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Seahawks to Seashore: Khosla’s Lingering California Turf War
With his agreement to buy the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks for $9.6 billion, Silicon Valley billionaire Vinod Khosla’s attention has drifted up the Pacific Coast. As part of the deal, first reported by Sportico, Khosla has agreed to give up his minority stake in the San Francisco 49ers. He soon could be relinquishing something else in […]
Stephen F. Austin Served Another Title IX Suit Over Beach Volleyball
Stephen F. Austin State University, which was sued under Title IX last July after announcing plans to eliminate its beach volleyball program, now faces a retaliation suit from two players cut from the reinstated team. Plaintiffs Ryann Allison and Brynn Dowd allege the school’s “abrupt” April decision to remove them from the roster was reprisal […]
College Co-Ed Sailing Team’s Reinstatement Marks Title IX First
Christopher Newport University, a Division III school in Newport News, Va., has agreed to reinstate its varsity co-ed sailing team less than three months after announcing its discontinuation. The move, which appears to mark the first known reinstatement of a university’s co-ed varsity sports program, follows a class-action threat by three female sailors, who
NIL Era’s Goofiest Lawsuit Hinges on Agent’s ‘Employee’ Status
As the NIL era continues to blur long-standing distinctions in college sports, the industry’s latest legal fight over money doesn’t involve an athlete, school, conference or governing body. Instead, it pits online personality and NIL agent Noah Reisenfeld against Young Money APAA Sports, the agency co-founded by rapper Lil Wayne that represents the NFL’s Tra
Feds Detail Hoopster Kerr Kriisa’s Alleged $2.2M Criminal Side Hustle
“Respect the grind you never see,” Kerr Kriisa wrote in an Instagram post on Oct. 30, captioning a series of stylized photos showing him clutching a basketball and flexing his muscles in the jersey of his new team, the University of Cincinnati. Presumably, the well-traveled guard was referring to the unseen work of preparing for […]
College Sports Commission Taps Democratic Insider to Run Comms
The College Sports Commission announced Tuesday that it had hired Kenny Thompson Jr., a Democratic National Committee official and veteran of the Obama White House, as its new head of strategic communications and external affairs. Thompson’s appointment comes at a politically consequential moment for the CSC, which has spent its early life navigating scrutin