NCAA to Senate: Help on athlete pay
NCAA President Mark Emmert urged Congress put restrictions on college athletes’ ability to earn money from endorsements, telling a Senate committee Tuesday federal action is needed to “maintain uniform standards in college sports” amid player-friendly laws approved in California and under consideration in other states.
The NCAA last fall said it would allow players to “benefit” from the use of their name, image and likeness and is working on new rules it plans to reveal in April.
Under the NCAA’s timeline, athletes would be able to take advantage of endorsement opportunities beginning next January.
More than 25 states are considering legislation that would force the NCAA to allow players to earn money off their personal brand.
LSU and Florida State will kick off the 2022 and 2023 college football seasons on Labor Day weekend.
Horse racing: A 6-year-old gelding named Double Touch died on the training track at Santa Anita in Arcadia, Calif., on Saturday, the sixth death at the famed track since late December and the 43rd since December 2018.
NFL: Panthers owner David Tepper remained noncommittal on QB Cam Newton’s future with the organization, saying it will largely depend on how the quarterback recovers from foot surgery. Newton, 31, missed 14 games last season. The Panthers could save $19 million under next year’s salary cap if they trade or release the 2015 league MVP.
Soccer: Former U.S. and Germany coach Jurgen Klinsmann resigned as manager of Hertha Berlin after only nine Bundesliga games. Klinsmann said on Facebook that he “cannot live up to my potential as coach and therefore cannot live up to my responsibility” without the trust from people at the club. Hertha was in 15th place in the 18-team league when the 55-year-old Klinsmann took over from Ante Covic in November, and is just one place better now.
WNBA: The Connecticut Sun acquired All-Star F DeWanna Bonner in a sign-andtrade deal with the Mercury, who will receive two 2020 first-round draft picks and another in 2021. Bonner, 32, averaged 17.2 points and 7.6 rebounds last season.