Congress Tees Up New Bill Stripping PGA Tour’s Tax-Exempt Status
Barely a day after the PGA Tour shocked the world by announcing it would be joining a for-profit venture with its heretofore hated rival—the Saudi-backed LIV Golf—a…
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Congressional Push for NCAA NIL and Employment Faces Long Road
In what’s become an annual ritual, members of Congress are proposing new legislation that would alter the NIL marketplace, adjust how antitrust law governs the NCAA and…
MLB’s Minor League CBA Deal May Cool Antitrust Political Heat
Minor league baseball players are on the verge of securing higher pay and improved workplace rights as MLBPA and MLB have reached an agreement on the first CBA for minor…
New Title IX Bill Seeks Fines for Sports Gender-Equity Violations
A new piece of Congressional legislation introduced Tuesday is looking to add language to federal Title IX laws that would empower the Secretary of Education to issue…
NCAA Reform on Capitol Hill: 6 Questions on the Prospects of Passage
Congress has increasingly indicated an interest in helping the college sports industry deal with multiple issues, from name, image and likeness to antitrust…
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Sen. Wicker Wary of NCAA Power in Path for Post-Midterm NIL Deal
After punting on federal NIL legislation in June 2021, Congress left state governments and the NCAA to govern college athletes’ pursuit of payment in exchange for…
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…
MLB Antitrust Scrutiny Heats Up as Teams Cap Draftees’ Cash
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…
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…
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