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NY College Athletes Allowed To Get Paid For Endorsements Under New Law NY College Athletes Allowed To Get Paid For Endorsements Under New Law
NY College Athletes Allowed To Get Paid For Endorsements Under New Law College athletes in New York will be allowed to receive compensation for their name, image, or likeness under new legislation signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul. Hochul signed legislation on Monday, Nov. 21, prohibiting colleges and collegiate athletic conferences, including the National Collegiate Athletic Association, from upholding rules that prevent students from earning compensation through endorsements, such as forfeiting their scholarships or eligibility to participate in collegiate athletics. It also prohibits colleges and athletic conferences from providing compensation to a stu…

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by Nicole Valinote
Lifestyle
Scholarship Fund Established In Memory Of LI Man Killed Altercation Scholarship Fund Established In Memory Of LI Man Killed Altercation
Scholarship Fund Established In Memory Of LI Man Killed Altercation A fundraiser has received more than $40,000 in donations to establish a scholarship fund to honor the memory of a man killed in an altercation at a Long Island home. A GoFundMe set up for the Kevin Somers Scholarship Fund has raised $44,480 of its $50,000 goal as of Monday, Feb. 14. Somers, who was from Amagansett, died following an altercation at an East Hampton home on Saturday, Feb. 5, according to Suffolk County Police. He was 45. Earlier report - Man Charged Following Fatal Altercation At Suffolk County Home Police said Marc Dern, a resident of the home where the incid…

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by Nicole Valinote
Schools
NY State Examining Cases Of Sudden Cardiac Arrest In Student-Athletes NY State Examining Cases Of Sudden Cardiac Arrest In Student-Athletes
NY State Examining Cases Of Sudden Cardiac Arrest In Student-Athletes New York State is set to begin examining cases of unexpected cardiac arrest in student-athletes under a new law signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul. This week, Hochul announced that the state would be establishing rules for monitoring students who show signs of cardiac arrest, as well as new treatments for the problem following a push from a mother whose son died playing basketball at school in 2009. At 17 years old, Dominic Murray collapsed and died on the basketball court at Farmingdale State College. According to his family, no one knew that Murray suffered from a congenital heart defect that…

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by Zak Failla
Sports
New York High School Athletes Can Now Profit Off Name, Image, Likeness New York High School Athletes Can Now Profit Off Name, Image, Likeness
New York High School Athletes Can Now Profit Off Name, Image, Likeness High school student-athletes in New York who make a name for themselves can now profit off it. At its quarterly Executive Committee meeting, the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) announced that it has revised its rule regarding amateur athletes statewide, and that student-athletes can now profit off their name, image, or likeness. The move comes after an NCAA ruling over the summer allowing college athletes to similarly cash in. NYSPHSAA said that student-athletes can “participate in commercial endorsements provided  there is no school team, school, se…

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by Zak Failla