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Peyton Manning Turns 50 With $575 Million in Career Earnings
2+ hour, 53+ min ago (378+ words) Peyton Manning retired from the NFL a decade ago as the NFL's all-time leader in passing yards, passing touchdowns and quarterback wins, but he had no plans to walk off into the sunset. "I'm totally convinced that the end of…...
NFL-Backed EverPass to Exclusively Stream Sunday Ticket in Bars
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (309+ words) The streaming revolution is coming to the sports bar. In an email to customers, EverPass Media said it would become the exclusive commercial option for the NFL Sunday Ticket package this season, following a three-year agreement that also saw DirecTV…...
NFLPA Selects JC Tretter as New Executive Director
6+ day, 17+ hour ago (360+ words) The NFL Players Association has elected JC Tretter as its new executive director, ending an eight-month stretch of interim leadership for the union. Tretter prevailed over interim executive director David White and American Conference commissioner Tim Pernetti in a vote…...
March Madness Broadcast Rights Top $1 Billion for First Time
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (329+ words) The upcoming men's basketball tournament will mark a notable financial milestone for the NCAA: It is the first that will pay the governing body $1 billion in broadcasting rights. That's thanks to built-in escalators in the NCAA's longstanding media deal with…...
The Rebuilt Pac-12 Will Sell Its Data to Sportsbooks
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (963+ words) The Rebuilt Pac-12 Will Sell Its Data to Sportsbooks'Sportico.com The rebuilt Pac-12 will sell its data to sportsbooks starting next year, part of a new, wide-ranging partnership with Genius Sports. Under the deal, which was announced Tuesday morning, Genuis…...
Why Messy Teams May Be the Secret to Innovation in Sport
1+ week, 2+ day ago (984+ words) Today's guest column is from professors John Cairney and Rick Burton. As fans around the world watch the World Baseball Classic while looking ahead to the 2026 Major League Baseball season, baseball is taking center stage a bit early. That makes…...
Nebraska, Huskers Athletes Share Representation in CSC Arbitration
1+ week, 3+ day ago (591+ words) Eighteen Nebraska athletes pursuing arbitration against the College Sports Commission over the denial of NIL deals are being represented by law firm Husch Blackwell through a joint representation arrangement with their university. "Each of you could choose to be represented…...
Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers Now Have Dueling Flag Football Events
1+ week, 3+ day ago (359+ words) Tom Brady and Joe Burrow will face off in Los Angeles on March 21 for the first Fanatics Flag Football Classic; the event was relocated from Saudi Arabia to Southern California as a result of security uncertainty throughout the Middle East....
Big Ten’s Push to Rewrite Tampering Rules Sparks Legal Quandary
1+ week, 4+ day ago (219+ words) NCAA rules, however, prohibit pay-for-play, even if some schools and their boosters are using NIL and revenue sharing as pay-for-play vehicles. Also, while elite football players might focus their energies on football and potential employment in the NFL, they are…...
Why Miami (Ohio)’s Loss Could Mean More Money for the MAC
1+ week, 4+ day ago (334+ words) The Miami (Ohio) men's basketball team, which came into the Mid-American Conference Tournament 31-0, lost in the quarterfinals, 87-83, to UMass on Thursday. But was it better for the conference that the RedHawks lost? "I don't spend a lot of time thinking…...