MAURA CAREY

AP Sports Writer

Stanford's Rintaro Sasaki (3) waits to bat against Wake Forest during the fifth inning of an NCAA college baseball game Friday, April 25, 2025, in Stanford, Calif. (AP Photo/Eakin Howard)

‘Hands tied': Athletes left in dark as NCAA settlement leaves murky future for nonrevenue sports

Pending approval, the $2.8 billion House settlement will allow schools to share revenue with athletes directly for use of their name, image and likeness.

Kentucky players and cheerleaders take the field before an NCAA college football game against Louisville on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013, in Lexington, Ky. (AP Photo/James Crisp, File)

Kentucky changes its athletic department to an LLC, hoping to become more nimble in finding revenue

Kentucky is believed to be the first university to convert its athletic department to a limited-liability holding company. The school says Champions Blue LLC will have financial flexibility and access to new revenue.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers first round draft pick Emeka Egbuka holds up a jersey as he poses with head coach Todd Bowles, left, and general manager Jason Licht, right during an NFL football news conference Friday, April 25, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Ohio State has 7 players taken in first 2 rounds of NFL draft

Ohio State rode the deepest, most talented roster in college football to a national title last season. NFL evaluators took notice. Seven Buckeyes were selected in the first two rounds of the NFL draft, matching the program record set in 2016.

Cardinal Angelo Comastri arrives with the procession to preside over the Easter mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Sunday, April 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

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High school football recruit in Alabama declines $750,000 NIL deal to stay in state, trainer says

Cameron Pritchett, one of the top high school football recruits in Alabama, has declined a $750,000 name, image and likeness deal that would have required the sophomore to move out of state.