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Patrons play the links as a giant branding sign is displayed with flagstones at Trump Golf Links at Ferry Point in the Bronx borough of New York on Tuesday, May 4, 2021. Former President Donald Trump has a rich history of fighting back when heâ€™s down and making others pay, and thatâ€™s exactly how he intends to deal with New York City over its plans to fire his company from running the city golf course. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) NYJM504 NYJM504

August 26, 2022 at 4:36 am

Trump Golf Course in New York City Will Host Saudi-Backed Event

Like the LIV Golf series that has upended the highest levels of men’s golf, the Aramco Team Series has close ties to the Saudi government’s...

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FILE – Michigan fans in the student section cheer during the second quarter of an NCAA college football game against Western Michigan at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich., on Sept. 4, 2021. The Big Ten announced Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022, that it has reached seven-year agreements with Fox, CBS and NBC to share the rights to the conference’s football and basketball games. (AP Photo/Tony Ding, File) NYSS403 NYSS403

August 18, 2022 at 8:00 am

Topping $1 Billion a Year, Big Ten Signs Record TV Deal for College Conference

The Big Ten Conference has reached the richest-ever television agreement for a college athletic league, selling the rights to its competitions for an average of...

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August 7, 2022 at 11:41 am

They Made History at Alabama. But Football Stardom Had a Price.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Near the end, his brain deteriorated after almost a lifetime around football, Ray Perkins was still captivated by the sport.

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FILE – Russian President Vladimir Putin touches the World Cup trophy as FIFA President Gianni Infantino stands beside him, at the end of the final match between France and Croatia at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, July 15, 2018. In a sweeping move to isolate and condemn Russia after invading Ukraine, the International Olympic Committee urged sports bodies on Monday to exclude the country’s athletes and officials from international events. The decision opened the way for FIFA, the governing body of soccer, to exclude Russia from a World Cup qualifying playoff match on March 24. Poland has refused to play the scheduled game against Russia.(AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File) TH101 TH101

February 28, 2022 at 1:25 pm

Russia faces global sports crackdown after invasion of Ukraine

Russia and Belarus, which had already drawn scrutiny for doping violations and oppression, are becomig further separated from the wider athletic world following the invasion...

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The Chinese and Olympic flags fly during the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) OLY438 OLY438

February 3, 2022 at 3:51 pm

At Beijing Olympics, the subject on everybody’s mind but not lips

As competitions begin in a Winter Olympics shadowed by controversy, the issue of what participants can and cannot say looms large.

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June 21, 2021 at 3:35 pm

Supreme Court Backs Payments to Student-Athletes in NCAA Case

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court unanimously ruled Monday that the NCAA could not bar relatively modest payments to student-athletes, a decision that underscored the growing...

May 8, 2021 at 8:19 am

NCAA president, pressured by state laws, pushes to let athletes cash in

Mark Emmert, said he would recommend that college sports’ governing bodies approve new rules “before, or as close to, July 1,” when the new laws...

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March 12, 2021 at 11:57 am

Kansas and Virginia men’s basketball teams pull out of conference tournaments because of COVID-19

Virginia and Kansas dropping out of their conference tournaments immediately put into doubt whether some of the most prominent men's basketball teams will be able...

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FILE – In this Sept. 7, 2019, file photo, Connecticut football helmet rests on the sideline during an NCAA college football game in East Hartford, Conn. UConn has canceled its 2020-2021 football season, becoming the first FBS program to suspend football because of the coronavirus pandemic.(AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File) NYDD203 NYDD203

August 5, 2020 at 3:24 pm

Cancellations, opt-outs and COVID-19 cases put heat on college football

Exactly one month before most of the college football world once expected to start a new season, Wednesday showed just how difficult it will be...

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March 12, 2020 at 1:24 pm

NCAA basketball tournaments canceled amid coronavirus outbreak

The National Collegiate Athletic Association said Thursday that it had canceled its Division I men’s and women’s basketball tournaments because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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