INDIANAPOLIS >> The NCAA is considering a proposal that would allow athletes and staff members to bet on professional sports and shift enforcement efforts to college sports betting and “behaviors that directly impact game integrity.”

The Division I Council introduced the proposal that will be considered this fall and be implemented if Divisions II and III officials also approve.

The NCAA would still bar betting on college sports and sharing information about college events with bettors. Advertising and sponsorships associated with betting are also not allowed at NCAA championship events.

The shift comes as the organization grapples with the growth of legalized gambling across the United States. NCAA President Charlie Baker and other college sports leaders have raised concerns about gamblers attacking athletes on social media for their play and there have been scattered allegations, including some earlier this year, against programs involving betting.

The NCAA has acknowledged the challenges in barring adult athletes at hundreds of schools from gambling on pro sports. Two years ago, it made reinstatement policies more lenient and the NCAA has a multi-year partnership with Genius Sports, which distributes official NCAA data to licensed sportsbooks, an arrangement that bars negative prop bets.

Pro basketball

Ujiri fired by Raptors >> Toronto Raptors president and vice chairman Masai Ujiri was fired after 13 years with the franchise.

Ujiri joined the Raptors in 2013 as executive vice president and general manager. He was promoted to president in 2016 and surrendered his responsibilities as GM in 2017, when Bobby Webster took over.

The 54-year-old Ujiri, who was heading into the final year of his contract, led the Raptors to their only NBA title in 2019.

Webster was given a contract extension, the Raptors said. Terms of that deal were not disclosed.

The Raptors finished 30-52 last season and missed the playoffs.

Tennis

Swiatek rolls >> Five-time major champion Iga Swiatek reached her first final on grass and first final in more than a year at the Bad Homburg Open.

World No. 8 Swiatek beat No. 4 Jasmine Paolini 6-1, 6-3 in the semifinals and improved her record against the 2024 Wimbledon finalist to 5-0.

To win her first title since the 2024 French Open, Swiatek will have to go through No. 3 Jessica Pegula.

Pegula outlasted Linda Noskova of the Czech Republic 6-7 (2), 7-5, 6-1.

Hockey

NHL Free agency >> John Tavares is staying with the Toronto Maple Leafs for four more years at a significantly discounted price.

Tavares re-signed for $17.55 million, and he’ll count $4.39 million against the salary cap through the 2028-29 season on a very team-friendly contract. He was making $11 million annually on his previous deal and was a point-a-game player last season at age 34.

• Fellow center Brock Nelson, who is 11 months younger, got $7.5 million a year over the next three seasons to stay with Colorado after the Avalanche acquired him at the trade deadline from the New York Islanders.

• After re-signing Nelson earlier in the month, Colorado traded a pair of forwards, sending Charlie Coyle and Miles Wood to Columbus for the 77th pick in this year’s draft, a conditional second-rounder in 2027 and prospect Gavin Brindley. The Blue Jackets improved their depth after missing out on defenseman Noah Dobson.