The NBA’s 2023 Collective Bargaining Agreement has quietly transformed the economics of roster construction, particularly for teams operating above the second apron. What once functioned as a soft cap system with workable mechanisms for adding depth has hardened into a landscape defined by austerity, where every marginal contract, every roster spot, and every day on... Continue Reading →
The FIFA Council recently approved new legislation that requires women’s teams in FIFA tournaments to have a woman head coach or an assistant coach.[1] This new requirement comes into effect ahead of the U-17 and U-20 Women’s World Cups and the FIFA Women’s Champions Cup.[2] Now, the teams must have “at least two women staff... Continue Reading →
Introduction The Golden State Warriors are currently experiencing one of the most devastating injury crises in the NBA. What was supposed to be a season of star-studded basketball has turned into a cascade of training staff reports, missed games, and mounting financial losses. The Warriors currently have approximately $193.5 million in player salaries sidelined due... Continue Reading →
With the chaos of the NCAA Basketball Tournament, it is easy to forget that there is currently a groundbreaking case in arbitration involving 18 University of Nebraska football players challenging the denial of over one million dollars in combined third-party NIL deals. Two weeks ago, I wrote an initial blog highlighting the details of the... Continue Reading →
The World Cup of Hockey is an international best-on-best tournament featuring eight countries from around the world. Put on by the NHL and the NHLPA, the World Cup began in 1996 and later returned in 2004 and 2016 with the next rendition set for the 2028 mid-season break. The NHL recently announced that the preliminary... Continue Reading →
Major League Baseball has taken a significant step into one of the most controversial frontiers in modern sports economics: prediction markets. Just last week, on the eve of opening day, the MLB announced an agreement with Polymarket for Polymarket to become the official prediction market of the league.[1] As part of the agreement, the MLB... Continue Reading →
The Negotiation History The path to a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) and the Women’s National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA) was neither short nor simple. Players opted out of the prior CBA more than seventeen months before a tentative deal was finally struck in March 2026. From the... Continue Reading →
To the surprise of many, I am not a professional men’s hockey player. As such, I’ve only ever played with a full cage on my helmet. Even when I’m just on the ice with friends, I’ve never had the desire to play without my face fully covered. Maybe because as a woman, I’ve been conditioned... Continue Reading →
One of the most famed franchises in NFL history is set to undergo some big changes in ownership, as Steve Tisch and his siblings are seeking to transfer their ownership stakes to the trusts benefiting their children.[1] If the NFL approves, Tisch and his siblings would give up their personal equity in the Giants, but... Continue Reading →
By publicly announcing a 2026 deadline for making a formal decision on league expansion, the NBA is signaling that it is in the final phase of its expansion feasibility process. This process involves a multi‑stage evaluation of market strength, ownership readiness, financial modeling, and competitive‑balance implications. The feasibility process is designed to identify markets that... Continue Reading →