College athletes who earn millions for their schools are employees, the National Labor Relations Board's top lawyer said in guidance released Wednesday.

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The NCAA Board of Directors approved one of the biggest changes in the history of college athletics Wednesday, clearing the way for nearly a half-million athletes to start earning money based on their fame and celebrity.

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A new era in college sports dawns Thursday when, for the first time, athletes at the highest levels of college sports will be permitted to be compensated for the use of their name, image or likeness.

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The Supreme Court unanimously sided with a group of former college athletes in a dispute with the NCAA over rules limiting certain compensation.

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A Morgan State University student-athlete is suing the school and the NCAA after being barred from playing on the basketball team on the grounds that his five-year eligibility had expired. Andrew Hampton, who will be a senior at Morgan State ...

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The U.S. Supreme Court will not hear the NCAA’s appeal of the Ed O’Bannon case, leaving in place lower court rulings that found amateurism rules for big-time college basketball and football players violated federal antitrust law. The justices on Monday ...

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A multi-week jury trial stemming from a lawsuit filed by the family of a deceased Frostburg State University football player against the NCAA was set to begin next week, but the parties asked the matter to be stayed for 60 ...

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ROCKVILLE — The NCAA is going to court seeking dismissal of a wrongful death lawsuit stemming from the death of a Frostburg State University football player during practice in 2011. The hearing is scheduled Tuesday through Friday in Montgomery County ...

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Northwestern University football players cannot form a union, the National Labor Relations Board ruled, overturning a March 2014 decision and ending the players’ bid to change the college sports landscape.

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ROCKVILLE — A judge says the NCAA can keep 14 internal emails, memos and meeting minutes sealed from public view in a wrongful death lawsuit stemming from the brain-injury death of a Frostburg State University football player. The player’s parents ...

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