Senior Bowl Mulls Expansion For NFL Prospects Without A Fall Season
The Big Ten’s decision to play a shortened football season starting in late October highlighted the fluidity of sports during COVID-19, and the hosts of college football’s all-star games find...
View ArticleTatis Jr.’s $340 Million Will Be Shared With Fund That Owns A Cut of His MLB...
When news broke of Fernando Tatis Jr.’s new $340 million contract, Michael Schwimer was on his way to Las Vegas, a fitting destination for a man whose athlete investment fund had just scored its...
View Article‘Perfect Storm’ Spurs a Record $5.2B of Player Contracts in 14 Days
Big four sports teams have been spending freely this summer in spite of revenues lost over the last 18 months and the growing threat of the Delta variant. In fact, between July 27 and Aug. 9, NFL, NBA,...
View ArticleCollege Coaching Buyout Bonanza Survives Pandemic, Reform Era
Never mind the fanfare over what college athletes can now earn on the side, Ed Orgeron serves to remind that the best-paying gig in college sports is not just head football coach, but fired head...
View ArticleTrinity Rodman Signs Record NWSL Pact Amid D.C. Ownership Battle
Fresh off her rookie season, Washington Spirit forward Trinity Rodman has agreed to a new four-year deal with the embattled club, making her the highest-paid player in NWSL history. With $1.1 million...
View ArticleHue Jackson’s Grambling Revenue-Share Deal Yet to Pay Dividends
When Grambling hired former NFL head coach Hue Jackson last January, the storied SWAC school got creative with his contract. Jackson’s five-year deal pays him a base salary of $400,000 annually and...
View ArticleInflation Isn’t Making MLB Contracts Larger. It’s Making Them Riskier
This winter’s cavalcade of mega baseball contracts has triggered discussion of a well-worn economic theory: Inflation is behind the game’s huge contracts. The idea has been cited by practitioners of...
View ArticleFor NFL Running Backs, There’s Nothing Fun About Being Fungible
While it’s difficult to determine exactly when the phrase first dug its hooks into the American psyche, 2006 was arguably a breakout year for the five-word semantic shrug, “It is what it is.” As the...
View ArticleJonathan Taylor Contract Saga Unresolved as Colts RB Activated
Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor spoke to the media Thursday for the first time since June, adding another chapter to his contract dispute saga after being activated from the physically...
View ArticleWhat Is a NASCAR Charter and Why Are Teams Upset About It?
As NASCAR enters its 2024 racing season with the running of the Daytona 500 this Sunday, in many ways the circuit finds itself ascendant: NASCAR remains the most popular motorsports league in the U.S.,...
View ArticlePhillies, Ace Zack Wheeler Agree to Record Contract Extension
Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler has secured a massive payday. The righty has agreed to a three-year contract extension with the team worth $126 million with an average annual value of $42...
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