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| | rantnrave:// A college basketball league that pays its players and allows them to make money off their likeness? It's not real yet but it's an idea. VICE SPORTS' PATRICK HRUBY writes about the scheme to break up the NCAA's monopoly on college sports and to pay student-athletes for their work. Few can match Hruby for his work on the NCAA's hypocritical and exploitative ways. This plan, to build a league of HBCUs that pays players and lets them profit off the court, is imaginative and interesting. Economist ANDY SCHWARZ came up with the idea, and it could disrupt the NCAA if only someone could make it happen. It likely would require the NBA's buy-in; if playing in such a league jeopardizes players' chances to go pro, it won't work. The other question: Who might take the leap and try to break in on the NCAA's turf? Schwarz's idea is only an idea right now. But why couldn't FACEBOOK come in and fund it or try to start a league of its own? Instead of paying billions for broadcast rights, why not create its own product?... ICE CUBE is stepping into the basketball market. How big will his share get? His BIG3 league launches Sunday and he's out front and part of the appeal. He and ALLEN IVERSON give this 3-on-3 league cultural magneticism. Most important, it doesn't seem like the basketball version of the XFL. It's not schtick and the talent is already recognizable... Former NFL offensive lineman RYAN O'CALLAGHAN comes out as gay. A poignant story from OUTSPORTS... The only places you can watch BLIZZARD esports next year: TWITCH and Blizzard platforms. Twitch locked up third-party rights... Worth repeating: The NBA is lit right now. Offseason already more exciting than the FINALS. PAUL GEORGE. KRISTAPS PORZINGIS. DWIGHT HOWARD. Who isn't on the trade block?... ALEXA, play the MARINERS game... O.J. keeps up with the KARDASHIANS... The women's outdoor clothing market doesn't mean "smaller and pink" anymore. | | | - Mike Vorkunov, curator |
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 | Outsports |
| O’Callaghan had always planned to commit suicide after football, until Kansas City Chiefs staffers stepped in. | | |
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 | Vice Sports |
| The multibillion-dollar college sports industry exploits African-American athletes and has left historically black schools behind. Some people think there's a better way. | | |
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 | The Undefeated |
| MVPs, a protester, misfits -- these ballers have something to prove and are playing to win. | | |
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 | The Verge |
| Drone racing is still a niche hobby, but can it find an audience on ESPN? | | |
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 | The Outline |
| The political history of Fred Perry, white supremacy’s favorite athleisure brand. | | |
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 | ESPN |
| Hundreds of baseball players have fled Cuba in the past three years, only to find themselves trapped by a dream. | | |
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 | Yahoo Sports |
| Tuesday night in Colorado, Joe West, indisputable judge, jury and executioner, will umpire his 5,000th game. | | |
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 | CBSSports.com |
| College coaches are mostly for using MLB's policy for its draft, but the NBA might not be interested. | | |
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 | Axios |
| Dollar details as the FTC puts the fantasy sports market's big merger in jeopardy. | | |
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 | B/R Mag |
| The point guard proved he can take on anyone or anything-Lonzo Ball, Cookie Monster, the draft hype machine-and dominate. Now, he’s poised to take over the NBA. | | |
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 | Racked |
| Because making everything smaller and pink wasn't quite cutting it. | | |
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 | The Ringer |
| The list of injuries is growing. The list of major wins isn’t. | | |
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 | The Bill Simmons Podcast |
| Bill Simmons is joined by Malcolm Gladwell to discuss the ridiculous rate of offseason story lines in the NBA, LeBron James's right to act in his own self-interest,, dealing with juggernauts in the NBA, billionaire owners' spending habits, Tiger Woods's painkiller problem, trimming the NBA schedule, Tom Brady's concussions, solving the public-use problem for golf courses, and more. | | |
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 | Bleacher Report |
| A baller in the Dominican Republic facing an adult decision: Does he reach for a pen next month when he becomes eligible to sign a professional baseball contract? Or does he stay in school and work on developing his imperfect game? | | |
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 | Sporting News |
| After a horrific car accident that claimed his left leg, Isaiah Pead is relying on the same kind of strength that earned him a career in the NFL. This comeback, though, is much more difficult. | | |
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 | Syracuse Law Review |
| How will the media industry disruption and changes to the legal environment affect the sports industry? | | |
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 | MMQB |
| The craziest expansion team in history? With a 26-year-old owner and a roster of castaways, the 1967 Saints weren’t very good--but they let les bon temps rouler. It’s New Orleans, after all. | | |
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 | Outside Online |
| The fittest athlete you’ve never heard of is an ultimate Frisbee player. Here’s what a day in his life looks like. | | |
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 | Sports Illustrated |
| Cody Bellinger and Clayton Kershaw may be big names but they're representative of a problem that is choking baseball. | | |
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 | From the Vault |
| The story of Ike Ibeabuchi, the great lost heavyweight. | | |
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