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'A different type of athlete' Dillon Johnson racked the barbell. Sweat beaded up on his nose and dripped down his forehead. Veins pulsated in his neck and arms. by Tyler Horka/ The Clarion Ledger Published May. 31 2020 @ 9:49pm

Number of cut college programs nears 100 Four-year colleges facing budget shortfalls stemming from the pandemic are approaching an unwelcome milestone: In coming days, the number of eliminated sports programs will almost surely pass 100. by Associated Press Published May. 30 2020 @ 8:42pm

Big 12 revenue distribution down only slightly amid pandemic The Big 12's revenue distribution to its 10 schools decreased only slightly because of the pandemic that led to the cancellation of spring sports, though there is still plenty of uncertainty ahead. by Associated Press Published May. 30 2020 @ 12:50am

NCAA offers colleges guidance for bringing athletes back The NCAA released a long and detailed plan Friday to help schools bring back athletes to campus during a pandemic. by Associated Press Published May. 29 2020 @ 11:48pm

NCAA offers plan to bring athletes back to campus The NCAA released a long and detailed plan Friday to help schools bring athletes back to campus during a pandemic. by Associated Press Published May. 29 2020 @ 12:59pm

Georgia's Smart: Players will be safer working out on campus As he prepares to welcome his players back to campus, Georgia coach Kirby Smart insisted Thursday that they'll be safer working out under the school's supervision than on their own. by Associated Press Published May. 28 2020 @ 9:15pm

HBCUs work to return to sports In the 100 years since the Southwestern Athletic Conference was formed, the conference home for some of the nation's most storied historically black colleges and universities has always found a way to do more with less. by Kristie Rieken/The Associated Press Published May. 23 2020 @ 11:14pm

SEC, Big 12 to allow football workouts on campus next month Southeastern Conference schools will be able to bring athletes in all sports back to campus for voluntary activities starting June 8 at the discretion of each university, and the Big 12 plans to welcome football players back to campus a week later. by Stephen Hawkins and Steve Megargee/The Associated Press Published May. 23 2020 @ 11:11pm

Former UA basketball coach Eddie Sutton dies at 84 Eddie Sutton, who built the University of Arkansas basketball prorgram into a national power and won more than 800 career games as a college coach, has died at 84. by Bob Holt/Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Published May. 23 2020 @ 11:05pm

Mauldin earns another shot at college basketball Former Fouke standout basketball player Hannah Mauldin signed with Texas A&M University-Texarkana to play college basketball. by Brian Tyl Published May. 23 2020 @ 2:44am

Vanderbilt's Lee now SEC's first woman athletic director Vanderbilt has removed the interim title, making Candice Storey Lee the first woman to become an athletic director in the Southeastern Conference. by Associated Press Published May. 21 2020 @ 10:02pm

NCAA weighs moratorium on workouts amid plan for fall sports The NCAA Division I Council debated Wednesday whether to let a moratorium on voluntary workouts on campus expire at the end of the month as a growing number of college leaders express confidence that fall sports will be played in some form. by Associated Press Published May. 20 2020 @ 10:33pm

NCAA's Power Five spend big on lobbying Congress The Power Five conferences spent $350,000 on lobbying in the first three months of 2020, more than they had previously spent in any full year, as part of a coordinated effort to influence Congress on legislation affecting the ability of college athletes to earn endorsement money. by Associated Press Published May. 19 2020 @ 9:41pm

NCAA bans nearly double despite steady academic stats The number of teams facing postseason bans because of low scores on the NCAA's Academic Progress Rate has nearly doubled in one year. by Associated Press Published May. 19 2020 @ 9:39pm