Media & Broadcasting
ESPN8: The Ocho is back
ESPN8: The Ocho returns this week with four days of gloriously strange competitions—from slippery stair races to underwater chess. What started as a Dodgeball movie joke is now serious fun.
Kyle Nowak
I'm Kyle, writer and editor for The DONUT and Press Sports. Michigan alum, ex-poker pro, dog lover, outdoorsy, Sanderson fan, and Psych binge-watcher. Go Blue!
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📰🏟️ A bold strategy
Plus: UTSA football's sneaky link…
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📰🏟️ Harper vs. Manfred
Plus: Apple deal tanks MLS viewership…
College Sports
This proposed law could shape the future of college sports
The most sweeping college sports legislation in years—the SCORE Act—could upend NIL rules, athlete rights, and the NCAA’s legal standing. Here's what it means and why the debate is heating up.
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📰🏟️ Clown show
Plus: MLB signing bonus record…
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📰🏟️ What’s owed
Plus: MLB trade deadline talk…
MLB
Baseball teams are using bobblehead giveaways to drive up attendance
A new trend is shaking up baseball: bobblehead giveaways. MLB teams are seeing massive spikes in attendance on promo nights, with some games selling out entirely. From minor league boosts to Dodgers-scale sellouts, it turns out a collectible doll can still pack a ballpark.
NFL
Why 30 of the 32 NFL second-round draft picks are still unsigned
Winter is coming…and so are unsigned NFL rookies. With 30 of 32 second-rounders still without contracts, the issue of guaranteed money has sparked a modern-day standoff. Here's why the logjam is happening—and who might break first.
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📰🏟️ Front office trick
Plus: The NFL’s unsigned problem…
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📰🏟️ Big mad…ness
Plus: Home Run Derby highlights...
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📰🏟️ Here’s your wings
Plus: An MLB record year?
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📰🏟️ Good luck charm
Plus: The Nationals press reset…