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NCAA exploring Division I summer basketball competitions
The National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I has established working groups to examine a potential college basketball summer initiative for men's and women's basketball
NCAA updates NIL rules for member schools
The National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Division I board of directors voted unanimously to clarify how its schools can be involved in name, image, and likeness (NIL) activities of their enrolled s…
Andy Dolich | The new alphabet of sports
Former NFL, MLB, NBA, and NHL senior executive Andy Dolich explores the bevy of important new acronyms entering the sports industry
Sohrob Farudi on redefining the level of control in the fan experience
In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Sohrob Farudi, co-founder and chief executive of Fan Controlled Sports & Entertainment. Fisher and Russo also discuss rising athlete investment activity in emerging entities such as Major League Pickleball and Gym Class VR, renewed calls to expand college basketball’s March Madness, the ongoing sexual abuse scandal in the National Women’s Soccer League, the National Football League’s upcoming Fall Meetings, and Major League Baseball's trailblazing sponsorship deal with consumer cannabidiol (CBD) producer Charlotte’s Web.
ACC’s Phillips revives notion of expanded March Madness
Power Five conference commissioner says wave of dramatic industry change mandates a consideration of enlarging 68-team fields for basketball tournaments
College Football Playoff to expand to 12 teams
The College Football Playoff’s Board of Managers voted on September 2 to expand the CFP from four teams to 12 beginning in 2026.
ABC to air NCAA women’s basketball title game
The 2023 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I women’s basketball championship will be broadcast on ABC for the first time.
The game is scheduled for Sunday, April 2 at 3 p.m.
NCAA hires TurnkeyZRG to aid search for new president
Prominent executive search firm to aid pursuit of successor to Emmert
NCAA issues updated guidance regarding NIL provisions
Governing body revises policy in fast-growing area to address role of collectives
College sports leaders conduct ‘productive’ trip to DC
Conference commissioners look to build lawmaker consensus on NIL rules
Power Five conference commissioners look for federal NIL help
Kliavkoff, Sankey travel to Washington to meet with lawmakers
Survey shows concern among college ADs regarding NIL use
Administrators worry over new rules being used as improper recruiting tool
Reagan Carey on the new era for the Premier Hockey Federation
In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Reagan Carey, the new commissioner of the Premier Hockey Federation. Fisher and Russo also discuss ongoing turbulence in United States college sports with the forthcoming departure of Mark Emmert from the National Collegiate Athletic Association and predictions of a breakup of Division I athletics, Athletes Unlimited’s media rights deal with ESPN, a $300m funding round for German digital sports media entity OneFootball, viewership boosts for the National Hockey League, and Comcast’s successful programming link of the National Football League’s Super Bowl LVI and Beijing 2022 Olympics.
NCAA president Emmert to step down no later than June 2023
US college sports executive making abrupt departure in the face of waning support
Notre Dame’s Swarbrick: D-I college sports breakup ‘inevitable’
Veteran administrator details stark vision for future of US college sports
Kansas-UNC title clash caps off March Madness growth
The University of Kansas' dramatic comeback victory over North Carolina to win the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Division I men’s basketball tournament averaged 18.1 mil
North Carolina-Duke Final Four game draws historic audience
Final Four clash is projected to be second-best college basketball audience ever on US cable TV
David Chadwick | More than what meets the eye in March Madness
RealResponse chief executive David Chadwick explores how a culture of fear still lurks beneath the surface in college basketball, despite a wave of major changes that has hit other parts of the sport.