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A sudden surge of interest in the three-point shooting percentage of the Vermont Catamounts and in the points-per-game allowed this year by the UC Irvine Anteaters? That's what happens when there’s more than $8 billion on the line. Nobody’s bet that kind of money specifically on...

Move over XFL and AAF, there's another new football league in town. The Freedom Football League, founded by a coalition 50 former NFL players including Heisman Trophy winner Ricky Williams and Hall-Of-Famer Terrell Owens, says it’s different because from the other upstarts with its player...

With states now free to pursue legal sports betting, the NCAA will likely face even more pressure to finally compensate its players with more than scholarships. The National College Athletic Association is perhaps the most vulnerable to potential corruption among players in the wake of the Supreme...

It's news that shocked the basketball world. The FBI cracked down on several college basketball programs for two alleged schemes of paying players — and assistant coaches funneling players to NBA agents. Those involved in the sport are less than surprised. This type of activity has been...

Following a two-year investigation, the Manhattan U.S. Attorney and Department of Justice are attacking a web of corruption at top-ranked basketball programs implicating NCAA coaches, team managers, financial advisers and representatives of sportswear companies. The Federal Bureau of Investigation...

Through a simple process of elimination, it was easy to tell none of the major footwear companies would be signing projected top-five pick, Lonzo Ball, to an endorsement deal ahead of the upcoming NBA draft. The Ball Family Ball and his father LaVar, managed to alienate adidas AG(ADR) (OTC: ADDYY...

Because he doesn't have to. While mainstream sports journalists construe this as a sign of indecision or deception, it's actually just another one of Harbaugh’s brilliant tactical moves, on and off the field, during his short tenure as head football coach at the University of...

Last week, the NBA took a stand against what it sees as a discriminatory bill in North Carolina that limits transgender public restroom use. In response to the bill, the NBA has moved the location of the 2017 NBA All-Star Game out of Charlotte, North Carolina. “While we recognize that the...

There is only one event that's garnering more national media attention than the upcoming presidential election: the coverage of Jim Harbaugh and his satellite camp tour. This noteworthy phenomenon has blossomed into much more than a recruiting tool for his football program; it now encompasses...

UCLA announced Tuesday its 15-year, $280 million contract with Under Armour Inc (NYSE: UA), effectively creating the largest apparel contract in NCAA history. This was a big win for Under Armour, since the company previously had just one of the five largest contracts with NCAA football teams prior...

Joel Elconin is the co-host of Benzinga's #PreMarket Prep, a daily trading idea radio show. He is also a 1985 graduate of the University of Michigan and a multi-generational season-ticket holder. Last week, the NCAA issued a ban on satellite football camps, which were initiated by Michigan...

The NCAA tournament is staying put – for a long (long) time to come. Just over a week after Villanova was crowned this year's winner of March Madness, the network that aired the game and its partner have extended their deal for broadcast rights to the tournament through 2032. Turner Networks...

History was made Monday night as the NCAA Final Four Championship game aired on cable…and people tuned into watch. The game, which literally came down to the buzzer, was viewed by 17.8 million people across three of Turner's (Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX)) cable networks – TNT, TBS and TruTV....

Over the course of last week, a number of top Hollywood powerhouses banded together against a new “religious liberty bill” proposed by the state of Georgia. The bill would have extended protections to any faith-based entity that refused to perform services that "violate such faith-...

It’s that time of year again when everyone with any level of knowledge (or no knowledge whatsoever) sits down and spends anywhere between a few minutes and a few sleepless nights agonizing over their NCAA March Madness bracket. Certainly there’s a lot of variables involved, but how...