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The NCAA on Wednesday declared that student athletes can financially benefit from their name, image and likeness even in states that didn’t pass legislation. We explore how compensating athletes for their name, image and likeness will work, and the changes ahead for college sports.

Mudcat Grant pitched for Cleveland when the league was still deeply segregated and went on to make history.

OSU is working with Anomaly Group to help student athletes learn to navigate calculating and maximizing their image, name and likeness.

Laws take effect this week in seven states that allow college athletes to be compensated for their name, image and likeness. It opens the door for collegians to make money off endorsement deals.

The Ohio House has passed a bipartisan bill that increases penalties on people who are convicted of assaulting sports officials.

Gov. Mike DeWine signed an executive order on Monday allowing college athletes in Ohio to earn money off their name, image and likeness after the legislation was wiped out over a controversial GOP attempt to ban transgender girls from participating in high school sports.

Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine has questioned the need for a legislative ban on transgender girls competing in sports.

Some Ohio lawmakers are proposing that high schoolers should get a do-over after their pandemic-troubled school year, even if they qualified to graduate.

The bill to allow college athletes to receive compensation for their name, image, and likeness passed the Ohio House, but not before Republican lawmakers attached a last-minute amendment to the bill that bans transgender women from participating in high school and college women sports.

Cincinnati native and World Cup champion Rose Lavelle will look to add another medal to her trophy case this summer.