiana and ...

                Mike Vorel: Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby shouldn’t play after gambling admission

                Mike Vorel: Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby shouldn’t play after gambling admission

                SEATTLE — We’ll get to Brendan Sorsby in a second. But on June 12, 2003, the University of Washington fired football coach Rick Neuheisel for twice participating in a neighborhood March Madness bracket pool, then lying about his involvement to NCAA investigators. It didn’t matter that Neuheisel didn’t coach the sport he bet on, or that the Huskies didn’t qualify for either tournament. Rules ...

                Wake Forest, Winston-Salem embrace the German national soccer team

                Wake Forest, Winston-Salem embrace the German national soccer team

                Fans pack Spry Stadium for what is likely the team's only public appearance as they chase a fifth World Cup title

                NCAA Faces Crisis Over Ruling on Brendan Sorsby's Eligibility

                NCAA Faces Crisis Over Ruling on Brendan Sorsby's Eligibility

                The NCAA disputes a court decision enabling Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby's eligibility, citing it corrupts sporting integrity and seeks antitrust exemption.

                Kentucky football defensive lineman Nic ‘Happy’ Smith dies at age 20

                Kentucky football defensive lineman Nic ‘Happy’ Smith dies at age 20

                LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky redshirt freshman defensive lineman Nic Smith has died, the university announced Monday afternoon. “Today our hearts are broken,” football coach Will Stein said in a statement. “Our thoughts and prayers are with Nic’s family, friends, teammates and everyone who knew and loved him. This is a tremendous loss for our program and university community. We will continue to ...

                Brendan Sorsby Cleared to Play Despite Betting Allegations

                Brendan Sorsby Cleared to Play Despite Betting Allegations

                Judge permits Texas Tech QB Brendan Soarsby to play next season despite betting claims, adding a 2-game suspension. Can Sorsby make the most of his chance?

                Texas Tech got its QB back. It may lose its opponents as schools talk boycott

                Texas Tech got its QB back. It may lose its opponents as schools talk boycott

                Texas Tech got good news Monday as a judge granted quarterback Brendan Sorsby an injunction, allowing him to be eligible for the 2026 season. But at what cost?

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                UNC baseball gets walk-off win to make College World Series

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                Mike Bianchi: While Nick Saban asked Congress to save college sports, the SEC and Big Ten exposed their hypocrisy

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                ORLANDO, Fla. — Nick Saban found himself in a remarkable position this week. There he was on Capitol Hill, testifying before Congress in support of the Protect College Sports Act, arguing that college athletics desperately needs structure, leadership and federal intervention before it spirals completely out of control. At virtually the same moment, the Southeastern Conference — the very empire ...

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                Kirra Olson represents Lenoir-Rhyne women's lacrosse in national all-star game

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