In a first for college sports, the National Labor Relations Board recently ruled that men’s basketball players at Dartmouth College are school employees and ordered a union vote. Sports economist Richard Paulsen, assistant professor of sport management at U-M’s School of Kinesiology, discusses how unions might look for college athletes.

With recent changes to NCAA rules, student-athletes now have the opportunity to earn income from their name, image, and likeness (NIL) through third-party deals. At U-M, members of the Zell Entrepreneurship Clinic are at the forefront of NIL work, helping student-athletes understand the laws and start their own businesses.

It’s a busy time of year, with virtually all Michigan teams in competition. From March Madness to fall football, enjoy this roundup from Michigan Athletics.

The Big Ten Conference is postponing all fall 2020 sports competition and conference championships. Cross country, field hockey, football, soccer, and volleyball are impacted.

Coach Beilein and the U-M men’s basketball team ended their 2018 NCAA Tournament run with a championship loss to Villanova April 2. What a season!

Pilot program succeeds in encouraging student-athletes to seek help for depression, anxiety, and other mental health conditions.

Former U-M athletes share experience with stress, depression in videos funded by NCAA to encourage students to seek help as needed.