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• The Pitch - March 2026 April 15, 2026 2:17 am The Pitch newsletter is a monthly update of legal issues and news affecting or related to the music, film and television, fine arts, media, professional athletics, eSports, and gaming industries. The Pitch features a diverse cross-section of published …
• OHSAA issue to provide more sports participation opportunities if passed Mansfield News Journal April 14, 2026 12:10 am Updated April 13, 2026, 4:10 p.m. ET In May, Ohio High School Athletic Association member schools will decide on giving kids more opportunities to play sports. During the annual referendum voting period from Mat 1-15, OHSAA member schools will vote on 12 …
• OHSAA issue to provide more sports participation opportunities if passed April 13, 2026 8:42 pm April 13, 2026, 3:00 p.m. ET In May, Ohio High School Athletic Association member schools will decide on giving kids more opportunities to play sports. During the annual referendum voting period from Mat 1-15, OHSAA member schools will vote on 12 …
• Daily Slop: 7 Apr 26 – How should the Commanders use their five picks outside the 1st round in this month’s draft? April 9, 2026 5:33 am Per tankathon, the Commanders currently hold 6 picks in the NFL draft, which takes place from April 23-25. Washington traded its 2nd & 4th round picks to the Houston Texans for left tackle Laremy Tunsil, who arrived in Washington with two years …
• Perspectives: Trump’s pledge to ‘solve’ sports ‘mess’ recalls law here April 7, 2026 6:00 am Marshall H. Tanick In a conclave of college professional sports administrators, coaches, owners, politicians, and other athletic bigwigs, summoned to the White House on March to discuss the state of college athletics, President Donald Trump declared that …
• How much money do college athletes in Texas make? Public universities won't say April 6, 2026 11:07 pm As the first college basketball season under a new era of student-athlete compensation comes to a close, March Madness has been marred by concerns about what player compensation means for competition. And it's nearly impossible to get a clear picture …
• Louisiana Illuminator: Louisiana legislators weigh hiding how public money is spent on college athletics April 6, 2026 5:53 am As state lawmakers call for increased transparency into university finances in Louisiana, a legislative committee has advanced a bill that would hide how much public money is being paid to college athletes. It would be the first public records exemption …
• New Executive Order on College Sports, Portal Chaos — Impact for Providence College and Others April 5, 2026 7:40 am A sweeping new federal Executive Order aims to rein in what it calls an “out-of-control financial arms race” in college athletics—one that is driving universities into debt and threatening smaller sports programs nationwide. The order focuses heavily on …
• How much money do college athletes in Texas make? Public universities won’t say April 3, 2026 11:39 pm As the first college basketball season under a new era of student-athlete compensation comes to a close, March Madness has been marred by concerns about what player compensation means for competition. And it's nearly impossible to get a clear picture …
• 4-Loss Big Ten Team Among Highest Private Jet Spending Programs March 31, 2026 2:01 pm One of the biggest flexes and ultimate luxuries of being a top-tier D1 football coach is the elite perk of private jet travel. Now that we are in the peak NIL/transfer portal era, that luxury has become a basic necessity for Power 4 head coaches. Since …
• Cleat Chasers: Top 20 Hottest MLB Wives & Girlfriends March 30, 2026 10:02 am Source: Cleat Chasers: Top 20 Hottest MLB Wives & Girlfriends When people think of Major League Baseball, the spotlight often shines on the jaw-dropping plays and superstar athletes who dominate the diamond. But beyond the game, there’s another side to …
• All they do is win: How the Duke Blue Devils, across sports, keep on succeeding March 29, 2026 10:36 am WASHINGTON, D.C. — After coach Jon Scheyer and his Duke men’s basketball team had clinched their third Atlantic Coast Conference title in his four seasons, his young daughter got the last question at his postgame press conference. “How do you win every …
• How do Sweet 16 men's basketball programs compare financially? There's a clear No. 1 March 26, 2026 3:32 pm PORTLAND, Ore. — John Calipari had, as usual, wandered off topic. Asked about mid-major basketball programs’ scheduling frustrations, and what can be done to fix a system in which teams from power conferences aren’t incentivized to play them, the second- …
• Florida drama behind him, DJ Lagway rewriting his… March 26, 2026 9:39 am Updated March 25, 2026, 2:25 p.m. ET WACO, TX – We begin in a lecture hall on the campus of Baylor University, where the new quarterback found himself in a strange environment not long ago. In a class, with other students. And no one knew or cared who he …
• DJ Lagway Makes Honest Florida Admission After Achieving Long-Awaited Milestone March 26, 2026 12:45 am DJ Lagway is in his safe space now at Baylor. No one is now flocking to him in classrooms; there’s a full offseason to practice, and the pressure is far less than it was at Florida. But he still has some familiar foes to beat. Lagway is still recovering …
