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Trump to Sign Executive Order Banning Trans Women From Women's Sports: Report

Trump will sign an executive order Wednesday banning transgender women from competing in women's sports.

Latin Times · Feb 5, 2025

As college sports move toward pay for play, Title IX looms as another hurdle for the NCAA

A court settlement that would require colleges to pay athletes billions for their play is not going to settle the debate over amateurism in NCAA sports

The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2025

March Madness Expansion Could Center on Championship Control

Power 4 schools’ proposals would push for more power over invites, while association president Charlie Baker is a proponent for more teams in the men’s and women’s basketball fields.

Sports Illustrated · Jan 16, 2025

‘A serious disease’: Congress weighs federal gambling crackdown amid growing concerns

With sports betting now legal in 38 states, experts worry that gambling addiction is also growing

The Guardian - US · Dec 22, 2024

Hometown Fans of Some College Football Playoff Teams Can't Bet on College Football

Nearly half of the universities in the College Football Playoff are located in states where sports betting is illegal.

Reason · Dec 20, 2024

NCAA President Charlie Baker Would Welcome Government Oversight After House Settlement

Federal laws could help the NCAA supersede a patchwork of conflicting state laws and eliminate the threat of additional lawsuits.

Sports Illustrated · Dec 11, 2024

NCAA President Hints March Madness Field Could Expand

Fans could see an increase in as early as the 2025–26 season.

Sports Illustrated · Nov 13, 2024

What do I need to know about the Chicago Cubs and White Sox both being in the MLB playoffs?

The Cubs and Sox, who last made the postseason together in the 2020 COVID-shortened season, both clinched playoff berths Thursday. It's the first time that's happened on the same day.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 24, 2024

NCAA, leagues sign off on $2.8 billion plan to set stage for dramatic change across college sports

The NCAA and five major college sports conferences have agreed to settle antitrust allegations for nearly $2.8 billion over the next 10 years

The Independent UK · May 23, 2024

Social media and gambling have made death threats routine for college athletes

I was heckled during my time as a college player in the late 1990s. But young athletes today must endure an ocean of bile from all areas of the internet

The Guardian - US · Apr 10, 2024