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Why are college sports and private equity converging? Here are the best-case scenarios

Kyle Israel understands the stereotype of private equity: Some rich people buy a business, fire employees, chainsaw costs and sell what's left for a profit. “That exists, 100 percent,” said Israel, a former UCF quarterback who's the…

Trump's college sports roundtable including Nick Saban and Urban Meyer to talk daunting issues

College sports remain at a crossroads. And the president of the United States is once again getting involved. President Donald Trump is slated to host a panel on the future of college athletics Friday at the White House, featuring an extensive…

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SPORTS GROUNDS: In many areas of Balochistan, there is only one sports ground, and that is used exclusively by boys. Girls are either not allowed, or are not provided a safe and appropriate environment to play. Time and again, our girls have proven…

Nottingham Forest sporting director Edu facing uncertain future - sources

Edu Gaspar's future as Nottingham Forest sporting director is uncertain, sources have told ESPN, amid reports he has been asked to stay away from the club. The sporting director has not been present at Nottingham Forest's last three matches against…

Prep sports roundup: Damien knocks off Crespi using three-pointers

Mike LeDuc has a long history of letting his players fire away from three-point range. In the 1980s, Tracy Murray got to play two years with a three-point line at Glendora under LeDuc and became the state's all-time scoring leader with 3,053 points…

CNBC Sport: Paramount may unwind WBD's sports strategy if merger goes through

Paramount may not want the same type of sports rights that Warner Bros. Discovery's TNT Sports has acquired. Paramount President Jeff Shell's future role at the company is up in the air if a deal with WBD is approved. If Paramount shifts away from…

Multi-club ownership trend: timely push for sports mediation, arbitration | Empowering and Connecting Asia and Africa | Nick Chan

F1 races at risk as Middle East war disrupts sport

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Expert issues warning about 'rushed decision' changes to Olympic sports: '[They will] enter a period of rapid decline

Increasingly milder winters around the world are forcing Olympics officials to game-plan for how to hold snow-dependent games in warmer weather. It's a problem spotlighted during February's Milan Cortina event in Italy — and it's raising…

Donald Trump college sports roundtable, explained: Why Nick Saban, Urban Meyer, others are at White House meeting | Sporting News

President Donald Trump is set to host a college sports roundtable at the White House on Friday, March 6. Outkick first reported last week that the White House was planning to hold an event discussing the future of college sports, aiming to…

Columbus builds momentum in race for 'women's sports capital' title

Momentum appears to be building toward Mayor Andrew Ginther's ambition of making Columbus the nation's capital for women's sports. Why it matters: Women's sports are exploding in popularity — and in revenue — as cities across the…

Alex Pierce's latest comments spell doom for Colts future | Sporting News

The Indianapolis Colts are a fascinating watch this offseason, and having already placed the transition tag on Daniel Jones, many are now turning their attention to receiver Alec Pierce. Set to hit the free agent market, there is hope that the…

First-ever championship of new extreme sports league coming to Superdome this summer

The Caesars Superdome will play host this summer to the inaugural championship of the X Games League, a three-day extreme sports competition expected to bring thousands of sports fans to the city during the typically slow summer season. The event…

'Sport is the ultimate soap opera': The man behind Drive to Survive

There was a time not that long ago when Netflix's top executives would shut down questions about the streaming service's interest in live sports. The streaming giant's co-founder and chairman Reed Hastings and chief executive Ted Sarandos were the…

Here's who Trump is tapping to fix the massive money mess in college sports

President Trump on Friday will unveil a new commission to reform the business of college sports – including the controversial “name, image and likeness” framework for student athletes – and will be tapping one of New…