National Sports

National sports stories from The Associated Press.

Big 12 strikes a private capital deal in hopes of growing revenue, sources says

DALLAS — The Big 12 has approved a five-year agreement with RedBird Capital Partners, becoming the first known conference in major college sports to strike a league-wide, private capital deal, multiple people with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Thursday. The people spoke ...

NCAA to lift restrictions on athletes earning prize money before college

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — The NCAA has agreed to overhaul its restrictions on athletes accepting prize money before enrolling in college under the terms of a proposed settlement of a class action lawsuit brought by North Carolina women's tennis champion Reese Brantmeier. The NCAA agreed to pay ...

Man who helped runner across Boston Marathon finish line says it was natural instinct to help

BOSTON — One of two men who helped carry a fellow runner across the finish line of the Boston Marathon said he had been struggling earlier himself but drew strength from the supportive crowd. "If I had to go farther, I would have," Aaron Beggs said in an interview Thursday. "It's fight or ...