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House Settlement's NIL, Revenue Share Caps Face California Suit
1+ hour, 39+ min ago (429+ words) Stanford football player Charlie Mirer and USC football player Talanoa Ili sued the NCAA, CSC, power conferences and others on Tuesday over alleged violations of California and federal law in the way the House v. NCAA'settlement restrains economic opportunities. They seek…...
Cable Penetration Sags to 32% of TV Homes as U. S. Kicks Pay-TV Habit
3+ hour, 21+ min ago (154+ words) If there's never any ideal timeframe through which to assess the ongoing death-spiral that is the traditional pay-TV bundle, the first quarter of every year is demonstrably the least flattering for the sector. It's no coincidence that subscribers are more…...
Real Madrid, Adidas Sign Blockbuster $1. 1 Billion, 8-Year Deal
8+ hour, 7+ min ago (205+ words) Adidas and Real Madrid have extended their long-term partnership, the two sports giants announced Wednesday. The eight-year deal runs through 2034. Real Madrid president Florentino P'rez, who won reelection Sunday in a landslide, called the agreement the "most important in the…...
NFL Retirees" Parkinson"s Claims Jeopardized by Law Firm Tactics
10+ hour, 47+ min ago (549+ words) The special masters for the NFL concussion settlement on Monday found that five law firms representing 98 retired NFL players with Parkinson's disease claims "surreptitiously outsourced" decisions on diagnoses and "compromised their clients' claims." The 51-page decision, signed by Hoffman, criticized…...
Free Tickets Are Good, but There's a Better Way Than FIFA's Strategy
12+ hour, 12+ min ago (464+ words) Massachusetts governor Maura Healey announced Monday that her office had secured 1, 104 World Cup tickets to distribute at no cost to young people across the state. Less than 24 hours later, New Jersey governor Mikie Sherrill made a similar proclamation, declaring that…...
Don't Bet on Congress to Solve College Sports' Labor Problem
13+ hour, 7+ min ago (754+ words) The newest legal crisis in college sports is also the latest sign of the complex relationship between college athletes and their schools, conferences and the NCAA in the increasingly commercialized world of college sports. Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby, who…...
Knicks, MSG, Sphere Stocks Up 150%+ on Average in Past Year
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (782+ words) The San Antonio Spurs defeated the New York Knicks, 115-111, on Monday night at Madison Square Garden in front of President Donald Trump and numerous A-list celebrities. While the result ended the Knicks" 13-game playoff winning streak'the NBA's second-longest ever in…...
Sorsby Injunction: A Jump-the-Shark Moment for College Sports?
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (688+ words) The'ruling'on Monday that Texas Tech quarterback'Brendan Sorsby'can play NCAA football despite having bet on his own team is a sports law earthquake. After Monday's ruling, social media lit up with criticism for Sorsby regaining eligibility minus the first two games…...
Sporticast: This World Cup Shows the American-ization of Soccer
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (316+ words) On the 559th Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams discuss some of the biggest sports business stories of the week, including the start of the FIFA World Cup. It's been 32 years since the world's biggest sporting event was hosted…...
Mercedes F1 Team Posts Record $223 M Profit as Drivers Dominate
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (361+ words) Mercedes-Benz has ruled the 2026 Formula 1 season under the sport's new relegations, with wins in each of the first six races. The brand is also crushing it off the track, with the highest profits in F1 history. On Sunday, Companies House posted…...