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Jell-O shots, baseball caps & backward-facing sunglasses A vibes dispatch from Louisville’s return to the MCWS in Omaha, Nebraska, which reminds me of another big small town that knows how to throw a party around a signature sporting event… courier-journal.com/story/sports/c…

In a year of crazy growth for women's sports choosing an ESPYs host who doesn't even try to make clever jokes about women athletes (he at least *attempted* for the men) he goes with hacky "no one knows the WNBA" bits, "Pinoe is a bad time" & repeatedly insults Black women. COOL.

Attorneys have resolved a dispute over how the College Sports Commission handles NIL collectives, sources tell @YahooSports, revising its approach to treat them like other businesses - a major move that paves the way for continued collective operations bit.ly/4kVo5od

ACC commissioner Jim Phillips announces player availability reports will be required in football, men's and women's basketball and baseball in conference games. In football, reports will be issued two days before games, with updates one day before and game day.

In WNBA, a collective bargaining battle has altered social activism efforts wapo.st/3IAJ2HC

Before my first story runs in the morning, my brief introduction at The Athletic: nytimes.com/athletic/65012…

journalism n podcasting are 2 very different things both are incredibly difficult n there must b a lane for both in new media (imo) but keep that in mind as yall consume

The US Olympic & Paralympic Committee sent a letter to lawmakers about the House's SCORE Act, urging them to make amendments to the bill to prevent negative impacts on non-revenue sports. It is clear the USOPC does not believe the Act goes far enough.

The order says that the House settlement “provides little assurance” in preserving the sport & expects it to be “upended soon” by litigation. House attorney Steve Berman responds in a scathing statement: “College athletes don’t need Trump’s help.” bit.ly/3IBA7W9

Whether the executive order even comes to fruition remains a murky topic. But the draft is believed to be an updated and similar iteration of an executive order drafted in May that, along with a presidential commission, was paused to cede to potential Congressional legislation.

A draft of a presidential executive order intends to “preserve” college sports from “threat” and destruction, per a @YahooSports copy. Donald Trump, in the draft, directs his Cabinet to create policy for antitrust protection, state preemption & employment bit.ly/3IBA7W9

The State University System of Florida is boycotting interviews with Inside Higher Ed because we didn’t publish an op-ed they submitted.

Along with Greg Sankey's quotes below, here's an important reminder on the recent buzz of an NIL executive order: The White House has been working on a possible EO for *months,* as far back as the spring (this is not new). Nothing has yet to be introduced.

This time last year, Rodney Johnson was working double shifts as a server while parenting and preparing for another year at Southern. Now at Louisville, the cornerback doesn't have to work but has benefitted from being included in the CFB26 video game. courier-journal.com/story/sports/c…

The College Sports Commission doesn’t have any legal authority to declare whether a business is operating for a valid business purpose. As a result, its memo declaring that collectives aren’t operating for a valid biz purpose is likely going to lead to litigation.

The list of participating schools -- Division I schools that have opted in to revenue sharing, alongside schools in the defendant conferences (ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC) -- is now available on @theCSCommission website: collegesportscommission.org/participating-…

To read our complete joint letter that was sent to Committee members today, visit here: nflpa.com/press/the-play…

Sen. Maria Cantwell, the top Democrat on Senate Commerce Committee, blasts college-sports bill that is set for markup in House subcommittee tomorrow. “If you thought the dissolution of the Pac-12 was a heist, the SCORE Act is the National Championship of all heists. ... "

Louisville Athletics is proud to announce that the head coach position for Louisville Volleyball will be renamed to honor Dan Durbin and his wife, Maria, in recognition of Dan's life and legacy serving in various leadership roles at the University of Louisville. Details:…

Lane Kiffin says it's "obvious" schools are not staying within the new revenue-sharing cap. No names.

NEW: The @MiamiHerald has obtained a list of hundreds of people detained or scheduled to be at Alligator Alcatraz. The government isn't realizing names. Families and attorneys are having trouble finding people at the site We're publishing the list here: miamiherald.com/news/local/imm…