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Raiders waive former 1st-round pick Johnathan Abram

November 8, 2022Articles, News, NFL, Pressed, ReportsJohnathan Abram, Las Vegas Raiders, Mark Anderson, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Mississippi State Football, NFL, Yahoo Sports

Safety Johnathan Abram, who was a first-round draft pick, was waived Tuesday by the Las Vegas Raiders. Tap below to read the report from Mark Anderson for Yahoo Sports. https://currently.att.yahoo.com/news/raiders-waive-former-1st-round-225453256.html

Expanded CFP Could Fetch $2.2B In Annual Media Rights Fees

September 7, 2022Articles, CFP, College Football, NCAA, News, Pressed, Reports, SEC FootballAmanda Christovich, annual Media Rights fees, College Football Playoff, college sports property, Expanded CFP, Michael McCarthy, NCAA, NCAA Football

The much-maligned College Football Playoff is poised to possibly score the highest annual media rights fees of any college sports property. Tap below to read the article by Michael McCarthy…

The NIL era of high school sports has arrived

September 6, 2022Articles, NIL, Odds and Ends, Pressed, ReportsAthletes, High school, High School Athletes, Jeff Eisenberg, Name Image and Likeness, NIL, Yahoo Sports

Endorsement opportunities are trickling down to the high school level as more athletes start brand-building at a younger age. Tap below to read the article by Jeff Eisenberg for Yahoo…

Nick Saban contract extension: Alabama coach regains highest-paid spot with deal worth $93.6 million

August 23, 2022Articles, College Football, NIL, Odds and Ends, Pressed, Reports, SEC FootballAlabama Crimson Tide, CBSSports, NCAA, New Contract, Nick Saban, SEC, SEC Football, Shehan Jeyarajah

Nick Saban's new contract moves him past Georgia's Kirby Smart for the top salary for a college football coach. Tap below to read the article by Shehan Jeyarajah for CBSSports.…

SEC leaning toward nine-game football league schedule, which ‘not only adds value for TV, but protects season-ticket sales’

August 22, 2022College Football, NCAA, News, Pressed, Reports, SEC FootballChris Low, ESPN, League Schedule, Mississippi State Bulldogs, NCAA, Oklahoma Sooners, SEC, SEC Football, Texas Longhorns

There is mounting momentum among SEC schools to go from eight conference games to nine in football once Oklahoma and Texas join the league, sources told ESPN. Tap below to…

Blocking UCLA’s move to Big Ten could have massive fallout for UC regents

August 18, 2022Articles, College Football, NCAA, Pressed, Realignment, ReportsBen Bolch, Big Ten, Los Angeles Times, NCAA, Realignment, UCLA, University of California Regents

Any attempt by the University of California regents to block UCLA’s move to the Big Ten could endanger the way the governing body does business, according to a longtime observer…

Padres star Fernando Tatis, Jr. suspended 80 games for PED violation

August 12, 2022Articles, MLB, News, Pressed, ReportsCBSSports, Fernando Tatis Jr, Matt Snyder, MLB, PED, San Diego Padres, suspension

San Diego Padres superstar Fernando Tatis, Jr. received an 80-game suspension on Friday for violating Major League Baseball's Joint Drug Agreement. Tap below to read the report by Matt Snyder for CBSSports. https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/padres-star-fernando-tatis-jr-suspended-80-games-for-ped-violation/

Texas A&M star WR Ainias Smith back with team after DWI, gun charges dropped, per reports

July 30, 2022College Football, NCAA, News, Pressed, Reports, SEC FootballAinias Smith, CBSSports, Charges dropped, Chip Patterson, NCAA, NCAA Football, SEC, SEC Football, Texas A&M

Charges from a DWI stop earlier this month have reportedly been dropped and Smith is no longer suspended. Tap below to read the report by Chip Patterson for CBSSports. https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/texas-a-m-star-wr-ainias-smith-back-with-team-after-dwi-gun-charges-dropped-per-reports/