NCAA

Governing body revises policy in fast-growing area to address role of collectives

Conference commissioners look to build lawmaker consensus on NIL rules

Kliavkoff, Sankey travel to Washington to meet with lawmakers

Administrators worry over new rules being used as improper recruiting tool

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.

US college sports executive making abrupt departure in the face of waning support

Veteran administrator details stark vision for future of US college sports

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

Final Four clash is projected to be second-best college basketball audience ever on US cable TV

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.

Storied rivalry, Krzyzewski finale spurs heightened fan interest

Trio of House members say governing body has been slow to enact reforms

Return to normal tournament operations, expanded betting options fuel optimism

Unilever brand Dollar Shave Club has become the official razor of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the March Madness men's college basketball tournament

Governing body also calls for review of NIL activity, impact

Governing body reports return of fiscal state to pre-pandemic levels

In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Carsten Koerl, Sportradar global chief executive. Fisher and Russo also discuss the demise of the split-season plan advocated by Major League Baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays, new funding rounds for non-fungible token (NFT) companies Autograph and Animoca Brands, historic investment into the Premier Hockey Federation, a large-scale betting pact between Fubo Gaming and two Texas-based pro soccer clubs, and a reimagined model of governance for US college sports.

Historic vote to usher in new model of governance for US college sports