The Pac-12 Conference has signed a media rights deal with the CW, CBS and ESPN to air Oregon State’s and Washington State’s home football games for the 2025 season. A renewal with the Nexstar-owned CW, along with new pacts with CBS and ESPN, were made in hopes of agreeing to larger deals in a year …
With Messi En Route, Columbus Crew Convert Cleveland Rights
Columbus Crew ownership has been setting the stage for Saturday’s showdown with Inter Miami inside Cleveland’s NFL stadium for years, well before Lionel Messi began drawing record crowds across the league. More than 60,000 fans are expected at Huntington Bank Field to watch MLS’ last two unbeaten teams play. Back in 2018, as Jimmy and …
CFP Waiver in House v. NCAA Settlement Draws Scrutiny
Atlanta attorney Michael McGlamry has reviewed his fair share of settlement agreements over a 30-year career representing plaintiffs in personal injury and wrongful death cases—including former NFL players who sued the league over the long-term effects of head trauma. His process usually begins the same way: examining the release language tucked near the end of …
College Basketball Is Getting Older—Except for Duke
Auburn small forward Chad Baker-Mazara, who scored 17 points in the Tigers’ second-round win over Creighton on Sunday, has not had a traditional college basketball career. After playing a postgraduate season at Spire Academy in 2020, he spent his freshman year at Duquesne, then transferred to San Diego State, transferred again to Northwest Florida State …
College Basketball’s Most Loyal Coach Faces Limits of His Success
This time last year, Oakland men’s basketball coach Greg Kampe had just experienced what he called “the greatest win I’ve ever been a part of” in his four-decade tenure leading the program. His No. 14-seeded Golden Grizzlies shocked the basketball world, pulling off an upset over John Calipari’s No. 3-seeded Kentucky in the first round …
Rutgers Transfer Sues NCAA to Extend Football Eligibility
Safety Jett Elad is looking to play football for his fourth university and the chance to land a $500,000 NIL deal. In order to do that, he is taking the NCAA to court. Elad—who previously played at Ohio University, Garden City Community College in Kansas and UNLV—filed a complaint in a New Jersey federal district …
SEC’s 14-Bid NCAA Basketball Dominance Was Inevitable
The Southeastern Conference shattered the record for most teams selected for the men’s NCAA tournament field on Sunday, with 14 of 16 schools going dancing. Why are we surprised? The SEC has been a slumbering basketball behemoth for most of the century. In 2016, it saw just three teams make the tournament, with Vanderbilt eliminated …
Barry Bonds: It’s Best for Shohei Ohtani to Give Up Pitching
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Barry Bonds doesn’t like making headlines anymore, he says, but he still has his opinions—particularly about two-way Japanese sensation Shohei Ohtani. Major League Baseball’s all-time home run leader said in a wide-ranging interview last week that Ohtani shouldn’t pitch again. “If you’re DH-ing and doing what you’re doing, why fix something that …
Celtics Sale Progress: Next Round of Bids Due Friday
Boston Celtics bidders have until the end of the week to submit their revised offers for the NBA franchise, according to multiple people familiar with the details. The next round of bids is due by end of day Friday, said the people, who were granted anonymity because the details are private. It’s the next step …
Saquon Barkley First Running Back to Break $20 Million Barrier
It’s good to be Saquon Barkley. Three weeks after winning his first Super Bowl, the Philadelphia Eagles running back has signed a two-year, $42.1 million extension with the team, with $36 million in guaranteed money at signing. The Eagles rewarded Barkley by making him the NFL’s first running back to earn more than $20 million …
Nationals Sale Could Follow Orioles, MASN Media Settlement
The Washington Nationals will soon gain full control of their media rights, a move that could lead to the MLB team once again hitting the market. The Nationals and Baltimore Orioles announced on Monday a settlement to their decades-long media dispute. Under the agreement, the Nationals will for the first time gain ownership of their …
UFC Unaware of Talks Between Dana White, FBI Head Patel
One day after new FBI director Kash Patel reportedly told colleagues he’d like the agency to work with the UFC to train agents, a representative for the MMA company said he was unaware of any formal conversations between the two sides. UFC president and CEO Dana White has close ties to members of the Trump …
NFL Preps First-Down Tech for 2025, Chain Gang Sidelined
The NFL expects to adopt automated measurement of potential first-down calls in 2025, league officials told reporters on Wednesday, but fans will still have plenty of chances to get irrationally upset with human refs. While cameras will replace the chain gang in determining whether the first down line-to-gain was reached—a major tech development for the …
NFLPA Report Cards: Josh Harris’ Commanders Leap From Last to 11th
Washington Commanders owner Josh Harris vowed to improve players’ lives when he bought the team less than two years ago. Now, it’s clear that Harris’ impact is being felt in the locker room. The team improved from last place in 2023 and 2024 to 11th in the NFLPA’s 2025 report card survey released on Wednesday—the …
Mets’ Baty Will Have to Pay Taxes on New Car From Soto
Last week, New York Mets superstar Juan Soto rewarded third baseman Brett Baty for relinquishing jersey No. 22, which Soto has worn throughout his career. The cost to Soto: a Chevy Tahoe SUV with a reported value of about $92,000. But thanks to tax law, Baty is not completely off the financial hook. Media coverage …