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• Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 3.20.25 March 20, 2025 8:22 am Good Thursday morning. In a one-two punch, U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody has locked up support from every Republican elected Sheriff and State Attorney in Florida. Moody, who was twice elected as Attorney General before joining the U.S. Senate, touted …
• BYU building momentum for March Madness and beyond March 19, 2025 7:28 pm Richie Saunders had looked forward to a religious mission halfway around the world. The Mormon Church had assigned the BYU forward to a two-year stay spreading the faith in Madagascar, a remote island nation 250 miles off the southeastern coast of Africa. …
• Week 6 of the 2025 Legislative Session March 19, 2025 7:40 am We’re in the home stretch, but there’s still plenty of work to be done. Things are moving quickly with just three legislative days before the veto period. Bills are being debated, final votes are happening, and we’re working hard to pass legislation that …
• Sports and Gaming Law 2024 Year in Review: Top Five Developments March 18, 2025 8:57 pm The sports industry experienced a year of considerable change in 2024, creating opportunities for athletes, sportsbooks, teams, and investors. This article highlights five of the main developments in 2024: developments in sports betting; the House v. NCAA …
• 'It's a money game now' — How LSU is using NIL to keep up in ever-evolving college football world March 14, 2025 1:59 pm BATON ROUGE, La. — Days before Thanksgiving, perhaps hours after quarterback recruit Bryce Underwood’s stunning decision to shift his commitment from LSU to Michigan, a 50-year-old private equity executive in San Francisco worth billions fielded a phone …
• From Shaq to Steph, these NCAA legends would have made the most NIL money March 13, 2025 5:42 pm A poll of NIL experts revealed who they think would have made the most money if they played in the NIL era. (Hassan Ahmad/Yahoo Sports illustration)In early 1993, Michigan basketball coach Steve Fisher did a double take when he walked by the newly …
• High school hustle: Athletes cash in on NIL as states grapple with regulations March 13, 2025 3:53 pm (InvestigateTV) — Richie Clementi wakes up before five every morning to start a routine that is not only regimented but has become his guiding principle to success. At 17 years old, Clementi’s drive and determination as a wrestler captured the attention of …
• UNC’s Risky Belichick Math  March 13, 2025 12:55 pm This story is published in partnership with Axios Raleigh. When the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill hired Bill Belichick as head football coach in December, everyone seemed to notice his $10 million salary. Add $3.5 million in potential bonuses …
• Week six legislative update March 13, 2025 5:17 am At this point in the session, we’ve shifted our focus to hearing a large batch of House bills in committee and on the Senate floor. Just as the House is working through Senate bills, we’re carefully reviewing their legislation to ensure it aligns with the …
• Wisconsin High Schools Are Again Considering Whether to Embrace College-Style NIL Deals March 12, 2025 8:40 pm Let’s say there’s a kid at a local high school who is just a stellar drummer, somewhere between Buddy Rich and Travis Barker. At the same school, there’s a 16-year-old who could be an Olympics-bound figure skater.  Right now, the drummer can appear in an …
• Anderson: 'It's been tremendous these last three years that we've been there and looking for that to continue' March 12, 2025 12:11 pm Staff writer Joey Wright caught up with IHSA Excecutive Director Craig Anderson to cover a range of topics on the eve of the organization's boys' basketball state finals at State Farm Center.  There were a couple of tweaks right to the IHSA …
• College Swimming & Diving Programs Make Huge Roster Cuts Ahead of Portal Opening March 7, 2025 6:33 pm My inbox has been full of requests this week to do an article about all of the cuts happening across the country this week in anticipation of next week’s transfer portal opening (women next Wednesday March 12th, men the Wednesday after March 19th). And …
• 6 Key College Sports Reform Groups Vie for Influence as NCAA Roils March 7, 2025 6:48 am Nearly a century after the founding of the NCAA, the college sports landscape is undergoing a profound transformation, one that increasingly demands input beyond the governing body. In response, a handful of nonprofit organizations have asserted themselves …
• College athletes can now make millions off sponsorship deals. Here’s the first look at California’s numbers March 6, 2025 1:59 pm In summary In 2021, California allowed college athletes to earn money, profiting off their name, image and likeness. University records show which student athletes are benefitting and how. $390,000 to Jaylon Tyson, a former basketball guard at UC Berkeley, …
• 5-at-10: True or false Tuesday with a too-early Final Four, a visor tip for JJ and some TSSAA thoughts March 4, 2025 8:30 pm Sign up for the daily newsletter, Jay's Plays of the Day, to get sports betting recommendations for the top games of the night and the week ahead. Final Four foretelling We are all about the "way too early" anything, right? Too early top 25s. …
