Pac-12’s Scott Finds Roundabout Conference Solutions Amid Crises
A Google search for Larry Scott (after scrolling past the Wikipedia entry for the bodybuilder of the same name) will uncover vast criticism of the Pac-12 commissioner…
College Sports
The Pac-12’s Fall Football Decision in Numbers: Data Viz
The Pac-12's decision to play football this fall comes eight days after the Big Ten did its own football about-face. Much like the Big Ten, the West Coast-based…
The Big Ten’s Surprise Football Reversal in Numbers: Data Viz
The Big Ten's stated reason for its football about face was the availability of reliable, daily COVID-19 testing. Under the surface, however, there are hundreds of…
Exclusive
NIL Money Already a Recruiting Tool at UNC, Other Power 5 Schools
While the NCAA is still mulling potential rules around athletes' use of their name, image and likeness (NIL), major college athletic departments are forging ahead with…
University of Colorado Signs PointsBet to Official Sponsorship Deal
The University of Colorado has signed a deal with PointsBet to serve as an official sports betting partner in a major step to dismantling college sports' decades-long…
The Business of Sports
Featuring this week's podcast with Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams
Coming SoonFanatics Expands Headwear Business With Acquisition of Vetta Brands Assets
The world's largest seller of licensed sports apparel is using money from a recent funding round to expand its headwear business. Fanatics is buying a handful of assets…
UCLA Files $200 Million Lawsuit As Under Armour Fight Hits Courts
Faced with the fallout of losing its 15-year, $280 million contract with Under Armour, UCLA on Wednesday filed a $200 million federal lawsuit against the Baltimore-based…
Big Ten Football Ruling Gives Minnesota Time to Find Police Alternatives
Two days after George Floyd's murder, the University of Minnesota announced it would sever most of its relationship with the Minneapolis Police Department. President…
NCAA Fall Sports Cuts Threaten Olympic Pipeline Ahead of Tokyo
With the Tokyo Games postponed to 2021, U.S. Olympic hopefuls have had to tack on another year to their training—much of which is done at colleges and universities…
College Athletes Finding a Voice and Opportunity Amid Cancellations
Nigel Hayes had an idea. It was 2016, and the senior forward for the University of Wisconsin basketball team wanted to send a message to the NCAA. Like those who came…
Big Ten Has Canceled Fall Football. Is This The Beginning of the End?
The Big Ten has officially canceled its fall football season, the first major college conference to pull the plug amid uncertainty surrounding COVID-19. League…
Cancelling Football Would Leave Athletic Departments With Shortfall That Should Reach University Level
Should the Big Ten ultimately decide to cancel the fall sports schedule, the members' athletic departments would be left with a significant deficit to cover. Penn State…
More PMC Sites
Indiewire
‘A World of Calm’ Trailer: Soothing HBO Max Series Sets October Release Date
HollywoodLife
Abby Lee Miller Breaks Down What A Day Inside Victorville Prison Will Look Like For Lori Loughlin
BGR
The Moon’s surface is heavily radioactive
WWD
J.C. Penney Losses Deepen
SPY