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The NCAA Board May Vote Today On Its Own Future In College Sports
Eben Novy-Williams and Emily Caron, Sportico
As COVID-19 cases rise nationwide, the NCAA's Board of Governors will again meet Tuesday to discuss the status of fall sports championships. The discussion, however, may be proxy for a much bigger topic-whether the governing body's richest members still see the NCAA as an essential part of their future.
Pac-12 Commissioner Responds to Football Players Threatening to Boycott 2020 Season
Ross Dellenger, Sports Illustrated
Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott is open to holding dialogue with a group of league football players who are threatening to boycott the 2020 football season, according to a letter that Scott sent the group Monday. Sports Illustrated obtained a copy of the two-page letter, which Scott wrote in response to the #WeAreUnited campaign's letter Sunday.
Big Ten in trouble: Rutgers' coronavirus outbreak expands, Northwestern pauses workouts, Indiana lineman's heart condition
Mike Rosenstein, NJ.com
Things are not looking good for the Big Ten playing football in 2020. As NJ Advance Media's Keith Sargeant first reported Monday night, the number of COVID-19 cases connected with the Rutgers University football team nearly has doubled from 15 to 28 players.
How the potential Pac-12 football player boycott came to be
The Athletic
The Pac-12 player movement has been swirling around conference circles for nearly a month and gained more traction Friday when a graphic began circulating among league coaches. Multiple Pac-12 athletic directors told The Athletic that they had not been approached by those involved before the announcement and emphasized that players have already been encouraged to stay - or return - home if they felt unsafe.
Answering Eight Legal Questions From The Pac-12 Players' Ultimatum
Michael McCann, Sportico
Among specific requests, the players want the salaries of Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott, coaches and administrators to be "drastically" reduced. Such a measure, the players contend, would help to save non-revenue sports from being cut.
WCC introduces 'Russell Rule' to drive diversity hiring in athletics
Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times
The West Coast Conference introduced a new diversity hiring initiative Monday named for NBA and University of San Francisco legend Bill Russell. Known as the "Russell Rule," the initiative will require WCC schools to include a member of a traditionally underrepresented community in the final pool of candidates every time they hire an athletic director, senior administrator, head coach or full-time assistant coach.
---Morning Consult
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- Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, his business partner Dany Garcia and RedBird Capital Partners purchased the XFL out of bankruptcy for $15 million after presenting the only qualified bid for the startup spring football league. WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon, the XFL's previous owner, pumped roughly $200 million into the league, and while Garcia declined to offer a specific number, she said the new ownership group plans to invest a "substantial" amount into the business and to keep XFL president Jeffrey Pollack and his existing management team in place. (The Athletic)
- The Big 12 approved an updated scheduling model for the upcoming college football season that will see each of the league's 10 teams play nine conference games and one nonconference game, with conference play beginning in mid-to-late September. The format gives the conference - one of two Power 5 conferences to keep any nonconference games on their schedules this season - the flexibility to move its championship game from its scheduled date of Dec. 5 to either Dec. 12 or Dec. 19. (ESPN)
- MLB postponed a second series involving the St. Louis Cardinals - this time a four-game set against the Detroit Tigers - after seven players and six staff members tested positive for COVID-19, increasing the total number of games postponed this season to 21 in less than two weeks. The Miami Marlins, who haven't played since July 26 due to a coronavirus outbreak of their own, are scheduled to return to play today against the Baltimore Orioles. (The Associated Press)
The NCAA Board May Vote Today On Its Own Future In College Sports
Eben Novy-Williams and Emily Caron, Sportico
As COVID-19 cases rise nationwide, the NCAA's Board of Governors will again meet Tuesday to discuss the status of fall sports championships. The discussion, however, may be proxy for a much bigger topic-whether the governing body's richest members still see the NCAA as an essential part of their future.
Pac-12 Commissioner Responds to Football Players Threatening to Boycott 2020 Season
Ross Dellenger, Sports Illustrated
Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott is open to holding dialogue with a group of league football players who are threatening to boycott the 2020 football season, according to a letter that Scott sent the group Monday. Sports Illustrated obtained a copy of the two-page letter, which Scott wrote in response to the #WeAreUnited campaign's letter Sunday.
Big Ten in trouble: Rutgers' coronavirus outbreak expands, Northwestern pauses workouts, Indiana lineman's heart condition
Mike Rosenstein, NJ.com
Things are not looking good for the Big Ten playing football in 2020. As NJ Advance Media's Keith Sargeant first reported Monday night, the number of COVID-19 cases connected with the Rutgers University football team nearly has doubled from 15 to 28 players.
How the potential Pac-12 football player boycott came to be
The Athletic
The Pac-12 player movement has been swirling around conference circles for nearly a month and gained more traction Friday when a graphic began circulating among league coaches. Multiple Pac-12 athletic directors told The Athletic that they had not been approached by those involved before the announcement and emphasized that players have already been encouraged to stay - or return - home if they felt unsafe.
Answering Eight Legal Questions From The Pac-12 Players' Ultimatum
Michael McCann, Sportico
Among specific requests, the players want the salaries of Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott, coaches and administrators to be "drastically" reduced. Such a measure, the players contend, would help to save non-revenue sports from being cut.
WCC introduces 'Russell Rule' to drive diversity hiring in athletics
Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times
The West Coast Conference introduced a new diversity hiring initiative Monday named for NBA and University of San Francisco legend Bill Russell. Known as the "Russell Rule," the initiative will require WCC schools to include a member of a traditionally underrepresented community in the final pool of candidates every time they hire an athletic director, senior administrator, head coach or full-time assistant coach.
---Morning Consult
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