• Every College Football Coach Recruits the Same Way, Except for Deion Sanders March 4, 2025 2:53 pm Deion Sanders signed future Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter — the nation’s No. 1 overall recruit — to Jackson State without ever stepping foot on his high school campus. No one on his staff visited, either. It was unprecedented, an unthinkable …
• Deion Sanders still isn't hitting recruiting trail, but has Colorado coach changed approach? March 4, 2025 11:00 am Deion Sanders signed future Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter — the nation’s No. 1 overall recruit — to Jackson State without ever stepping foot on his high school campus. No one on his staff visited, either. It was unprecedented, an unthinkable …
• High School Hustle: Athletes cash in on name, image and likeness as states grapple with regulations March 3, 2025 5:47 pm (InvestigateTV) — Richie Clementi wakes up before five every morning to start a routine that is not only regimented but has become his guiding principle to success. At 17 years old, Clementi’s drive and determination as a wrestler captured the attention of …
• Sports Rush: Tipping Off Women’s History Month March 1, 2025 5:27 pm For TCU Women’s Basketball Head Coach Mark Campbell, last season probably felt like the early days of women’s intercollegiate basketball. “We didn’t have enough healthy bodies. We were doing open tryouts,” he pointed out Wednesday after his now fully- …
• GOP lawmakers demand info on Biden-era spending used to declare student-athletes as employees February 28, 2025 10:01 pm Clemson University baseball head coach Erik Bakich shares the mentality behind his team's decision to shake hands with veterans between innings. FIRST ON FOX: Republicans are demanding records showing the extent to which the Biden administration used …
• The original transfer portal, junior colleges face their own 'last chance' amid football's sweeping changes February 28, 2025 6:06 pm Every morning, Jason Brown hosts a free-wheeling, sometimes profanity-laced streaming presentation on X called "The Coach JB Show with Big Smitty." Let's just say the former junior college coach has viewpoints. He also has a website selling …
• These sports startups raised millions in VC funding last year in areas from new leagues to women's sports February 26, 2025 3:42 pm New and emerging leagues are attracting the most VC funding in sports, data shows. VC deals tracked by PitchBook show a rebound in funding to US sports startups in 2024. Some categories, like media and gambling, raised less money last year than in recent …
• Colorado coach Deion Sanders' 'no travel' approach to recruiting is unique, but it's also ahead of the curve February 18, 2025 6:18 pm Colorado coach Deion Sanders hasn't visited a high school or home in back-to-back recruiting cycles, according to a USA Today report. The university told the outlet that Sanders managed all recruiting from Boulder, Colorado, despite a $200,000 annual …
• Coach Prime punts again on longstanding recruiting tactic February 18, 2025 11:19 am Colorado football coach Deion Sanders just finished another recruiting season in Boulder with the same highly unusual track record as before: No in-home visits for recruits. No off-campus visits to high schools. The university confirmed this after USA …
• In-State Pursuit Intensifies 3-Star Brandon Ford’s Recruitment Leaving Matt Rhule’s Nebraska in the Dust February 18, 2025 12:31 am The Kansas State Wildcats secured a high-octane commitment from the three-star cornerback Brandon Ford in the class of 2026 back in late October last year. But given the volatile trend of the NIL money and menacing competition, the word commitment sounds …
• COLUMN: IHSAA, state lawmakers about to open Pandora’s box of high school sports February 17, 2025 10:37 pm By Justin Sokeland WBIW.com BEDFORD – According to Greek mythology, Zeus entrusted a magical box with Pandora, the first woman on earth, with instructions that it must not be opened. When she did, it released all the evils of humanity – disease, death, …
• There will be a college sports CEO. Who they are and how they'll execute an impossible task is up in the air February 12, 2025 7:11 pm Job Listing: Chief Executive Officer, College Sports. This candidate will be responsible for oversight of a multi-billion industry undergoing significant change. The applicant must have extensive athletic, business, legal and gender equity experience. A …
• Colorado Universities Could Soon Make Direct NIL Payments to Athletes February 11, 2025 7:41 pm Colorado college sports will be at a competitive disadvantage if universities can't directly pay student-athletes for their name, image and likeness (NIL) this summer, according to lawmakers, but a bill intended to address the issue isn't without …
• How Mark Byington turned Vanderbilt around in Year 1 February 11, 2025 5:49 pm NASHVILLE — Mark Byington has earned the right to take a victory lap and dunk on everyone who doubted him and picked Vanderbilt to finish last in the SEC. After all, he's done this before. His first team at James Madison four years ago was picked to …
• Millionaire CU Freshman Prodigy Flaunts $273K Lamborghini After Taking Private Jet for Super Bowl Game February 9, 2025 1:19 pm If you thought Deion Sanders was the only one at Colorado making flashy moves, think again. Some folks play it cool, others? They put it all out there. And this Colorado Buffaloes freshman prodigy? He’s out here making sure everybody knows he’s about that …