National Sports

National sports stories from The Associated Press.

Unrivaled signs NIL deals with Booker, Hidalgo, Strong and 6 other college players

Madison Booker, Hannah Hidalgo and Sarah Strong will have an NIL deal with Unrivaled for the second straight season as the 3-on-3 league continues to sponsor top college players. The trio, who star at Texas, Notre Dame and UConn respectively will be joined by KK Arnold — Strong's teammate ...

Brennan Marion’s fast-paced ‘Go-Go’ offense arrives at Colorado

FOUNTAIN, Colo. (AP) — Some Colorado players describe the "Go-Go" offense as "backyard football." Their coach and architect of the fast-paced scheme likened it to basketball on grass. This unorthodox system featuring unbalanced formations could be just the innovation to highlight the ...

College football rule changes include removing next-game DQs for a first targeting penalty

Targeting penalties assessed in the second half of a game will no longer require the offending player to sit out the first half of his team's next game, offensive pass interference will become a 10-yard penalty and the little-used fair catch kick will be introduced to college football. Those ...

College sports bill doesn’t get vote, but does get spot on Senate calendar

The Protect College Sports Act failed to reach a vote during an all-night, pre-recess session in the Senate that ended early Saturday, though the bill did gain a spot on next month's calendar after the chamber comes back from its summer break. The measure has been touted as one that would put ...

Cyclones’ new coach believes they can reach Big 12 title game

New Iowa State coach Jimmy Rogers is nothing if not confident. The Cyclones are picked last in the Big 12 preseason media poll, return no starters and had 55 players transfer after Rogers was hired to replace Matt Campbell, who took 24 of the best with him to Penn State. Rogers admitted to ...