National Sports

National sports stories from The Associated Press.

FTC seeks info from universities about whether sports agents are following law

WASHINGTON — The Federal Trade Commission is asking 20 universities with Division I sports programs whether agents working with their athletes are following a federal law tied to sports-agent conduct. The FTC's inquiry, announced Monday, began with sending letters to schools seeking ...

Roos to part ways with Menzies after his 4th season as coach

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Marvin Menzies will not return to Kansas City after he concludes his fourth season as its men's basketball coach, the school said in a statement Monday, and a search for his replacement is already underway. The Roos, who have never made the NCAA Tournament since ...

It’s Indiana and Miami in a college-football title matchup that once seemed impossible

It looked improbable two months ago. Two years ago — impossible. But against the odds, Miami and Indiana have a date in the College Football Playoff final — a first-of-its-kind matchup on Jan. 19 in the second national title game of the expanded-playoff era. The Hoosiers (15-0), the ...

NCAA denies Ole Miss QB’s eligibility waiver

The NCAA denied Mississippi's request to extend the eligibility of Trinidad Chambliss on Friday. The Rebels star quarterback just finished his fifth year of college football in a 31-27 loss to Miami in the College Football Playoff semifinals on Thursday night. He had planned to return to ...

Looking for answers to messy situation created by transfer portal, NIL money

A quarterback reportedly reneging on a lucrative deal to hit the transfer portal, only to return to his original school. Another starting QB, this one in the College Football Playoff, awaiting approval from the NCAA to play next season, an expensive NIL deal apparently hanging in the balance. A ...