New course puts sports governance in the spotlight

Introducing a Radical New Concept … Sports Reporting Actually Reporting on Sports!

Introducing a Radical New Concept … Sports Reporting Actually Reporting on Sports!

Academy Sports and Outdoors: Better Demand, But Still Not A Clean Buy

Academy Sports and Outdoors: Better Demand, But Still Not A Clean Buy

Forget A-List Players: The NCAA’s Shocking New Rule Is Quietly Reshaping NIL for Everyone Else

A landmark eligibility overhaul aims to simplify college sports. For athletes, the financial stakes couldn’t be higher.

EA Reverses Course On College Football 27 Microtransactions Following Player Revolt

The latest scandal between EA and student athletics stems from previously free progression features in the Road to Glory and Dynasty modes being paywalled

Colleges Shift Academic Offerings to Support Sports Industry Boom

Colleges Shift Academic Offerings to Support Sports Industry Boom gianna.jakubowski Tue, 07/07/2026 - 03:00 AM Institutions are increasingly creating sports programs within their business schools to train students to meet the sports industry’s evolving career opportunities. Byline(s) Gianna Jakubowski

Supreme Court says states can ban men from competing in women’s sports

The high court said federal law allows schools to provide separate men’s and women’s sports teams. [...]

Is Sports Diplomacy Still Possible?

Hard power has left its mark on this year’s World Cup.

Game Changer: The Rise of Sports Academies

The market for sports-focused private schools is growing, but quality varies The post Game Changer: The Rise of Sports Academies appeared first on Education Next.

The Birth of WIN Sports Group: How WME’s Football Division Folded And Then Found New Life

The landscape of sports representation underwent a significant shift in May 2025 when Patrick Whitesell, the former executive chairman of Endeavor, announced the launch of WIN Sports Group. This new football-focused agency emerged from the dissolution of WME Sports’ football division, highlighting the complex web of conflicts that can arise when private equity meets professional []

NCAA president says it would be a 'mistake' to 'walk away' from Protect College Sports Act

Charlie Baker, the president of the NCAA, said the Protect College Sports Act effectively “deals with” many of the issues facing his industry. “What we're really trying to achieve is some sort of national framework so that you can have national championships and national competitions, in which, for all intents and purposes, everybody's playing by...

Why Gareth Bale wants to go from icon to investor

The Wales legend explains to BBC Sport Wales why he is getting into the business side of sport that could soon see him become a club owner.

A Case for College Sports

College and university athletics have long been a sore spot for many academics, who don’t believe competitive intercollegiate sports programs have any place at institutions of higher learning. The post A Case for College Sports appeared first on Minding The Campus.

Guest Post: A Gen Z Perspective on A Busy Summer of Sport…

Our guest post comes from one of our summer interns, Harrison Rosner, and a rising senior at Northern Highlands Regional High School in New Jersey. For my entire life, I’ve been exposed to the business side of the sports industry–largely thanks to my father, Scott who now runs the Sports Management program and is a

Governments are still underestimating the power of sports

Governments should harness the power of sports for their economic development strategies. The post Governments are still underestimating the power of sports appeared first on Atlantic Council.

Why England's national story runs through soccer

“Sport is never just about sport. It is about storytelling and national storytelling,” says an acclaimed playwright.

NCAA President: Org’s National Standard on Males in Female Sports Usurps State Laws

Except the NCAA's policy language isn't clearcut... The post NCAA President: Org’s National Standard on Males in Female Sports Usurps State Laws first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.

Ways and Means in early stages of tackling sports taxation

WASHINGTON — Republican and Democratic tax writers are interested in changing how collegiate and professional athletics are handled in the tax code — but they’re in the early stages of discussing what those changes might look like. Members ...

PFT Commenter says he was pitched opportunity to be ‘the next Jimmy Kimmel’ by HBO exec

The “Suitman” chronicles at Barstool Sports are the stuff of internet legend, but we got a new addition to the lore recently. Dave Portnoy stopped by Pardon My Take last Tuesday in part to discuss his new book, “Cancel Me If You Can,” and dig into the history of Barstool Sports. That rich text invariably

SportsLine Newsletter Friday, June 26, 2026

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Supreme Court Rules on State Laws Excluding Men From Women’s Sports

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled, 6-3, in favor of a West Virginia law preventing men from competing in women’s sports. “The question before the Court is: Under Title IX and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, may schools maintain women’s and girls’ sports for biological females? In other words, may schools determine...

