Federal Lawmakers Split on College Sports Solutions as Talks Continue Both sides of the aisle said they agreed that the problems brought on by NIL and limitless transfers should change

🎶 Your Morning Pick Me Up. Bang The Drum All Day. Todd Rundgren

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President Trump Convening Roundtable to Discuss Myriad Issues Facing College Sports: Sources “What awaits the president is a room likely divided"

📘 Today's #D3Playbook. Trump Convening Roundtable to Discuss Myriad Issues Facing College Sports. Athletic Aid and Access in the NESCAC. Basketball, Wrestling, Track Previews. #d3hoops #d3wrestle #d3tf #whyD3
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NCAA Finalizes Payment Structure For Ray Settlement; Includes $12.6M From DIII Division III to make three payments of $4.2M per year

📖 In Today’s #D3Playbook. NCAA Finalizes Payment Structure For Ray Settlement. Women’s Volleyball Rules Committee. More Duels in the Pool. Oneonta Earns NCAA Community Engagement Impact Award. America’s Favorite Condiments. www.d3playbook.com/p/ncaa-final...

📖 In Today’s #D3Playbook. DIII Commissioners Speak Out In Favor of SCORE Act. Who Has The Largest Endowment in Your Conference? Part IV. D3 Split A Necessary Step For Women's College Wrestling. #d3wrestle

📖 In Today’s #D3Playbook. The Tip of the NCAA Eligibility Iceberg. Who Has The Largest Endowment in Your Conference? Part II. More Swim Champions, Why Is Kylie Kelce At the Olympics? Eagles, Titans Top Basketball NPI. #d3hoops #whyD3

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In Tuesday's #D3Playbook, The Tip of the NCAA Eligibility Iceberg. Who Has The Largest Endowment in Your Conference? Part II. More Swim Champions, Why Is Kylie Kelce At the Olympics? Eagles, Titans Top Basketball NPI. Year of the Horse, Of Course. #whyD3
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📖 In Today’s #D3Playbook. NYU Women Record 82nd Straight Victory. RPI Moves to Dismiss Discrimination Lawsuit Brought By Transgender Sprinter. Kenyon Women, Denison Men Top Final Dual Meet Swim Polls. Latest NWCA DIII Men’s Coaches Polls #d3swim #d3hoops #d3wrestle #whyD3

📖 In Today’s #D3Playbook. Standing On The Brink of Anything-Goes NCAA Eligibility. Soccer Rules Committee Recap. University Athletic Trainers Are Leaving The Sideline. Here’s Why. The Super Bowl’s Outrageous Eats

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In Today’s #D3Playbook. NCAA Lied About NIL. College Sports Have Never Been More Popular. New No. 1 in Men’s Hoops. No Movement in Men’s Hockey Top 10. #d3hoops #d3hky #whyD3 #NIL

📖 In Today’s #D3Playbook. How NYU Women’s Basketball Quietly Became DIII’s No.1 Team. Oberlin: One of the Worst Teams in College Football ... and Also, Maybe, the Happiest? Springfield Retains Volleyball Top Spot. Massive Winter Storm Will Hit Large Parts of the U.S. Through the Weekend

📖 In Today’s #D3Playbook. U.S. Colleges Need More Men. Warhawks Top Preseason Diamond Poll. LVC Men’s Hockey Hosts Special Team IMPACT Game. NESCAC Takes Four of Top Five Spots In Preseason IWLCA Poll. The Most (and Least) Active States. #d3baseball #d3hky #d3lax #whyD3

🗞 In Today’s #D3Playbook. The Presidents Council Proposals. Today at the NCAA Convention. Supreme Court Seems Likely to Uphold State Bans on Transgender Athletes in Girls and Women’s Sports. Mosley Headlines Academic All-America Volleyball Team. 'Seeking Experienced Witch' #d3vb

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🗞 In Today’s #D3Playbook. What AI Means for College Sport Leaders. Women’s volleyball rules propose changes. 6 higher education trends to watch in 2026. NWCA National Women’s Duals Preview. What Is the '365 Buttons' TikTok Meme?

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🗞 In Today’s #D3Playbook. NCAA Defends House Settlement From Title IX, Opt-Out Appeal. Trinity, NYU Top 🏀 Polls. Aurora 🏒 Welcome In 2026 With Sweep of #2 Adrian. Springfield Tops Preseason 🏐 Poll. 40 Million Turn to ChatGPT For Health Care #d3hoops #d3vb #d3hky

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Is This Alabama Court Ruling The Last Straw For NCAA Enforcement? Whatever remaining power the NCAA still has to enforce whatever rules are remaining might be in serious trouble

🍾 That’s A Wrap. Best wishes for a safe, happy and healthy holiday season

🗞️ In Today’s #D3Playbook. Is This Alabama Court Ruling The Last Straw For NCAA Enforcement? Tigers, Maroons and Eagles Top Big Basketball Spenders. These Rising Costs Are Squeezing College Budgets. Swimming Dual Meet Polls

Barnouw Headlines Women’s Soccer Academic All-Americans Named the Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year for Division III

🗞️ In Today’s #D3Playbook. Barnouw Headlines Women’s Soccer Academic All-Americans. UC Santa Cruz Steps Up For USC. Will My Kid Be a Pro Athlete? Study Finds What Parents Think

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Willamette University and Pacific University Seek to Merge Expected to name combined college, University of the Northwest

🔖 In Today’s #D3Playbook. Willamette University, Pacific University Seek to Merge. Baker on Sports Betting: "The Phone Changed Everything.” Football Quarterfinals. Performance Technology Guidance Approved by CSMAS. 10 TV Shows to Catch Up On #d3fb #d3hoops #whyD3 www.d3playbook.com/p/willamette...

