Japan tore through the World Baseball Classic, not losing a game during the two-week tournament and beating the U.S. 3-2 in the final on March 21. The penultimate game was a dream matchup played by dream teams led by two of the greatest players that baseball has ever...
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Month: March 2023
New MLB rules an unqualified success
Baseball fans are always giddy this time of year with a fresh feeling of optimism. Rather than wins and losses, spring training is about possibilities. Injured players are back or working on it. Promising prospects are turning heads. Fans will even cut accomplished...
Regional sports networks are on the ropes
Fans still make it to the stadiums to see their favorite teams play, but television has long been the cash cow that supports teams whose live attendance numbers do not cover operating expenses. So, there was a lot of concern when Diamond Sports Group (DSG), which owns...
Families need to be careful with NIL deals
Many agree that the Name Image Likeness (NIL) deals have been a boon for some college athletes. Sometimes, it even trickles down to heavily recruited high schoolers who commit to certain schools. Such was the case for 4-star quarterback recruit Jaden Rashada, who...
NIL is an extension of the right to publicity
On June 21, 2021, one of the biggest sports stories in a generation involved the Supreme Court issuing its decision in National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Alston. It forever changed the world of college sports, enabling college athletes to control and profit...
High school athletes are cashing in on NIL
The landmark Name-Image-Likeness laws changed elite-level college sports by allowing college students to earn money. While we recently highlighted how some young women in college are capitalizing on their looks to advance their brand, we now turn to high school...