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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A House vote on the SCORE Act (Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements), which would regulate name, image, and likeness deals, was canceled shortly before it was set to be brought to the floor. There was a vote on Tuesday to bring it to the floor, which won 210-209. The …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Connors State College basketball player died after suffering an in-game head injury, school officials said. Sophomore Ethan Dietz died Tuesday, the school said in a statement posted to its Facebook page.  School spokesperson Shannon Rigsby said initial reports indicate Dietz suffered some type of head injury. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former NBA and Wake Forest star Rodney Rogers has died at age 54, the university announced Saturday. Rogers died of natural causes related to a spinal cord injury he sustained in 2008, his wife, Faye, said in the announcement.  Rogers played in the NBA for 12 seasons and was named the NBA’s …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Nebraska guard Connor Essegian suffered what appeared to be a chipped tooth after he was punched in the back of the head during the Cornhuskers’ 84-72 win over New Mexico on Thursday night.  The ugly scene unfolded in the first half of the game when one of the Lobos’ leading scorers this …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Cedquavious “Dae Dae” Hunter was banned from the NCAA for participating in a scheme in which he and two of his teammates shaved points to earn money from a bettor. Hunter, Dyquavion Short and Jamond Vincent were offered $5,000 in exchange for their participation in the scheme, and at least seven games …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Lenny Wilkens, a Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame inductee as both a player and coach, died Sunday at 88. Wilkens, who played 15 years in the NBA — including four seasons as a player-coach — was one of just five men to be enshrined in the Hall of Fame in both roles. …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! At least three former Eastern Michigan men’s basketball players refused to cooperate with the NCAA’s investigation into questionable sports betting activities, the governing body of college athletics announced Friday. Several games from the 2024-25 season fall within the probe’s scope. The NCAA imaged the personal phones of Jalin Billingsley, Da’Sean Nelson and …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Dawn Staley’s resume speaks for itself. She is a six-time WNBA All-Star, an Olympic gold medalist and a Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer. She has also coached the South Carolina women’s basketball team to three NCAA Division I national championships. Staley was one of the candidates who drew interest from the …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the beloved chaplain for Loyola Chicago’s men’s basketball team, has died at 106. Sister Jean retired from her role two weeks ago due to health concerns, shortly after her birthday. “In many roles at Loyola over the course of more than 60 years, Sister Jean was an invaluable …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Arkansas coach John Calipari shocked the basketball world in April 2024 by leaving Kentucky for the Razorbacks. And as he tells it, divine intervention may have been in play when he opted to head South. Coach Cal admitted as much to Dan Dakich, host of OutKick’s Don’t @ Me with Dan Dakich …