Federal College Sports Law May Create as Many Problems as It Solves
Courts haven’t been kind to athletic amateurism of late, but the NCAA hopes Congress will reverse that trend—creating a federal statute that could carve out an antitrust…
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Overtime Raises $100 Million Series D, Eyes More Sports Properties
Overtime recently raised $100 million in a series D funding round led by Liberty Media and Counterpoint Global, as the sports media brand—now with a valuation above $500…
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NIL Money Disrupts Everything We Thought We Knew About College Sports
Today’s guest columnist is Rick Burton of Syracuse University. As the NCAA spring sports calendar enters the last month of championships (lacrosse, track and field…
Opinion
Amid NCAA Revolution, Military Funding Option May Make Sense
Today’s guest columnist is B. David Ridpath, associate professor of sports business at Ohio University. Last week Ohio State University athletic director Gene Smith…
NIL Is Nothing: California’s Next Big Anti-NCAA Bill Takes the Field
Two-and-a-half years after California Gov. Gavin Newsom upended the NCAA’s iron-fisted control over athlete compensation by signing the nation’s first intercollegiate…
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NCAA’s Mistreatment of Athletes Should Worry Workers Everywhere
Today’s guest columnist is economist and statistician Ted Tatos. “Your liberty to swing your fist ends just where my nose begins.” Most of us have likely heard…
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The Professional Collegiate League: An Amateur Case Study
Ricky Volante wanted to pay college athletes, and he had a damn good plan to do it. He just needed money, which is why he was standing outside the Roman…
Opinion
College Athletics Needs a Hero as NCAA Amateurism Takes Fire
Today’s guest columnist is Rick Burton of Syracuse University. In his 2020 book The Splendid and the Vile, author Erik Larson noted during World War II, U.K. Prime…
Land of Lincoln: USC Coach Riley Buys $17.2M Palos Verdes Estate
USC football coach Lincoln Riley has traded in his Stetson for a surfboard. The former Oklahoma coach—now coldly referred to by cast-aside OU fans as “TBOW,” or “That…
NCAA ‘Cartel’ Cost Black Athletes $17 Billion Since 2005, Study Says
A recently published article in a prominent antitrust economics journal claims that the NCAA’s prohibitions on college athletes receiving money to play has resulted in…
Walk-Ons to Earn NIL Cash in Anti-Amateurism Pioneer’s $1M Plan
In light of Alabama sophomore quarterback Bryce Young securing almost a million dollars in endorsement deals before his first game, pioneering anti-amateurism activist…
Overtime Picks Atlanta as Headquarters for Pro High School Hoops League
Following a year-long search, the new Overtime Elite (OTE) league announced Wednesday that it’s setting up shop in Atlanta. Overtime will build a 103,000-square-foot…
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