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The NCAA’s Power Grab Just Failed. Time to Pass the Bill That Actually Fixes College Sports
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The NCAA’s Power Grab Just Failed. Time to Pass the Bill That Actually Fixes College Sports

  • NCAA’s SCORE Act collapse shows why CARA is the real fix

  • The WNBA and NWSL face their own structural reckonings as revenue grows faster than governance

  • Why schools are forming LLCs to control commercial assets, NIL operations, and sponsorship revenue

  • Michigan State’s $1B athletics campaign and the real question of where that money actually goes

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The College Sports Commission’s Faustian Bargain
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The College Sports Commission’s Faustian Bargain

  • How the CSC’s proposed University Participant Agreement leaves institutions exposed and student-athletes unprotected

  • The ripple effects of the House settlement on HBCUs and women’s sports

  • Jordan Acker on conference realignment and what’s coming next

  • Lane Kiffin’s decision as a real-time barometer for the future of college sports

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We’ve Monetized College Sports. We’ve Lost the Real Mission.
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We’ve Monetized College Sports. We’ve Lost the Real Mission.

  • Once a system to educate and develop young people, college athletics has become a marketplace lacking a clear mission

  • The political push for salary caps and the hypocrisy behind it

  • The heartbreaking and powerful story behind Washington women’s soccer’s Big Ten title run

  • Why Judge Wilken’s latest ruling signals more Title IX lawsuits ahead

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The NCAA’s Biggest Gamble Yet: Why It Should Avoid Turning Student-Athletes into Betting Risks
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The NCAA’s Biggest Gamble Yet: Why It Should Avoid Turning Student-Athletes into Betting Risks

  • The risks of letting college athletes bet on pro sports

  • The new NIL rule that pits athletes against schools and invites legal conflicts

  • College coaching contracts spark controversy - and a potential salary cap

  • A new class-action lawsuit challenges the NCAA’s long-standing restrictions on student-athletes earning prize money from non-NCAA competitions

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