NFL Owners Vote to Spend $1 Million Per Team on New Flag League Teams voted to invest up to $32 million in total in support and development

🔖 In Today’s #D3Playbook. NFL Owners Vote to Spend $1 Million Per Team on New Flag League. Nexus and CNE Announce Strategic Licensing Agreement. AFCA Names All-America Team. McKearin Siblings Shine At Castleton. A Moment of Puppy Zen. #d3fb #d3hoops www.d3playbook.com/p/nfl-owners...

Baker Says NCAA Is ‘Ready to Fight’ As SCORE Act Stalls in Congress “We don’t have a choice. We’re going to fight them all.”

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🗞️ Baker Says NCAA Is ‘Ready to Fight’ As SCORE Act Stalls in Congress. SCORE Act Punt Shows Why Judges Call the Shots on NCAA. Are DI or DIII Athletics Better For Student Athletes? How ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ Became An Unexpected Classic #D3Playbook www.d3playbook.com/p/baker-says...

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🗞️ In Today’s #D3Playbook. HUSTLE Act Would Creates New Tax-Advantaged NIL Savings Account For College Athletes. CMS Captures DIII Water Polo Title. Statesmen, Falcons Remain Atop Hockey Rankings. Bantams, Maroons Remain No. 1.

Oshkosh, La Verne Meet For DIII Volleyball Crown Titans, Leopards square off on Saturday for title.

🏆️ A Great Weekend Shaping Up

In Today’s #D3Playbook. Oshkosh, La Verne Meet For Volleyball Crown. Men’s Soccer Semifinal Preview. All-UAA Final in Women’s Soccer. Soccer All-Americans. Raccoon Goes on Drunken Rampage in Virginia Before Passing Out. www.d3playbook.com/p/oshkosh-la...

⚽️ Semifinal Day in Soccer, Volleyball

🗞️ In Today’s #D3Playbook. College Sports Landscape Spurs Saint Francis to Leave DI For DIII. Tufts Joins UAA Trio In Women’s Soccer Final Four. Berry Stuns No. 1 ETBU To Reach Volleyball Semifinals. Vernon Named CCIW Executive Director

Congress Set to Vote On College Sports Bill That Limits NIL, Transfers SCORE Act heads to the House floor

🗞️ In Today’s #D3Playbook. Congress Set to Vote On College Sports Bill That Limits NIL, Transfers. Baker Asks For ‘Yes’ Vote on SCORE Act. Harty Named WIAC Interim Commissioner. Penny Shortage Sparks a National Math Crisis www.d3playbook.com/p/congress-s...

Say It Ain’t Snow? Football Whittles to 16 DIII tournament goes from 32 to 16 teams after action-packed weekend

🗞️ In Today’s #D3Playbook. Say It Ain’t Snow? Football Whittles to 16. Ray Headlines AVCA All-Americans. Kiffin's Disasterous Exit From Ole Miss Spells a Much Deeper Problem in College Football. Babson Freshman is Deported Flying Home For Thanksgiving Surprise. www.d3playbook.com/p/say-it-ain...

Will NCAA Rescind Pro Sports Betting Rule For College Athletes? Friday deadline to rescind rule

🗞️ In Today’s #D3Playbook. Will NCAA Rescind Pro Sports Betting Rule For College Athletes? Field Hockey Crowns Champion This Weekend. Palmetto State Hosts Cross Country Championship. Soccer Goes From 16 To 4. Eight Games Headline Football Opening Round. www.d3playbook.com/p/will-ncaa-...

House v. NCAA Settlement Survives Latest Title IX Objections Judge denied objectors’ motions largely along Title IX lines.

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🗞️ In Today’s #D3Playbook. House v. NCAA Settlement Survives Latest Title IX Objections. Volleyball Field Set. Zephyr Named Official Championship Locker-Room Headwear Provider. #d3vb #whyD3 www.d3playbook.com/p/house-v-nc...

🎖️Veterans Day. We pause and remember.

🗞️ In Today’s #D3Playbook. The Business of College Basketball’s Signature Courts. NCAA Changes Award’s Name to Elite Scholar-Athlete From Elite 90. Soccer Brackets. Post-Game Altercations End Four ODAC Football Campaigns. #d3hoops #d3fb

🏆️ Congratulations to the conference champions. You’ll return to campus to celebrate these more than gathering to remember NCAA at-large berths

🗞️ In Today’s #D3Playbook. Presidents Council Recap. CNU Headlines Field Hockey Bracket. Soccer: Who’s In. Football Qualifiers #whyD3

Pilot Program Allows Some Division III Athletes to Compete For Schools They No Longer Attend "Recognizes existing academic programs and provides flexibility to expand participation opportunities"

🗞️ In Today’s #D3Playbook. Pilot Program Allows Some Division III Athletes to Compete For Schools They No Longer Attend. CMS Puts Men’s Swim and Dive On Pause. Conference Championship Weekend For Soccer, Field Hockey. Rowan Athletics Mourns the Passing of Jespersen.
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