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🎓 Like a pro🎓 Like a pro
NCAA athletes win several key legal battles in ongoing fight for labor rights
College athletes keep winning major battles in the fight to be recognized as employees, a distinction that would allow them to earn income and experience labor protections. From Dartmouth to USC, the NCAA’s amateurism model is giving way to a new, labor-protected college landscape.
February 07, 2024
🏛️ This isn’t amateur hour🏛️ This isn’t amateur hour
Dartmouth’s men’s basketball players are university employees, according to NLRB
On Monday, a NLRB regional director ruled that under U.S. labor law, Dartmouth’s men’s basketball team members are considered the school’s employees, the first nail in the coffin for the NCAA’s beleaguered amateurism model.
February 07, 2024
🥎 Dirt in the skirt!🥎 Dirt in the skirt!
Oklahoma chases a fourth title as NCAA softball season kicks off
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February 07, 2024
💼 It’s venture time💼 It’s venture time
The Players Fund founder highlights what women athletes bring to the table
Fergus Bell, founder of the athlete-led venture capital firm The Players Fund (TPF), recently argued that women athletes can be more impactful than male sports stars. While Bell mentioned how this is influencing sports sponsorships and coverage, recent additions to TPF demonstrate how it’s also influencing the boardroom.
February 07, 2024
🏀 Trading places🏀 Trading places
WNBA free agency and NBA trade deadline shakeup both leagues
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While NBA hoopers continue to post stunning stat lines on the court, the real basketball blockbusters are going down off it, with WNBA free agency in full swing and the NBA trade deadline set for tomorrow at 3 p.m. ET.
February 07, 2024
🏀 Step aside, Justin Bieber 🏀 Step aside, Justin Bieber
Who won the NCAA men’s basketball regular season’s most exciting weekend?
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With four tantalizing Top-10 matchups, this was the regular season’s most exciting weekend thus far.
February 05, 2024
🎓🏀 History in the making🎓🏀 History in the making
Iowa superstar Caitlin Clark nearing all-time NCAA women’s scoring record
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Caitlin Clark is (once again) on the precipice of history. After netting 38 points in her No. 3 Iowa Hawkeyes’ weekend win, the biggest name in NCAA sports is now a mere 66 away from breaking the all-time women’s scoring record.
February 05, 2024
🏒 Lookin’ at the truth🏒 Lookin’ at the truth
PWHL showcase draws a record 16.4K crowd at NHL All-Star Weekend
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The stars were out last Thursday during NHL All-Star Weekend, but Justin Bieber wasn’t the only one to steal the show. PWHL players shone in a 3-on-3 showcase in front of 16.4K fans at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena, marking the first complete official event for women’s hockey at All-Star Weekend.
February 05, 2024
🏀 Best New Artist goes to…🏀 Best New Artist goes to…
No. 15 USC’s JuJu Watkins is the moment in NCAA women’s hoops
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In a weekend of blockbuster matchups, one freshman stole the show: No. 15 USC guard JuJu Watkins.
February 05, 2024
📓 Segregation and integration📓 Segregation and integration
Celebrating Black History Month
As the first weekend of Black History Month (BHM) comes to an end, today we’re celebrating Black sportspeople who’ve broken barriers in sports — from the court to the field to those calling the shots.
February 04, 2024
🏀 Smells like team spirit🏀 Smells like team spirit
Blockbuster moves dominate first day of WNBA free agency
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While some big names are sticking with their squads, WNBA free agency is off to an otherwise wild start, with a few of the W’s finest shaking up rosters as the signing period officially opened yesterday.
February 02, 2024
⛳ Par for the sponsorship course⛳ Par for the sponsorship course
Ally becomes the official retail banking partner of the USGA, U.S. Open, and U.S. Women’s Open
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The LPGA is following up last week’s game-changing sponsorship announcements with another one — this time, with Ally. It’s the progressive online bank’s first move into the golf space as it becomes the official retail banking partner of the USGA, U.S. Open, and U.S. Women’s Open.
February 02, 2024
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