Per Day: The two Division I schools in Minnesota exist in different financial realities and philosophical spaces. The U of M a state school entrenched in a Power Five conference with enrollment over 50,000. St. Thomas a private Catholic university with teams in several conferences trying to learn how to be a Division I program with enrollment under 10,000. But Coyle and Esten were surprisingly similar in saying that their overriding hope is once the dust settles on these changes, they can... Read more ..read more

NCAA agrees to end transfer rules permanently The DOJ reached a settlement with the NCAA that will permanently bar the organization from restricting athletes’ transfer eligibility. www.nytimes.com ..read more

Per Marcus: Imagine a day when Gophers athletes are receiving millions of dollars in name, image and likeness (NIL) payments from Minnesota's big businesses, putting them on par with peers across major college sports. The Gophers are hoping for their own version of what the University of Memphis landed in April with a $25 million NIL contribution from FedEx. Why not dream big on getting an NIL supercharge from among the state's 15 Fortune 500 companies? "FedEx is a game-changer," Gophers... Read more ..read more

Hubbard Rounds Out Women's Basketball Coaching Staff - University of North Florida Athletics JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida women's basketball proudly announces the addition of Gadiva Hubbard as an assistant coach & director of basketball operations unfospreys.com JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida women's basketball proudly announces the addition of Gadiva Hubbard as an assistant coach & director of basketball operations to the Osprey staff this upcoming season, as announced by head coach Erika Lambert on Friday afternoon. Hubbard spent the last two seasons as an assist ..read more

Sources: NCAA in talks to settle NIL antitrust case The leaders of college sports are involved in "deep discussions" to reach a legal settlement that would likely lay out the framework for sharing revenue with athletes in a future NCAA business model, sources told ESPN. www.espn.com Another twist The leaders of college sports are involved in "deep discussions" to reach a legal settlement that would likely lay out the framework for sharing revenue with athletes in a future NCAA business model, sources told ESPN. The NCAA and its power conferences are defendants in an antitrust class ..read more

Big Ten paid out just over $60 million per school in 2023: Tax filing The league's $17.56 million shortfall marked the third consecutive year it reported a deficit. www.nytimes.com LOS ANGELES — The Big Ten saw revenues jump by more than $34 million in fiscal year 2023, but its expenses rose by more than $46 million, according to the league’s 2023 fiscal year tax filing, which was obtained by The Athletic on Monday. The $17.56 million shortfall marked the third consecutive year the league reported a deficit, dating to the 2020-21 year drastically altered by... Click to expand... R ..read more

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Lisa Bluder has retired today as head coach at Iowa. Here's her statement: https://hawkeyesports.com/news/2024/05/13/lisa-bluder-announces-retirement ..read more

Meet the Minnesota journalist who pioneered covering women's sports Journalist Charles Hallman is a staple at Target Center. But he found a passion for covering a neglected sports beat. www.cbsnews.com Hallman has covered everything throughout his 30-year career with the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder. Stories on race and politics are commonplace, but one interview really stands out. "Coretta Scott King, yeah, which I'd never forget, interviewed her one-on-one," he said. Hallman could have had a different life. He grew up just a mile from Hitsville, U.S.A., Motown Records' original ..read more