Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed an executive order Tuesday that allows athletes to be paid directly without following the NCAA rules. Instead, athletes are being offered compensation for their name, image and likeness. At the start of the next academic year, athletes will be able to collect money via NIL …
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Arguably the biggest roadblock to the MLB starting up again is money. Players want all of it, the owners don’t have much to give and the league is in a bind again. The Current Plan About a week ago, the league and owners agreed on a plan that includes the …
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SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey announced Thursday that league schools will receive an average of over $40 million in revenue from the 2015-2016 fiscal year…all of this money just for being a part of the conference. The revenue does not include bowl money that is retained by each school. The $584.2 million …
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Some college athletes’ names are among the superstars. They bring in millions for their schools as well as contribute to other industries such as media and marketing. If they are making money for others without being compensated, are they being taken advantage of? Should this industry still be considered “amateur”? How would …
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