Athletics obligations will be prohibited for at least eight hours

ISTANBUL, Turkey -- Uruguay scored the equalizer in the 87th minute to draw with Iraq 1-1 and won the penalty shootout 7-6 to reach the final of the Under-20 World Cup on Wednesday. Runner-up in 1997, Uruguay will play first-time finalist France on Saturday. The Europeans beat Ghana 2-1 in the first semifinal. Iraq midfielder Saif Salman sent the decisive spot-kick over the crossbar after both teams missed one penalty. Gianni Rodriguez had Uruguays first attempt saved by Iraq goalkeeper Mohammed Hameed and Ali Faez also missed the first for Iraq as he hit the post. Uruguay substitute Gonzalo Bueno levelled the score with a volley in the closing minutes of regulation after Iraq took the lead in the first half on a free kick by Ali Adnan. Iraq missed the chance to reach the final of a FIFA tournament for the first time. Iraqs successful run to the semifinal has been warmly welcomed at home. Streets and cafes in Baghdad and other cities were the scene of jubilant celebrations after the wins over Paraguay and South Korea, but the streets remained calm on Wednesday. Iraq also drew a lot of Turkish fans, who switched allegiance after the host team lost in the first knockout round. Striker Florian Thauvin scored both goals for France against Ghana. Two minutes before halftime, Thauvin was set up by Jean Christophe Bahebeck, dribbled past Ghana goalkeeper Eric Antwi and netted into the empty goal. Ebenezer Assifuah equalized for Ghana in the 47th with his fifth goal of the tournament as he collected the ball with his back to the goal, and held off three defenders before directing a 20-meter strike past goalkeeper Alphonse Areola. Thauvin found the net again coming in from the right and beat Antwi with a low shot at the near post in the 74th. France defender Samuel Umtiti was sent off for receiving a second booking in the 80th and will miss the final. 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This should be celebrated because it will not always be this way. With the amount of money given to players by their clubs these days, it is a wonder that so many of those teams allow the sport to continue to take away many of their assets so they can play for a different team in the middle of their season. The Mid-American Conference has adopted four proposals developed by student-athletes to regulate time demands on those participating in college sports, including a mandatory two weeks off after the season.The MAC announced Thursday that its council of presidents voted unanimously to adopt the proposals approved by athletic directors. The proposals originated from a report drafted by the conferences student-advisory committee.In July, the Power Five conferences put forth several concepts to reduce the demands on athletes. The concepts will form a proposal for NCAA legislation that the autonomy conferences plan to vote on in January.The MAC decided not to wait. MAC schools can implement the proposals immediately, but they are mandatory for the 2017-18 school year.This will be a topic of conversation in January, MAC commissioner Jon Steinbrecher said. If we knew what we wanted to do, why not go ahead and do it? It was the right thing to do.A lot of this is going to be a work in progress in how we track it and how we manage the issues that arise. Well manage the self-reporting. Were one of two conferences with an infractions committee. Well report things on a semester-by-semester basis and look for trends.Along with the two-week break after the championship part of the season ends, athletes will be required to have a week off with no athletiics obligations at the beginning of each semester.ddddddddddddAthletics obligations will be prohibited for at least eight hours after returning to campus from away-from-home travel.Its the right thing to do, Steinbrecher said. It will take a lot of work to make sure its implemented approximately. ... As you sit there and look at it, it makes a world of sense physically and mentally. But certain times of year, you may have 5-6 teams going and 1-2 facilities. How do you move all those parts around? It takes a little forward thinking.Also, practice schedules will be required to be shared with student-athletes weekly. If changes are required, they must be known by student-athletes 24 hours prior to the scheduled practice time.They have a passion for their sport. Its not like theyre looking to take seasons off, Steinbrecher said. The flip side is they also want a full college experience. Thats the tension youre probably balancing as you work through some of these things. The participation in the sport brings phenomenal opportunities. This is a starting point and its not the end point. The next evolution gets into sport-specific requirements.ESPNs Adam Rittenberg and The Associated Press contributed to this report. ' ' '