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Somehow the ‘BuT-tHe-AmATeUR-MoDeL! ‘ NCAA survived the beginning of NIL

We’re approaching the four-month mark since the NCAA officially approved name, image, and likeness rights for student-athletes and, somehow, the apocalypse has not come, the collegiate model has not collapsed, and Dabo Swinney is still coaching (to some extent , at least). As athletes, schools, sponsors and lawmakers… Read more…

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Sue Bird shouldn’t retire, but WNBA would survive — and thrive — after she’s gone

The Phoenix Mercury had just beaten Seattle 85-80 OT in the WNBA playoffs late Sunday afternoon when ESPN’s Holly Rowe brought Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi together on the court for the post-game interview. These two have been teammates and rivals for more than 20 years, and Bird quipped to Rowe that Taurasi had thought… […]

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Between Chris Webber and Michigan AD Warde Manuel — someone is lying

A once-inconceivable happy ending was finally in sight — even though it was still a few miles away. And just as it seemed like the divide between the University of Michigan, Chris Webber, and the Fab Five has been inching closer to reconciliation, it had been hit with another roadblock just days before Webber’s long-awaited… […]

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The Big 12 is feeling awfully small lately

What happened to the Big 12? They were once a dominant force in the college football world. They were feared by opponents, loved by fans, hated by others, and everything a college football powerhouse conference should be. Now, with Texas and Oklahoma having left the conference for greener pastures, the Large 12 is a… Read […]

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No, Kirk Herbstreit, college football doesn’t need a ‘Roger Goodell’

College football has turned into a scene from a playground in which kids are picking teams at recess. The ACC, Big 10, and the PAC-12 are on one side, and standing across from them is the SEC. The Big 12 is the scrawny uncoordinated kid that nobody wants to play with. And off to the […]

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Baseball For All’s message to Women and girls: You don’t have to stop paying the game you love

The 29 young women who gathered on the pristine green turf of the Centenary University baseball field in mid-August for Baseball For All’s first-ever scouting combine for women — a group looking to continue their baseball careers into college — all shared commonalities in their individual stories. Read more…

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Baseball For All’s message to women and girls: You don’t have to stop playing the game you love

The 29 young women who gathered on the pristine green turf of the Centenary University baseball field in mid-August for Baseball For All’s first-ever scouting combine for women — a group looking to continue their baseball careers into college — all shared commonalities in their individual stories. Read more…

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Hey, NCAA: Let J. R. Smith play college golf already!

J. R. Smith never played college basketball. He jumped straight from high school to the NBA. Now that his NBA career is over, he’s making an effort to get a college degree. Smith will be attending North Carolina A& T — the largest HBCU in the nation, with just more than 12, 700 students — […]