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After an incident that led N.F.L quarterback Teddy Bridgewater was suspended from his high school coaching duties, the Florida Senate passed a bill that would make his offense legal. According to Local 10 NewsThe “Teddy Bridgewater Act” allows high school head coaches to use personal funds to provide financial assistance to their players, as long […]
Getty Images The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame has announced this summer’s finalists. The finalists consist of North American, Women’s, Men’s Veterans, Women’s Veterans, International and Contributor categories. This year’s introductory class will be announced on Saturday, April 4 at noon and will air on ESPN 2. The announcement will coincide with Final Four weekend. […]
Candace Parker, a three-time WNBA champion, is eligible for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame for the first time. Ethan Miller/Getty Images By the athletic staffDecember 19, 2025 7:11 PM EST Three-time WNBA champion Candace Parker, five-time All-NBA forward Blake Griffin and three-time Final Four head coach Kelvin Sampson are among the newcomers eligible to […]
NCAA President Charlie Baker reiterated Thursday that the association is “strongly opposed” to college sports prediction markets after Kalshi moved to allow users to bet on whether athletes would enter the transfer portal. InGame HQ, which covers the gambling industry, reported Wednesday that Kalshi had filed the necessary paperwork with federal regulators to begin taking […]
Baylor has hired Doug McNamee as its next athletics director. the school announced on Monday. McNamee is a former Baylor administrator who served in the athletic department in various capacities from 2012 to 2018. Most recently, McNamee served for three years as president of Field & Stream, the outdoor lifestyle brand. Previously, he was president […]
YouTube TV and Disney have reached a deal that will bring ESPN, ABC and other channels back to the platform’s 10 million subscribers after a nearly two-week hiatus, the companies announced Friday evening. The deal gives YouTube TV subscribers access to ESPN’s new direct-to-consumer ‘Unlimited’ service at no additional cost, as part of YouTube TV’s […]
The rebuilding Pac-12 has completed the final leg of – and the final football portion of – its new media rights deal, partnering with USA Sports (USA Network) on a five-year agreement that begins next fall. Starting next year, USA Sports will broadcast 22 regular-season Pac-12 football games, 50 regular-season men’s basketball games and five […]
The Kalshi prediction market has caught the attention of the NCAA, which last week issued a letter asking for changes in the way Kalshi describes its sports markets and asking for clarification on integrity safeguards against gambling risks. The governing body of College Athletics is sensitive to the appearance of a relationship between itself and […]
The NCAA says player availability reports are intended to protect player welfare and competitive integrity from sports betting influences. Photo: Mitchell Layton/Getty Images The NCAA announced Thursday that it will introduce player availability reports for the 2026 Division I men’s and women’s basketball championships in an effort to address the pressure that sports betting puts […]
