CLEVELAND — In Tuesday’s 3News Now update, digital anchor Stephanie Haney covers the top headlines include the NCAA vote to allow athletes to “benefit” from use of their name and likenesses, and changes to polling locations in Cuyahoga County that impact 80,000 voters.
3News senior reporter Drew Horansky is also on-hand to answer questions about the “Amy Should Be Forty” podcast, available now wherever you listen to your podcasts, including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Play and Stitcher.
On Tuesday, the NCAA announced that its Board of Governors voted unanimously to allow athletes to "benefit” from the use of their name, image and likenesses, marking a huge win for college student athletes.
The vote which came down during a meeting at Emory University in Atlanta, was necessary to meet the reality of the current college sports climate, according to NCAA board chair Michael V. Drake. Drake said the board realized that it "must embrace change to provide the best possible experience for college athletes."
The NCAA likely got motivation from the state of California, where Governor Gavin Newsom already signed a bill into law that will let college athletes hire agents and make money from endorsements, and profit of their names, images and likeness.
That would include things like those NCAA video games which EA Sports stopped making after NCAA Football 14.
In case you don’t recall, there was a legal dispute between players, the NCAA and EA Sports with players suing the latter because the players not being paid for the games using their likenesses. In light of the litigation, EA Sports and the NCAA just stopped making the games. Now, it’s possible those games could come back if the two groups are willing to pay the players.
With the California law taking effect officially on Jan 1, 2023, assuming another state doesn’t pass a law that becomes effective sooner, the NCAA now has a little over three years to implement this policy change without the extra hurdle of California students being deemed ineligible for NCAA contests like the College Football Playoffs and March Madness.
This NCAA Board of Governors vote is the first step, and now new NCAA rules and regulations will need to be redrafted and adopted, which is a whole process in itself, but the major takeaway today is that the Board says it is going to happen.
Looking ahead to next week, Cuyahoga County voters need to doublecheck their polling locations before next Tuesday’s election on November 5.
The Cuyahoga County Board of Elections made polling location changes in 16 municipalities that included 7 City of Cleveland Wards. Those changes impacted over 80,000 voters.
The Board has mailed all affected voters a Voter Location Notification Card and a Voter Guide, and Anthony Perlatti, Director of the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections is asking everyone to please “confirm their voting information to avoid any confusion on Election Day.” You can find out where to check your polling place here.
While you’re at it, make sure you check out the “Amy Should Be Forty” podcast, available where you get your podcasts.
Senior reporter Drew Horansky took the lead in putting out this five-part series, covering the disappearance and murder of Amy Mihaljevic, whose killer could very well still be among us. Amy was 10 when she disappeared 30 years ago, when Drew was just 13 years old.
He talks with us about what he remembers from the time she was taken, what got left on the cutting room floor and how the FBI and Bay Village police now feel closer than ever to solving the mystery of Amy’s murder.
The five-part series is available now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher and everywhere else you get your podcasts.
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