Virginia Tech is reviewing claim that coach tried to lure NC Central player into transfer portal
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Winnipeg Free Press
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- Winnipeg Free Press
Olesen has an ace, shoots 67 for a share of the 3M lead with Bhatia
BLAINE, Minn. (AP) — Thorbjorn Olesen aced the par-3 eighth and shot a 4-under 67 on Saturday in the 3M Open for a share of the third-round lead with Akshay Bhatia. Olesen, the 35-year-old Danish player who led after the second round, used a 6-iron on the 209-yard eighth at the TPC Twin Cities. 'It was a back pin. It just felt like I couldn't get there with a 7, so we went for a soft 6-iron,' Olesen said. 'Obviously, took the slope perfectly, a big bonus to see it go in. It's been a long time since I've had one.' Bhatia had a 63 to post first at 18-under 195. 'I chipped in twice, made a lot of putts,' Bhatia said. 'A lot of putts lipped in, which was really nice to see. All in all, just a pretty solid round. Felt like I did a pretty good job of playing out of the rough today. I didn't hit it particularly great off the tee, but thankfully greens are soft enough to where you can kind of do that.' Kurt Kitayama matched the tournament and course record with a 60, finishing before Olesen and Jake Knapp teed off in the final group, to get to 17 under. Fellow Japanese player Takumi Kanaya (65) also was 17 under with Knapp (67) and Sam Stevens (66). Olesen followed the hole-in-one with a bogey on No. 9. On the back nine, he birdied Nos. 13-14, three-putted the 15th for bogey, birdied the short par-4 16th and parred the final two. The eight-time European tour winner is chasing first PGA Tour title. 'It's obviously different and it's a big opportunity,' Olesen said. 'I'm not going to lie, there's going to be a lot of pressure, but I felt like in my career I've dealt pretty well with pressure. Obviously, the wins on the DP World Tour, but Ryder Cups, also.' Bhatia, the 23-year-old California player with two PGA Tour victories, chipped in from 42 feet for birdie on the fifth and from 55 feet for another birdie on 11. 'I'm just trying to play solid golf and hopefully the cards fall my way tomorrow,' Bhatia said. Kitayama matched the tournament mark set by Adam Svensson in the first round. Paul Goydos also has a share of the course record, shooting 60 in the 2017 3M Championship on the PGA Tour Champions. Kitayama had 12 birdies and a bogey. He played the front nine in 7-under 28. Thursdays Keep up to date on sports with Mike McIntyre's weekly newsletter. 'I was just kind of going out there,' Kitayama said. 'I don't think you really have a number going out into any round, just kind of take what you can get.' Knapp dropped a stroke on the 17th for his lone bogey of the week NCAA winner Michael La Sasso of Mississippi was tied for 16th at 13 under after a 63. The amateur missed the cut last week in the Barracuda Championship. ___ AP golf:
Toronto Star
a day ago
- Toronto Star
Virginia Tech is reviewing claim that coach tried to lure NC Central player into transfer portal
FILE - NC Central running back J'Mari Taylor (4) is hit by from Alabama State safety Keane Lewis (23) during the second half of the Orange Blossom Classic NCAA college football game, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File) RB flag wire: true flag sponsored: false article_type: : sWebsitePrimaryPublication : publications/toronto_star bHasMigratedAvatar : false :
Winnipeg Free Press
3 days ago
- Winnipeg Free Press
Trump signs executive order seeking to clarify college athletes' employment status
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order mandating that federal authorities clarify whether college athletes can be considered employees of the schools they play for — attempting to create clearer national standards for the NCAA's name image and likeness program. The move comes amid a dramatic increase in the money flowing into and around college athletics. It also follows key court victories won by current and former athletes angry that they were barred for decades, both from earning income based on their celebrity and from sharing in the billions of revenue they helped generate. Facing a growing number of state laws undercutting its authority, the NCAA in July 2021 cleared the way for athletes to cash in with name, image and likeness deals with brands and sponsors. That came mere days after a 9-0 decision from the Supreme Court that found the NCAA cannot impose caps on education-related benefits schools provide to their athletes because such limits violate antitrust law. Trump's action directs the secretary of labor and the National Labor Relations Board to clarify the status of collegiate athletes through guidance or rules 'that will maximize the educational benefits and opportunities provided by higher education institutions through athletics.' The NCAA's embrace of NIL deals set the stage for another massive change that took effect July 1: The ability of schools to begin paying millions of dollars to their own athletes, up to $20.5 million per school over the next year. The $2.8 billion House settlement shifts even more power to college athletes, who have also won the ability to transfer from school to school without waiting to play. The NCAA has been lobbying for several years for limited antitrust protection to keep some kind of control over this new landscape — and avoid more crippling lawsuits — but a handful of bills have gone nowhere in Congress. The 1,100 universities that comprise the NCAA have insisted for decades that athletes are students who cannot be considered anything like a school employee. This stance has long been a part of the amateur model at the heart of college athletics, but that model is rapidly being replaced by a more professional structure fed by money that is coming from donors, brands and now the schools themselves. Some coaches have even suggested collective bargaining is a potential solution to the chaos they see. It is a complicated topic: Universities would become responsible for paying wages, benefits, and workers' compensation and schools and conferences have insisted they will fight any such move in court (some already have). While private institutions fall under the National Labor Relations Board, public universities must follow labor laws that vary from state to state and it's worth noting that virtually every state in the South has 'right to work' laws that present challenges for unions. ___ AP college sports:
