/news/tags/college-sports college sports en-US Copyright Wed, 08 Mar 2023 11:00:00 GMT /sports/2023-03-08/akron-kent-basketball-teams-hope-to-punch-ticket-to-march-madness The Mid-American Conference basketball tournament returns to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, and sports commentator Terry Pluto says it’s become a big event for both college sports and the city of Cleveland. Wed, 08 Mar 2023 11:00:00 GMT /sports/2023-03-08/akron-kent-basketball-teams-hope-to-punch-ticket-to-march-madness Amanda Rabinowitz /news/sports/2021-05-25/ohio-bill-allows-athletes-to-get-paid-for-use-of-their-names-images-or-likenesses If the bill passes the legislature, Ohio will be the 17th state to permit student athletes to accept the compensation. Tue, 25 May 2021 10:02:34 GMT /news/sports/2021-05-25/ohio-bill-allows-athletes-to-get-paid-for-use-of-their-names-images-or-likenesses Jo Ingles /news/education/2020-07-23/university-of-akron-forms-a-special-task-force-on-athletics-spending The University of Akron announced the formation of a task force to review athletics spending. This comes just a week after trustees cut 178 jobs,… Thu, 23 Jul 2020 22:56:43 GMT /news/education/2020-07-23/university-of-akron-forms-a-special-task-force-on-athletics-spending Mark Arehart /news/education/2019-03-14/report-shows-increasing-subsidies-for-sports-at-ohio-public-universities An analysis of Ohio’s major public universities shows that the schools have been increasingly spending more to subsidize athletic programs, with a total… Thu, 14 Mar 2019 21:45:46 GMT /news/education/2019-03-14/report-shows-increasing-subsidies-for-sports-at-ohio-public-universities Kabir Bhatia