Power Five spend big on lobbying Congress
Conferences serious on college sports reform
DATE: May 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports
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NCAA’s Emmert presses Senate for ‘guardrails’ on athlete pay
WASHINGTON – NCAA President Mark Emmert urged Congress put restrictions on college athletes’ ability to earn money from endorsements, telling a Senate committee Tuesday federal action is nee...
DATE: Feb 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports
NCAA, allies spend nearly $1 million on Capitol Hill
NCAA spent $690,000 on lobby groups in 2019
DATE: Feb 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports
Congress urged to pass anti-doping bill before Olympics
WASHINGTON – The head of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency urged Congress on Wednesday to pass a bill criminalizing international doping conspiracies before this summer’s Tokyo Olympics, saying it...
DATE: Feb 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Sports
Nationals a topic republicans and democrats can agree on
WASHINGTON – As he took the podium last week in the White House briefing room, acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney was a familiar Washington figure – a former congressman and D.C. transplant...
DATE: Oct 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
Youth baseball on the rise according to new survey
Softball, baseball increase by nearly 3 million
DATE: Aug 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Youth Sports
Redskins to offer gambling-focused preseason telecast
The Washington Redskins will become the first NFL team to have a gambling-focused telecast of their games, offering cash prizes to viewers who correctly predict in-game outcomes during the p...
DATE: Aug 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
Colorado Rockies comes back against Nationals in finale
Desmond homer sparks big ninth
DATE: Jul 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
A Super Bowl shutout? Don’t bet on it
Anyone willing to wager that the high-scoring Patriots or Rams will get shut out in the Super Bowl can count on a big payday if that unlikely scenario occurs.
William Hill, the na...
DATE: Jan 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
Small Ball: Jose Altuve, Mookie Betts bring compact pop to All-Star Game
WASHINGTON – In decades past they would have been given nicknames like “Pee Wee” and coached to shorten their swings, keep the ball close to the ground, find holes and use their speed to leg...
DATE: Jul 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
World Kup: Messi, Argentina meet France; Ronaldo’s Portugal clashes with Uruguay
Elite stars look to lead teams into quarterfinals
DATE: Jun 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
Spain, Portugal can’t coast to World Cup’s second round
Russia, Uruguay battle in Group A
DATE: Jun 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
