A proposal allowing athletes to borrow up to $20,000 is part of an NCAA package designed to keep top athletes in college instead of bolting for the pros.
The NCAA board of directors could vote on the proposals designed for current student-athletes during its April 25 meeting, organization spokeswoman Jane Jankowski said Thursday.
The governing body’s current rules do not allow college athletes to borrow money based on their future earning potential, Jankowski said. The proposal would allow elite athletes to borrow money from a centralized bank.
The NCAA also is proposing to pay top athletes’ premiums for insurance against career-ending injuries.
Some top athletes already are allowed to buy their own insurance.
Auto racing: NASCAR will increase the rear spoiler height by one-quarter inch on the Ford Taurus for the April 21 Talladega 500, the second of four restrictor-plate races in 2002.
– Cars for former winner Buddy Lazier and rookie Anthony Lazzaro were entered for the May 26 Indianapolis 500.
College football: Ohio State and Miami have scheduled home-and-home games in 2010-11, with the second leg the first time the Buckeyes will play a regular-season game in Florida.
Soccer: Jeff Cassar, a member of the U.S. under-23 team, became the third American goalkeeper in England’s Premier League when he signed with Bolton.
Baseball: Whitey Wietelmann, who was nicknamed by Casey Stengel and played for the Braves and Pirates during more than five decades in baseball, died at 83 in San Diego.
