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FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2019, file photo, Nebraska Athletic Director Bill Moos speaks during an NCAA college football news conference in Lincoln, Neb. Moos abruptly announced his retirement Friday, June 25, 2021, saying he will step down next week.The announcement came as a surprise because the 70-year-old Moos has said publicly he wanted to stay in the job until he was comfortable the Cornhuskers football program had been turned around. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
Nebraska athletic director Bill Moos retiring after 3 years

By Eric Olson Jun. 25, 2021 12:44 PM EDT

Washington State extends AD Pat Chun through 2026

May. 04, 2021 07:04 PM EDT
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Washington State athletic director Pat Chun has received a contract extension through 2026 that will eventually increase his base salary...

Oklahoma State head coach Mike Boynton encourages his team during the first half of a first round NCAA college tournament basketball game against Liberty Friday, March 19, 2021, at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis.(AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Oklahoma State coach Mike Boynton agrees to extension

By Cliff Brunt Mar. 29, 2021 03:42 PM EDT

K-State signs AD Gene Taylor to extension with raise

By Dave Skretta Mar. 24, 2021 02:45 PM EDT
Kansas State and athletic director Gene Taylor agreed to a contract extension Wednesday that includes a significant jump in base salary to $925,000 per year...

File-Milwaukee Brewers general manager David Stearns stands on the field before a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019, in Miami. Stearns says this year’s abbreviated schedule makes it difficult to evaluate his roster as he tries to make offseason improvements. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
Brewers GM Stearns: Payroll "uncertain" in '21 due to virus

By Steve Megargee Oct. 05, 2020 04:57 PM EDT

Kansas State coach Chris Klieman, right, and Texas Tech coach Matt Wells talk during a timeout for an injury during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020, in Manhattan, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
K-State's Klieman agrees to extension, raise through 2026

By Dave Skretta Oct. 05, 2020 02:23 PM EDT

the New Orleans Saints and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers play in the Superdome without fans, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in the first half of an NFL football game in New Orleans, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
The Latest: Purdue receiver Rondale Moore opting back in

By The Associated Press Sep. 24, 2020 12:57 PM EDT

Ohio State athletics director Gene Smith answers questions during a news conference, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018, in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio State's athletic department will cut 25 jobs, furlough hundreds of other employees and ask coaches and others to take 5% pay cuts to help grapple with a projected $107 million budget deficit due to the COVID-19 pandemic, athletic director Gene Smith said Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
Budget shortfall forces deep cuts in Ohio St sports program

By Mitch Stacy Sep. 23, 2020 02:22 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 1968 file photo, New York Mets pitcher Tom Seaver poses for a photo, location not known. Seaver, the galvanizing leader of the Miracle Mets 1969 championship team and a pitcher who personified the rise of expansion teams during an era of radical change for baseball, has died. He was 75. The Hall of Fame said Wednesday night, Sept. 2, 2020, that Seaver died on Aug. 31 from complications of Lewy body dementia and COVID-19. (AP Photo, File)
Tom Seaver, heart and mighty arm of Miracle Mets, dies at 75

By Ronald Blum Sep. 02, 2020 08:59 PM EDT

AP source: A's to place scouts on furlough

By Josh Dubow May. 26, 2020 08:17 PM EDT
The Oakland Athletics are placing their scouts and selected other front office employees on furlough and cutting the salaries of other executives as part of a...

FILE - In this March 16, 2019, file photo, Montana's Ahmaad Rorie (14) tries to move the ball around Eastern Washington's Tyler Kidd during an NCAA college basketball game in the championship of the Big Sky men's tournament in Boise, Idaho. The cancellation of the NCAA Tournament has produced a budget crunch that leaves colleges everywhere looking for cost-saving measures. Chattanooga announced last month that any 2020-21 away games that hadn’t already been scheduled must be played within 150 miles of its campus. “A 150-mile radius isn’t going to do anything for us here in Montana,” Montana athletic director Kent Haslam said. “Some people can’t even get to a Walmart within 150 miles.” (AP Photo/Otto Kitsinger, File)
Budget crunch could impact how college teams opt to travel

By Steve Megargee May. 11, 2020 11:56 AM EDT

AP source: FIU's Garcia defers salary in virus response

By Tim Reynolds May. 06, 2020 08:02 PM EDT
MIAMI (AP) — A person with knowledge of the situation says Florida International University athletic director Pete Garcia has decided to defer one year of...

A locked gate is seen by the Etihad Stadium where Manchester City was due to play Burnley in an English Premier League soccer match Saturday March 14, 2020, after all English soccer games were cancelled due to the spread of the COVID-19 Coronavirus. For most people, the new COVID-19 coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, but for some it can cause more severe illness.(AP Photo/Jon Super)
The Latest: Louisville AD: 15% cut from budget, furloughs

By The Associated Press Apr. 20, 2020 05:27 AM EDT

FILE - In this June 24, 2017, file photo, TCU head coach Jim Schlossnagle, left, reacts in the dugout after losing to Florida in an NCAA College World Series baseball elimination game in Omaha, Neb. Florida won 3-0. College baseball stands to benefit from Major League Baseball's decision to shorten its 2020 draft to as few as five rounds and limit signing bonuses for undrafted free agents to $20,000. Schlossnagle said $20,000 shouldn't be enough to entice many players to sign, saying that up-front money doesn't go very far when it must be used to supplement a small minor-league salary. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
College baseball talent level to go up with change to draft

By Eric Olson Apr. 08, 2020 02:28 AM EDT