Athlete recruiting

FILE - United States' Noah Cates (27) tries to stop Slovakia's Michal Kristof during a men's quarterfinal hockey game at the Winter Olympics, Feb. 16, 2022, in Beijing. The Philadelphia Flyers have signed prospect Cates and are expected to insert him into their lineup right away. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

Flyers sign US Olympian Noah Cates among moves around NHL

By Stephen Whyno Mar. 28, 2022 05:06 PM EDT

AD group makes recommendations to augment Olympic pipeline

By Eddie Pells Oct. 13, 2021 05:27 PM EDT
DENVER (AP) — Olympic sports organizations will look into co-hosting championship events with the NCAA as a way of preventing the U.S. gold-medal pipeline from...

FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2021, file photo, United States' Gable Dan Steveson celebrates after defeating Georgia's Gennadij Cudinovic during their men's freestyle 125kg wrestling final match at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Chiba, Japan. Steveson has achieved his childhood dream of signing with World Wrestling Entertainment, but with a twist. The WWE announced Thursday that it has signed Steveson to an exclusive NIL deal that will allow him to join the WWE roster and return to the University of Minnesota to defend his college heavyweight wrestling title. It is the WWE’s first NIL deal. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)

Steveson signs NIL deal with WWE, will wrestle for Minnesota

By Cliff Brunt Sep. 09, 2021 02:57 PM EDT

Sunisa Lee, of United States, reacts as she poses for a picture after winning the gold medal in the artistic gymnastics women's all-around final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 29, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Olympic champ Sunisa Lee still focused on college, not fame

By Will Graves Jul. 30, 2021 07:59 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 17, 2017, file photo, Creighton assistant coach Preston Murphy, right, stands as players warm up during practice in Omaha, Neb. The NCAA put Creighton men's basketball program on two years' probation and docked scholarships each of the next two seasons on Tuesday, June 22, 2021, after alleging that a former assistant coach accepted cash from a management agency. The committee on infractions said Preston Murphy did not take any other action after the meeting in a Las Vegas hotel. But the meeting itself violated NCAA rules because the receipt of money formalized a business relationship in which the management company could attempt to use the coach to gain access to Creighton players. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

Creighton put on probation by NCAA amid fallout of FBI probe

By Dave Skretta Jun. 22, 2021 12:22 PM EDT

Report: Arizona State acknowledges NCAA investigation

By The Associated Press Jun. 16, 2021 10:06 PM EDT
The NCAA is investigating Arizona State’s football program, a school spokeswoman told The Athletic. Arizona State vice president of media...

FILE - In this Dec. 8, 2019, file photo, Florida State head football coach Mike Norvell speaks during an NCAA college football news conference in Tallahassee, Fla. The NCAA has lifted the recruiting dead period that has been in place since March 13, 2020, due to the pandemic. The NCAA returned to its usual recruiting calendar Tuesday, June 1, 2021, allowing prospects to meet coaches in person and for coaches to conduct live evaluations of recruits. Florida State was welcoming recruits to campus just after midnight as part of its “Midnight Madness” event to mark the end of the dead period.(AP Photo/Phil Sears, File)

End of recruiting pause has football programs catching up

By Steve Megargee Jun. 01, 2021 02:24 AM EDT

Workers continue preparing the NFL Draft Theatre for the 2021 NFL Draft, Tuesday, April 27, 2021, in Cleveland. After going all virtual in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the three-day draft, which has grown into one of America's biggest, non-game sporting events, returns with thousands of fans who will be separated by their loyalties, and whether they've been vaccinated. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

NFL seeks return to normalcy with draft on Lake Erie shores

By Barry Wilner Apr. 28, 2021 12:43 PM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 27, 2020, file photo, Switzerland's Attilio Biasca (9) and Rocco Pezzullo (26) celebrate a goal during the first period IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship game against Finland in Edmonton, Alberta. The Under-18 men’s world championship that begins Monday is the final chance to see some of the top prospects eligible for the 2021 NHL draft, and the first chance for scouts and executives to see many in person. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

U18 tournament means more for NHL scouts because of pandemic

By Stephen Whyno Apr. 25, 2021 11:21 AM EDT

Lady Vols sign Sun Belt player of year Dye as grad transfer

Apr. 22, 2021 05:25 PM EDT
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Lady Vols have signed Alexus Dye, the Sun Belt Conference player of the Year, as a graduate transfer. ...

Tennessee forward John Fulkerson returning for 6th season

Apr. 16, 2021 12:19 PM EDT
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Forward John Fulkerson announced Friday he is returning to Tennessee for his sixth season, using the extra year of eligibility granted...

Cincinnati head coach John Brannen is pulled back toward the team bench by a game official as Cincinnati plays Wichita State during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinal round of the American Athletic Conference men's tournament Saturday, March 13, 2021, in Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins)

Cincinnati fires Brannen following investigation

Apr. 09, 2021 07:05 PM EDT

Baylor guard MaCio Teague celebrates after the championship game against Gonzaga in the men's Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament, Monday, April 5, 2021, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Baylor won 86-70. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Guards stayed at Baylor, paving way for Drew's dream title

By Stephen Hawkins Apr. 06, 2021 05:59 PM EDT

ETSU hires Vols assistant Desmond Oliver as new men's coach

Apr. 05, 2021 06:12 PM EDT
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) — East Tennessee State has hired Tennessee assistant Desmond Oliver as the Buccaneers' new men's basketball coach, six days after...