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NCAA President Mark Emmert speaks at the NCAA convention Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

NCAA’s Emmert: ‘Our job’ to solve athlete compensation

By RALPH D. RUSSO - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 4, 2019, file photo, NCAA President Mark Emmert answers questions at a news conference at the Final Four college basketball tournament in Minneapolis. Emmert says it is “highly probably” federal legislation will pass that sets national guidelines for how college athletes can be compensated for the their names, images and likenesses. Emmert spoke Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019, at the Learfield/IMG Intercollegiate Athletic Forum sponsored by the Sports Business Journal, in New York. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

Mark Emmert tells senators ‘We need your help’ over name, image and likeness rights

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

California quarterback Chase Garbers (7) scores the winning touchdown against Stanford during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019 in Stanford, Calif. California won 24-20. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)

NCAA: ‘Highly probable’ Congress passes athlete comp rules

By RALPH D. RUSSO - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 29, 2018, file photo, NCAA President Mark Emmert speaks during a news conference in San Antonio. Emmert says a judge’s recent ruling in a federal antitrust lawsuit again reinforced that college athletes should be treated as students not employees. Emmert spoke to The Associated Press on Wednesday, April 3, at U.S. Bank Stadium, the site of the men’s basketball Final Four, making his first public comments since last month’s decision. Judge Claudia Wilken ruled the NCAA did violate antitrust laws and cannot prohibit schools from providing more benefits to athletes as long as they are tethered to education. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

Emmert: NCAA committed to prohibiting athletes from gambling

By RALPH D. RUSSO - Associated Press

NCAA’s Emmert expresses concern over wagering, esports

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 29, 2018, file photo, NCAA President Mark Emmert speaks during a news conference at the Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament in San Antonio. Emmert says new rules allowing the association to use information from legal proceedings will help its investigation of the college basketball corruption, but the inquiry is unlikely to be completed before the next men’s tournament. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip File)

Emmert: No speedy resolution in basketball corruption cases

By RALPH D. RUSSO - Associated Press

NCAA President Mark Emmert speaks during a news conference at the Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament, Thursday, March 29, 2018, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

NCAA to protect amateurism as defined amid hoops changes

By RALPH D. RUSSO - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 15, 2018, file photo, Kansas guard Devonte' Graham puts up a shot during the second half of an NCAA college basketball tournament first-round game against Pennsylvania, in Wichita, Kan. Graham is a member of the Associated Press NCAA college basketball All-America first team, announced Tuesday, March 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

NCAA Latest: Emmert says amateurism likely won’t change

Associated Press

AP Interview: Emmert: Changes needed, but not paying players

By RALPH D. RUSSO - Associated Press

Report: FBI probe docs list payments to top college basketball players

By Aaron Beard - Associated Press

FILE - This Sept. 12, 2015, file photo, shows Michigan State athletics director Mark Hollis, at left. This Nov. 9, 2012 file photo, shows Michigan State University President Lou Anna K. Simon, at right. Hollis announced his retirement Friday, Jan. 26,m 2018, the second university official to step down in as many days amid sharp criticism over the school's handling of sexual abuse allegations against disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar. Michigan State President Lou Anna Simon submitted her resignation late Wednesday, Jan. 24, hours after Nassar, a former employee at Michigan State, was sentenced to 40 to 175 years in prison for molesting young girls and women under the guise of medical treatment. (AP Photo/Al Goldis, left, Carlos Osorio, right, File)

Emmert defends NCAA effort to address campus sexual assaults

By RALPH D. RUSSO - Associated Press

NCAA President Mark Emmert speaks during the NCAA Convention, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018, in Indianapolis. Emmert says the governing must act on a set of recommendations to clean up college basketball before the start of next season. He expects to receive the report from an independent commission by April 25. The Board of Governors will then be expected to vote on formal proposals at their August meeting. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Mark Emmert expects to see quick changes in college basketball

By Michael Marot - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 12, 2017, file photo, Commissioner Larry Scott gestures while speaking about the formation of a task force on recruitment issues during NCAA college basketball Pac-12 media day, in San Francisco. Top leaders from the major professional sports leagues and individual franchises are looking at ways to avoid the kinds of sexual misconduct scandals that have rocked politics and the entertainment industry. The Anti-Defamation League's new Sports Leadership Council, chaired by Pac-12 Conference Commissioner Larry Scott and also featuring key civil rights activists and women's sports advocates and representatives, held its first meeting last week in New York. In attendance were NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred, NCAA President Mark Emmert along with other top leaders such as Big East Commissioner and former WNBA President Val Ackerman, various pro sports owners and team presidents.(AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

Mark Emmert, NCAA president, owes athletes explanation

By Deron Snyder

FILE - In this March 30, 2017, file photo, NCAA President Mark Emmert answers a question at a news conference in Glendale, Ariz. Emmert said Monday, Oct. 30, major changes are needed in college basketball before next season to show the public that the NCAA is capable of governing the sport in the wake of a bribery scandal. (AP Photo/Matt York, File) **FILE**

NCAA president urges change to basketball to restore trust

By Ben Nuckols - Associated Press

National College Athletics Association (NCAA) President Mark Emmert delivers a speech during an event of State of College Athletics in Tokyo, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017. Emmert was in Tokyo on Wednesday offering Japanese sports industry leaders advice on forming its own collegiate athletics association. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

NCAA head in Tokyo to offer advice on college sports body

By JIM ARMSTRONG - Associated Press

South Carolina's Justin McKie (20), Maik Kotsar (21) and Chris Silva talk after a practice session for their NCAA Final Four tournament college basketball semifinal game Thursday, March 30, 2017, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)

The Latest: NCAA will review NC rollback of ‘bathroom bill’

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

NCAA President Mark Emmert answers a question at a news conference Thursday, March 30, 2017, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Emmert: NCAA will decide next week whether to return to NC

By Ralph D. Russo - Associated Press

The NCAA president is set to visit the campus he once led

Associated Press

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence holds a news conference at the Statehouse in Indianapolis, Thursday, March 26, 2015. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Indiana singled out for boycott over religious-liberty law in 19 other states

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

NCAA President Mark Emmert answers a question at a news conference Sunday, April 6, 2014, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Mark Emmert stands firm against paying NCAA athletes beyond stipends

By Tim Dahlberg - Associated Press