MLB’s Manfred Defends Antitrust Exemption, Cites Minor League Costs
In a 17-page letter sent to the chair and ranking member of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee last Friday, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred vigorously defended baseball’s…
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As MLB teams negotiate with newly drafted players, they’re restrained by MLB’s bonus pool system. The 30 clubs have agreed to cap how much each can spend on new labor…
Congress Seeks Goodell, Snyder Testimony With Midterm Change on Horizon
The ongoing investigation by the House Oversight Committee into allegations of workplace misconduct involving Washington Commanders executives and owner Daniel Snyder…
Mars Unattacked: Candy Maker and Olympic Sponsor Skates to Beijing
The confectionary wit of Mars, Inc.—as captured by its marquee candy, M&M’s—has long been the company’s ability to keep heat off its chocolate until it successfully…
Andrew Zimbalist: What’s Next for College Sports?
Today’s guest columnist is Andrew Zimbalist, professor of economics at Smith College. The longstanding “amateur” model of college sports in the United States is broken…
NFL Email Trove Draws U.S. House Panel’s Calls for Transparency
In the wake of the scandal emerging from leaked emails, Congress wants answers from the NFL—and wants them soon. The demand could spark a legal showdown between the…
NCAA Returns to Swamped Congress Seeking NIL, Antitrust Help
WASHINGTON—A House subcommittee on consumer protection and commerce Thursday held the first Congressional hearing on name, image and likeness since June. Much has…
Senate Panel Hears College Athlete Pay Factions as NCAA Seeks Cover
A Senate panel met Wednesday morning to discuss how or if Congress should come together in the next couple of weeks to pass a nationalized law governing college athlete…
NIL’s Last Dance Debuts at Senate Panel as July 1 Bell Looms
The future of name, image and likeness in college sports will take center stage this morning at the U.S. Senate. At 10 a.m. ET, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science…
Senate Bill Proposes Union Labor for NCAA Athletes on Scholarship
In the latest Congressional proposal to demand sweeping reforms in college sports, a group of Democratic senators and representatives are introducing a bill they dub…
NBA Lobbying Spend Leaves D.C. for States as Gambling Grows
In railing against pro athletes who kneeled in protest during the national anthem last summer, Donald Trump rued that the NBA, specifically, had turned into a “political…
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