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NIL enforcement czar: Third-party deals is not what schools expected

(AP) — The onset of $30 million football rosters funded mostly by companies providing third-party payments to players on behalf of their schools is within the rules but “has not sort of matched” the system some of its founders intended, the head of the College Sports Commission said ...

Haney’s go-ahead shot sends Steubenville Big Red to Elite 8

ATHENS — After some high school March Madness in the Convo Tuesday night, Big Red is going to the Elite 8. Santino Haney drove to the paint and got a shot to fall with 2.5 seconds left in overtime, lifting Steubenville to a thrilling 74-72 victory over Columbus Bishop Hartley in the ...

Wheeling Central girls set for first-round Clash vs. Wayne

CHARLESTON — The WVSSAC Girls Basketball State Tournament often comes with its fair share of nerves and anxiety, but for the Wheeling Central Maroon Knights, who enter the Class AA field as the No. 3 seed, the Charleston Coliseum is a familiar destination. “I think that since they’ve ...

Geno Smith returns to Jets as career comes full circle in trade with Las Vegas

(AP) — Quarterback Geno Smith is returning to where his career started after the New York Jets acquired him in a trade with Las Vegas, a person with knowledge of the deal said Tuesday. The Raiders could have been in position to release Smith, their starter for a 3-14 team last season, with ...