NCAA settles lawsuit to allow athletes — including bowlers — to keep prize money won before enrolling in college, reports say

The NCAA will allow athletes to keep prize money they won before enrolling in college under terms of a settlement of a lawsuit by a top college tennis player, according to multiple media reports. The settlement, which still needs to be approved by a judge, would cover athletes in all sports, including bowling, which means young females could win prize money in bowling competitions before enrolling in college. (There is no NCAA men's bowling.) After enrollment, NCAA rules limit athletes to prize ...