The organization cited the evolving COVID-19 health threat for its decision and not wanting to contribute to spreading what has been labeled a pandemic by the World Health Organization.

In a statement, NCAA President Mark Emmert said the decision comes after careful thought on what would be best for the public, including fans, coaches and student-athletes.

Right now, NCAA rules prevent student athletes from making money in all kinds of ways, including profiting off their own business, unless they receive a waiver.

Purdue University Athletics Department officials say its too soon to tell whether the school will adopt its own policy.

The Ohio Supreme Court says the widow of a former University of Notre Dame football player can sue the school and the NCAA over allegations her husband was disabled by concussions during his college playing days in the 1970s.

The University of Southern Indiana welcomed home its national champion softball team Wednesday.

The governing body for college sports on Thursday announced a "temporary" lifting of a ban that prevented events like college basketball's NCAA Tournament from being hosted in states that accept wagers on single games.

The NCAA established the commission after an FBI investigation into college basketball, which resulted in several people being charged in a bribery and kickback scheme.

Steve Schmitz was diagnosed in 2012 with chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a brain disease attributed to receiving numerous concussions.

The NCAA has denied an appeal by the University of Notre Dame after the school's football wins in 2012 and 2013 were vacated over academic integrity issues.