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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
NCAA responds to Zakai Zeigler lawsuit seeking to play another season on Rocky Top
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The National Collegiate Athletic Association filed a response to Zakai Zeigler's motion for a preliminary injunction in his lawsuit where he is seeking to play a fifth season at the University of Tennessee. Zeigler sued the NCAA, saying that its rule that only allows players to compete for four seasons within a five-year window violates antitrust laws. His attorneys requested a preliminary injunction that would allow him to play in the 2025-2026 season. Vols season on the line after falling to Wake Forest in regional final An attorney for the NCAA filed a response to this injunction saying that Zeigler was only able to play in the first place because an older athlete exhausted his eligibility and left the team. Similarly, if Zeigler plays for another season, it will prevent a graduating high school senior from taking his spot, the response said. The attorneys argued that Zeigler would be playing, 'at the expense of another student-athlete who would otherwise have the opportunity to take his place.' The response also argued that the Sherman Act, an antitrust law, only applies to commercial competition and that NCAA's eligibility requirements are non-commercial. Milling and paving of Fort Sanders roads begins Monday 'The higher education community itself contends that discarding the NCAA's time-based eligibility rules would undermine the educational missions of NCAA member institutions,' the response said. The response makes other arguments as well such as saying that an expert for the plaintiff 'is not credible' and that the rules don't harm consumer welfare. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
New Straits Times
29-05-2025
- Sport
- New Straits Times
Azeem seventh fastest, advances to NCAA quarters
KUALA LUMPUR: National sprinter Azeem Fahmi did well to qualify for the men's 100m quarter-finals at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Track and Field Championships in Jacksonville, Florida yesterday (May 28). Azeem finished third in his heat after clocking 10.26 seconds. T'Mars Mccallum of Tennessee won the heat in 10.16s while Jamarion Stubbs of Alabama was second (10.18s). Azeem's timing was the seventh fastest among 47 sprinters in the event. Only the top-24 made the cut for the quarterfinals which will be held tomorrow (May 30). Malaysia Athletics (MA) technical director John Ballard was pleased with Azeem's performance. "He is in a good frame of mind and we hope he will continue to do well in the quarter-finals," said the Australian coach. The semi-finals and final will be held next week.
The Sun
21-05-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
Mirabel Ting chalks up more points in LPGA Elite Amateur Pathway standings
AS the 2025 recipient of the ANNIKA Award presented by Stifel, top Malaysian amateur Mirabel Ting has earned two points in the LPGA Elite Amateur Pathway (LEAP) standings. The Florida State junior now has a total of seven official LEAP points, and remains 13 points away from the 20-point threshold required to be eligible for LPGA Tour Membership. Introduced this season, the LEAP program provides top amateur female golfers a new path to the LPGA Tour. Those who accumulate a minimum of 20 points within the set criteria framework in a given year and the previous three calendar years will earn exempt Priority List status on the LPGA Tour, provided they also meet all LPGA Tour Membership requirements. Ting received the ANNIKA Award presented by Stifel as the top National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) women's golfer during the NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship at the Omni La Costa Resort and Spa, where she finished runner-up. She is also currently the No. 2 ranked player in the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR). Ting has enjoyed a standout collegiate season with five individual victories in her third year, including the 2024 Folds of Honor Collegiate, 2024 Schooner Fall Classic, 2025 Collegiate Invitational at the Guadalajara Country Club, 2025 Briars Creek Invitational and the 2025 Florida State Match Up. She was named the 2025 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Golfer of the Year after leading the Florida State women's team to their first ACC Championship last month. Ting is also a finalist for the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) Player of the Year award. At the 2024 Maybank Championship, Ting upstaged the nation's leading professionals by finishing as leading Malaysian in an impressive tied 12th position at Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club. That performance earned her a point in the LEAP standings. Ting is the first golfer from Asia to receive the ANNIKA Award presented by Stifel, which was created in 2014 and is presented annually to the top female NCAA Division I golfer – as voted upon by players, coaches and members of the golf media. Named for 72-time LPGA Tour winner Annika Sorenstam, the award was created in partnership with the Haskins Commission to acknowledge the top female collegiate golfer at the end of each season, akin to the Haskins Award presented by Stifel which recognizes the top male Division I collegiate golfer. The previous winners of the ANNIKA Award presented by Stifel are Ingrid Lindblad (Sweden – 2024), Rose Zhang (USA – 2022, 2023), Rachel Heck (USA – 2021), Natalie Srinivasan (USA – 2020), Maria Fassi (Mexico – 2018, 2019), Leona Maguire (Ireland – 2015, 2017), Bronte Law (England – 2016) and Alison Lee (USA – 2014). Ting's seven points in the LEAP standings, accumulated since her 2023 season, are detailed as follows: - 2023 Arnold Palmer Cup Team Member – 1 point - 2024 Arnold Palmer Cup Team Member – 1 point - Top-40 finish at the 2024 Maybank Championship – 1 point - No. 2 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking in 2025 – 2 points - 2025 recipient of the ANNIKA Award presented by Stifel – 2 points
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
NCAA president opens the door for Trump to weigh in on NIL rules
The head of the National Collegiate Athletic Association is welcoming the possibility of Donald Trump and the executive branch weighing in on the name, image and likeness rules for college athletes. Last week, I wrote about former college football coach Nick Saban's meeting with Trump, in which he's said to have urged Trump to take executive action to control the system that currently allows college athletes to earn money from their name, image and likeness (NIL). Saban has previously suggested today's college athletes are too entitled, and he's found an ally in Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama, who's also a former college football coach who has complained about the current system. It's a pairing that raises doubts that any solution they propose will favor players rather than the colleges that rely on their labor. More recent news reports indicate that Trump is considering naming Saban and a billionaire Texas Tech booster to a commission on college athletics that could include NIL rules. During a gathering on Monday, NCAA President Charlie Baker expressed openness to government involvement. According to The News & Observer of Raleigh, N.C.: 'I think the fact that there's an interest on the executive side on this, I think it speaks to the fact that everybody is paying a lot of attention right now to what's going on in college sports,' said Baker, a former Republican governor of Massachusetts. 'There is a lot going on, that's not all bad, and I'm up for anything that helps us get somewhere.' On whether Trump or his commission's involvement would bring about the NIL legislation that some NCAA officials have been seeking for years, Baker said, 'I don't have a crystal ball on that one, I don't know." He added, 'We do need some help at some point to create some clarity out of some of these issues in Washington. Creating clarity one lawsuit at a time is just a really bad way to try to move forward.' So it looks like the NCAA is taking a different approach to Trump's potential meddling in their institution. Where some organizations, like a handful of law firms, have resisted Trump's edicts that attempt to dictate how they operate, the NCAA is 'up for anything.' This article was originally published on
Fox News
13-05-2025
- Sport
- Fox News
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