NBA champion hired to coach alma mater's rival: ‘Go Bears!’
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Congressional hearing targets 'NIL chaos' in college sports
A congressional hearing Wednesday targeting «NIL chaos» in college sports drifted into the ramifications of athletes being deemed employees of their schools and mostly highlighted those who support congressional intervention to protect the collegiate model.
New 'globally-leading' Institute of Sport officially opens at university
Great Britain's most successful Paralympian, Dame Sarah Storey, has hailed the opening of a new 'Institute of Sport' for the city. The new Institute of Sport, launching at Manchester Metropolitan University's All Saints Campus aims to bring together pioneering research, partnerships and teaching in sport, exercise and health.
Manchester United star Bruno Fernandes disagrees with Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal claim
Manchester United vice-captain Bruno Fernandes has disagreed with Cristiano Ronaldo's claim that new Portugal manager Roberto Martinez has been a "breath of fresh air" with the national team.
IOC Backs Return Of Russian Athletes As Individuals, No Timeline For Paris Olympics
Olympic chiefs on Tuesday recommended the return to competition of Russian and Belarusian athletes as individual neutrals, but refused to give a timeline on their potential participation at next year's Paris Olympics. IOC president Thomas Bach said the body's Executive Board had recommended to international federations and international sports event organisers that "athletes with a Russian or a Belarusian passport must compete only as Individual Neutral Athletes".
American football closer to full Olympic recognition with IOC board approval
LAUSANNE, Switzerland : American football took the penultimate step needed before it can attempt to get onto the Olympic Games programme on Wednesday when it got the approval of the International Olympic Committee's powerful executive board.
Adam Peaty to step back from competing due to mental health concerns, aims to be ready for Paris Olympics
Adam Peaty is to step back from competing due to mental health concerns, but he aims to be ready for the 2024 Paris Olympics. The British swimming legend, a three-time Olympic champion and eight-time world champion who has broken multiple world records, said it was «important to be honest» about his struggles and that the decision had been driven by feeling «tired» and «not enjoying the sport as I have done for the last decade». Ad Peaty released the news via his social media accounts, and his statement began with an unattributed quote, which read: “Everyone wants to sit in your seat until they have to sit in your seat.