World traveler with relentless drive turns pro basketball lifer
Garrett Schmidt, 34, a 6-10 former Highland graduate, built a pro career across China El Salvador and various U S leagues. He credits hard work and self belief for transforming from a 170 pound 6-7 freshman into a trained athlete who pursued basketball through IBL ABA PBL and semi pro teams before retiring eight years ago. Now he runs All In Fitness from Xtreme Fitness in Strongsville focusing on training others to reach similar levels of effort and discipline.
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Garrett Schmidt
Schmidt
China
el Salvador
United States
IBL
International Basketball League
ABA
American Basketball Association
Julius Erving
Artis Gilmore
Dan
Issel
PBL
Highland
All In Fitness
Xtreme Fitness
Strongsville
Medina Christian Academy
Tretter outlines NFL hurdles for season amid pandemic
Browns center and NFL Players Association president JC Tretter spoke for over 20 minutes about the challenges of playing a contact sport during coronavirus. He stressed ongoing uncertainty, safety measures, and the need for time to reach agreements on safe working conditions before minicamps or training camps. Dr. Allen Sills cautioned against firm dates as cases may arise, while Tretter noted the league still has time to decide how to protect players and families.
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J.C. Tretter
NFL
Browns
Trotter
NFL Players Association
League
Union
Allen Sills
Sills
Power Five colleges lobby Congress over athlete pay rules
The Power Five conferences spent 350000 in early 2020 lobbying to shape federal reform on athlete endorsement rights, led by the SEC which paid 140000 to three firms. The NCAA seeks federal guardrails while states push laws allowing earnings from endorsements, with conferences citing a chaotic recruiting environment and calls for fair national standards.
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Power Five
Congress
Southeastern Conference
Associated Press
SEC
Washington
NCAA
Greg Sankey
Sankey
California
Florida
Mark Emmert
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