/tags/student-athletes student athletes en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:30:00 GMT /south-florida/2026-03-10/no-contest-the-uneven-playing-field-of-high-school-sports Public school athletic programs across Miami-Dade are struggling to keep pace with well-funded private school rivals, as shrinking enrollment, limited budgets and transfer rules reshape the high school sports landscape. Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:30:00 GMT /south-florida/2026-03-10/no-contest-the-uneven-playing-field-of-high-school-sports Walter Villa | Coconut Grove Spotlight /sports/2025-06-20/florida-officials-let-public-universities-free-up-millions-to-pay-student-athletes Florida's public universities can free up $22.5 million a year to compensate student-athletes. That's under an emergency rule approved Wednesday by the state board overseeing the universities. The rule comes ahead of a landmark legal settlement going into effect July 1 allowing schools to directly pay their players for the use of their name, image and likeness. Fri, 20 Jun 2025 16:23:00 GMT /sports/2025-06-20/florida-officials-let-public-universities-free-up-millions-to-pay-student-athletes Kate Payne | Associated Press/Report for America /education/2024-05-15/florida-student-athlete-compensation-fhsaa The Florida High School Athletic Association held a discussion about a potential change to the organization’s bylaws that would allow student-athletes to profit from their name, image and likeness under what is commonly known as an NIL policy. Wed, 15 May 2024 20:30:00 GMT /education/2024-05-15/florida-student-athlete-compensation-fhsaa Ryan Dailey - News Service of Florida /sports/2023-04-12/gators-launch-florida-victorious-to-revamp-streamline-nil Three months after losing blue-chip quarterback Jaden Rashada over a failed name, image and likeness deal worth nearly $14 million, the University of Florida is taking advantage of a new state law that allows colleges and coaches to facilitate NIL opportunities. Wed, 12 Apr 2023 14:00:00 GMT /sports/2023-04-12/gators-launch-florida-victorious-to-revamp-streamline-nil Associated Press /sports/2023-03-14/broward-teen-fights-floridas-attempt-to-dismiss-her-lawsuit-against-transgender-athlete-law Attorneys for a Broward County transgender high-school volleyball player argued that a U.S. District judge should reject a state motion to dismiss her case. Tue, 14 Mar 2023 11:00:00 GMT /sports/2023-03-14/broward-teen-fights-floridas-attempt-to-dismiss-her-lawsuit-against-transgender-athlete-law Jim Saunders /sports/2023-03-07/lawmakers-eye-revamping-florida-high-school-athletic-association A proposal that would give Gov. Ron DeSantis power to shape the Florida High School Athletic Association Board of Directors and allow schools to offer pre-game prayers over stadium public-address systems got backing in the Senate. Tue, 07 Mar 2023 17:00:00 GMT /sports/2023-03-07/lawmakers-eye-revamping-florida-high-school-athletic-association Ryan Dailey /sports/2023-02-09/florida-wants-to-level-the-playing-field-in-nil-when-it-comes-to-student-athlete-compensation Florida's original name, image and likeness law bans colleges and universities from steering deals to athletes. State lawmakers will soon lift that ban. Thu, 09 Feb 2023 20:30:00 GMT /sports/2023-02-09/florida-wants-to-level-the-playing-field-in-nil-when-it-comes-to-student-athlete-compensation Lynn Hatter /sports/2023-01-18/florida-house-supports-changes-that-would-pay-student-athletes-under-name-image-and-likeness-law A proposal that would allow colleges and universities to steer endorsement deals and compensation opportunities toward student-athletes began moving forward in the Florida House. Wed, 18 Jan 2023 16:00:00 GMT /sports/2023-01-18/florida-house-supports-changes-that-would-pay-student-athletes-under-name-image-and-likeness-law Ryan Dailey /health/2022-10-11/in-palm-beach-county-concerns-about-how-the-private-health-data-of-students-is-protected-online In a post-Roe v Wade world, the move of student athlete health information online has led to an outcry over reproductive privacy. SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± spoke with the Palm Beach Post's Katherine Kokal, who reported on the story. Tue, 11 Oct 2022 10:00:00 GMT /health/2022-10-11/in-palm-beach-county-concerns-about-how-the-private-health-data-of-students-is-protected-online Sherrilyn Cabrera, Alyssa Ramos /sports/2022-09-22/changes-are-sought-in-floridas-law-that-allows-college-athletes-to-be-paid People involved in athletics say Florida is somewhat of an outlier in preventing schools from helping athletes secure deals through the name, image and likeness — or NIL — law. Thu, 22 Sep 2022 15:00:00 GMT /sports/2022-09-22/changes-are-sought-in-floridas-law-that-allows-college-athletes-to-be-paid Ryan Dailey - News Service of Florida