Author: Michael

Oklahoma State head coach Mike Gundy is ready for five months of football and not worrying about negotiating NIL terms with his current players as the season draws closer. 
In a world where NIL has become the major driving force in recruiting players out of high school or the transfer portal, the ongoing conversations regarding the future of the sport when it comes to revenue sharing are only just getting started.

Read More

In what sounds like the baseball equivalent of the “My dog ate my homework” excuse, New York Yankees struggling outfielder Alex Verdugo is blaming being allergic to his batting gloves as to why he has been playing awful this year. 
Speaking with NJ.com, Verudo, who the Yankees acquired this past season, says the team recently made him meet with various doctors and even an allergist to get a closer look into why his hands continued to develop rashes and blisters, which they believe could explain his poor .235 batting average – nearly 50 points below his career .281 average.

Read More

Former Ohio State coach Jim Tressel last coached a college football game more than a decade ago. In that span, the NCAA landscape – not just football – has changed more frequently than Oregon’s uniforms.
Most notably, student athletes can be paid for their name, image, and likeness (NIL), and they’re free to change schools as often (or more) than they change their underwear.
Sometimes that stinks.

Read More

Caitlin Clark had a monster game Friday night. Maybe her best as a pro. Seriously, it was electric. 
Now, am I a little bitter about it? Sure. Mainly because I was gonna smash a Caitlin Clark parlay – which would’ve hit – but I chickened out last minute. What a loser I am. A weak loser. Brutal. 
Anyway, where was I? Oh yeah! The WNBA returned this week after a two-week Olympic layoff, and Caitlin Clark came out with a measly 29 points, 10 assists and five rebound gem in a big Indiana victory.

Read More