The NCAA is being sued again over "prize money won by college athletes at outside sporting events." Univ. of North Carolina tennis player REESE BRANTMEIER yesterday filed a federal suit in the state. She is seeking "class-action status for the lawsuit" and wants the court to "strike down the rules that prevent athletes from accepting prize money from such events." Her complaint points out how the NCAA’s restriction of prize money in these cases "appears to be arbitrary and unfair" in light of other NCAA rules that now allow athletes to receive money from NIL. Brantmeier had to forfeit most of her $48,913 in prize money from the U.S. Open in 2021. Another UNC tennis player, FIONA CRAWLEY, also could not accept about $81,000 in prize money from the U.S. Open last year without "losing her eligibility to play tennis in college" (USA TODAY, 3/19).
NAMES: Second Gentleman DOUG EMHOFF attended the NWSL’s 2024 Challenge Cup match at Red Bull Arena last Friday where he also participated in a "roundtable discussion on notable issues in women’s sports." Along with U.S. Department of Labor Women’s Bureau Dir WENDY CHUN-HOON, Emhoff was joined by NWSL Commissioner JESSICA BERMAN, Gotham FC GM YAEL AVERBUCH WEST, U.S. Soccer Participant Safety Taskforce Chair MANA SHIM and other industry experts for the "hour-long discussion on a range of topics" (THE EQUALIZER, 3/18).
