Five lessons learned from the Matthew Sluka NIL saga
Of course this was going to happen. It’s only a wonder it hasn’t happened sooner. College football is a sport where more than three years after players were finally allowed …
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23XI Racing, Front Row Motorsports sue NASCAR alleging monopolistic practices
Two NASCAR teams, including one owned by basketball icon Michael Jordan, accused NASCAR of being a monopoly in a joint antitrust lawsuit filed Wednesday morning in federal court. 23XI Racing, …
Inside the fight to bring DI women’s hockey to Michigan: ‘Women belong on the same ice’
Denise Ilitch was tired of being told no. For the last few years, she had been championing the idea of varsity women’s hockey to the University of Michigan administration. Because …
Mike Pereira on the pain of his lost season: ‘I almost gave up on life as I knew it’
At his darkest moment, when the worst thoughts flooded his soul, Mike Pereira wondered whether it was time to give up. Nothing alleviated his back pain — not yoga, not …
From Tom Hanks to Dame Lillard, mourning the Oakland A’s: ‘It’s pretty heartbreaking’
By Cody Stavenhagen, Sam Blum and Stephen J. Nesbitt Before he was one of the most famed actors of a generation, Tom Hanks was a boy in the Bay Area. …
Manchester United aiming to win Premier League title by 2028, CEO tells staff
Manchester United chief executive Omar Berrada has told staff that the aim is to win the Premier League title in 2028, for the 150th anniversary of the club being formed. …
What are the Top 10 front offices in NFL? Here’s how 40 executives and coaches voted
By Jeff Howe, Mike Sando, Mike Jones and Dianna Russini For a league bound by parity, the NFL is ruled by the organizations with the most stability. That all starts …
Rodri is a symptom of a sport at breaking point – and we’re all to blame
It had to be Rodri, didn’t it? The man who, before this season, according to football data website Transfermarkt, had missed just five games through injury for Manchester City since …
How Caitlin Clark’s rookie season has been ‘the perfect fuel on a fire’ for a new WNBA era
Nearly 20 years ago, Conrad Piccirillo attended his first Indiana Fever game. The WNBA franchise was just five years into its existence and on the brink of its best year …
NFL broadcasters are getting more access to teams: Here’s how they’re using it
It is not an accident that you are seeing more in-uniform interviews from NFL players this season. Here’s why: Last May, the NFL broadcasting department sent out a memo on …