Author: Steve Berkowitz, USA TODAY

Researchers from Yale, Harvard and Massachusetts General Hospital study how to safely reopen college campuses, and the number of tests required.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn.,called the Ivy League’s decision to not play football this fall “absolutely right on moral and health grounds.”

The case originally was brought on behalf of plaintiffs led by former West Virginia football player Shawne Alston.

Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott said officials need to decide if they’re prepared for sports seasons without all schools being able to field teams.

Governor DeSantis’ action will make Florida third state with this type of law, joining California and Colorado. It will go into effect July 1, 2021.

The California State University system offered the first serious warning of how college sports may be impacted this fall by the coronavirus pandemic.

NCAA President Mark Emmert on return of college sports: “If a school doesn’t reopen, then they’re not going to be playing sports.”

College sports entities spent more than $500,000 on federal lobbying in the first quarter of 2020 as they react to pressure on name, image and likeness.

The NCAA announced that it is reducing academic requirements incoming Division I freshman athletes will need to meet in order to play and practice.

A canceled football season would erase income from tickets, postseason games, game-appearance guarantees and various game-day sales.