How UEFA became the true star of the World Cup

European football's governing body has somehow become the moral voice of FIFA's increasingly absurd competition

Djokovic experience

Professional sports are defined as much by succession as by achievement. Every generation eventually produces a player capable of challenging the established order, and every dominant champion confronts the unavoidable reality that youth, athleticism, and time will one day prevail. The fascination lies not simply in the emergence of the next star, but in the []

How a box-office World Cup descended into fury and farce to leave Fifa with a huge problem

WORLD CUP 2026: The tournament has delivered hugely on the pitch, Miguel Delaney writes, but the apparent undermining of sporting integrity leaves major questions

International Weightlifting Federation lifts sanctions against Russia, Belarus

The decision follows the recent recommendations of the IOC regarding the principles of neutrality in sport

Congress might sideline women’s sports in the rush to rewrite the rules

As a lifelong fan of women’s sports, thinking about things like media rights or federal sports policy never really crossed my mind while watching Caitlin Clark drain threes from half court or Dawn Staley make history year after year. But looking back now, I better understand that none of those moments happen without the system []

Teddy Padel Academy expands internationally

The network is building on 20 years of award-winning children’s sports education.

MMB Lounge: Discussion on NBA Free Agency, Summer League

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I’m a graduate, we should pay extra tax to make it fair for all

University should put everyone on a level playing field, but there is huge unfairness between those with loans and those whose parents funded them

MLB’s Netflix Derby, Agentic AI & Meta’s Muse

Here are the latest articles curated by Sports Geek Reads. Get these updates as a podcast by subscribing to Sports Geek Rapid Rundown. Key Reads 2026 Global Sports Industry Outlook - Deloitte * Macro trends shaping investment, formats and women's sport. Global, IndustryTrends, Investment, WomensSport, Strategy Top 10 Trends to Watch - Nielsen * Nielsen's [...] The post MLB’s Netflix Derby, Agentic AI Meta’s Muse appeared first on Sports Geek.

Budget pinch at beloved Lander pool a symptom of Wyoming school funding challenges

Districts statewide worry about impacts of the Legislature’s recent “recalibration” on school sports and activities. Lawmakers convene Wednesday to revisit school funding. The post Budget pinch at beloved Lander pool a symptom of Wyoming school funding challenges appeared first on WyoFile .

Will America ban trans athletes in Democratic states?

The very survival of women’s sports may hinge on whether the liberal or the conservative idea of sex and gender prevails Read Full Article at RT.com

Project B Appoints Former NBA Player and Executive Landry Fields as Head of Men's Basketball

-Project B, the high-stakes global basketball competition built for the next generation of athletes and fans, today ...

The Bigger Victory Hidden Inside SCOTUS Decision About Men in Women's Sports

The Bigger Victory Hidden Inside SCOTUS Decision About Men in Women's Sports

Supreme Court upholds bans on transgender athletes in women’s college sports

Colleges and K-12 schools can determine eligibility for women's and girls' sports teams based on biological sex, the court ruled.

BREAKING: Supreme Court Finds That States Can Exclude Males From Women’s Sports

In a 6-3 decision, the justices ruled that under Title IX and the 14th Amendment states have the right and the responsibility to maintain sports teams according to biological sex, not gender identity. [UPDATE] In a massive win for women’s rights, fairness, and common sense, the Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 decision that states []

Upcoming Event: 44th Annual East Coast Footbag Championships

Upcoming Event: 44th Annual East Coast Footbag Championships

World Cup: Beer flows, hot dogs vanish, Iran fumes, bookies busted in Penang

The expanded tournament has also rewritten record books for attendance and goals.

The Underdog, the Comedy Act, the Blockbuster: If This Year’s World Cup Teams Were Movies

Soccer and cinema have much more in common than just being billion-dollar industries with a superiority complex. So who's channeling their inner Marty Mauser, and who's the Curry Barker of the tournament?