• How NIL, big-money schools are impacting college hockey March 25, 2026 1:16 pm ON THE LAST day of January, Penn State deputy athletic director Vinnie James surveyed Beaver Stadium, marveling at the scene. Nearly 75,000 people had gathered to watch a college hockey game, held in the nation's second-largest football stadium. Before …
• Florida drama behind him, DJ Lagway rewriting his story… March 25, 2026 12:12 pm Updated March 25, 2026, 7:33 a.m. ET WACO, TX – We begin in a lecture hall on the campus of Baylor University, where the new quarterback found himself in a strange environment not long ago. In a class, with other students. And no one knew or cared who he …
• Tuberville suggests billionaires buying college programs would be worse than an NFL-style TV deal March 25, 2026 12:00 pm Could the NFL’s current media rights model, which may add even more players with a new deal expected at some point this year, make its way into college sports?  As both deals currently stand, the NFL has a unified structure, where it splits revenue evenly …
• Senator warns billionaires could buy college sports as media rights chaos looms March 25, 2026 11:32 am Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., talks media rights deals in an appearance on OutKick's "Hot Mic." NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Could the NFL's current media rights model, which may add even more players with a new deal …
• Recruiting spending down in the SEC, but total roster cost is surging March 25, 2026 12:00 am March 24, 2026, 2:15 p.m. CT Remember when college football was fun, back when players were being paid under the table? In the conference that began paying its players before it was legally required, the financial figures now seem a little bit confusing …
• Nebraska NIL Dispute Tests Legal Deference to CSC, House Settlement March 17, 2026 1:24 pm Eighteen football players from Nebraska are contesting the College Sports Commission’s rejection of millions of dollars in NIL deals. The dispute mechanism featured in the House v. NCAA settlement—and the settlement’s ability to withstand potential …
• Gone With the Wins: College Sports Fiscal Insanity March 14, 2026 3:23 am The United States is unique in having universities make the sponsoring of ball throwing and kicking contests a significant part of the campus mission. Now, college intercollegiate athletics programs are facing a financial crisis despite record spectator …
• Work March 12, 2026 3:09 am Choosing to go to college is a very important decision that a person can make.The choice of committing to college or not, can impact people in harsh ways.The traditional way to be successful in life is to go to college because you can’t get multiple jobs …
• 20 sports tech ideas to invest in now – Class of 2026 March 10, 2026 4:42 pm The worlds of sport and technology have never been as closely aligned as they are now. Digital platforms, data analytics, and cloud infrastructure have transformed virtually every athletic and commercial activity, whilst simultaneously revolutionising how …
• This former NBA All-Star has Bethune-Cookman chasing a March Madness first March 9, 2026 10:24 am March 9, 2026, 6:05 a.m. ET Reggie Theus, a former NBA All-Star, serves as both the athletic director and men's basketball coach for Bethune-Cookman University. Under Theus's leadership, the Wildcats won the SWAC regular-season title and are …
• Why are college sports and private equity converging? Here are the best-case scenarios March 7, 2026 11:12 am Kyle Israel understands the stereotype of private equity: Some rich people buy a business, fire employees, chainsaw costs and sell what’s left for a profit. “That exists, 100 percent,” said Israel, a former UCF quarterback who’s the co-founder of the …
• Predicting new College Football Playoff teams, plus weak QB classes and more in Mandel's Mailbag March 4, 2026 1:00 pm I know we’re all eagerly awaiting Friday’s Save College Sports roundtable at the White House, where surely all of college sports’ ills will be solved on the spot. In the meantime, let’s distract ourselves with some early College Football Playoff talk for …
• Opinion: The cost of Joe McKeown’s long goodbye March 2, 2026 9:58 pm Joe McKeown is a legend in every sense of the word. The now former Northwestern women’s basketball head coach finishes his 49-year coaching career as perhaps the greatest head coach in both Northwestern and George Washington history. His list of accolades …
• College football's 10 biggest spring practice storylines March 1, 2026 7:19 pm The season is over. The portal is closed. Now college football rolls onto something that feels increasingly quaint in the modern era -- spring practice. Every FBS team will hold up to 15 spring practices over the next few months, barreling toward its …
• LSU’s Billion-Dollar Brand vs. a $30 Million Hole February 27, 2026 5:29 pm By TODD HORNE, Executive Editor On a Saturday night in Death Valley, 102,000 souls roar as one. Smoke curls from tailgate grills, golden helmets flash under floodlights, and a grandfather lifts his grandson onto shoulders worn smooth by decades of the same …