Author: Michael

Dan Dakich has an idea of who should be the next coach of the New York Knicks – and it’s not someone most would expect.
For no good reason, the Knicks fired Tom Thibodeau despite the fact that he got them to a conference finals series for the first time since 2000. Now, they need someone else to fill that void.
Dakich said on his OutKick show, “Don’t @ Me with Dan Dakich,” that the Knicks should look to the Indiana Pacers’ staff and hire an assistant that helped beat them in the Eastern Conference Finals – and make a historic pick in the process.

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Are we headed back towards the pre-NIL era in college athletics with the new parameters around deals of over $600 being disclosed to the new clearinghouse? Don’t be surprised when boosters try to find ways around the system in the House settlement aftermath. 
In the aftermath of the settlement, it has athletic directors across college sports scrambling to figure out how to approach NIL deals that may be over the allowed amount before they are dissected. This is the point in time where we could be heading back to the days of under the table money being exchanged.

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The Chicago Bears could be undergoing an ownership change.
Minority ownership, but it’s nevertheless rare for the Bears to have any equity available for purchase.
Via Bloomberg News, the Bears are currently exploring the sale of the minority interest held by Andre McKenna Sr., who died in 2023. Galatioto Sports Partners have been hired to handle a potential sale.
As noted by Bloomberg, the Halas/McCaskey family and/or team investor Pat Ryan likely hold a right of first refusal.

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