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📰🏟️ When NIL > Pro Drafts
Plus: Ticket price tank…
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!
Women’s Sports
POV: Indiana Fever ticket prices following Caitlin Clark’s injury
Indiana Fever ticket prices nosedived after Caitlin Clark was sidelined with a quad strain, with some resale prices dropping over 80%. As the WNBA's biggest draw, Clark’s absence could have league-wide economic ripple effects—unless she returns quickly.
College Sports
More changes are coming to the College Football Playoff
The College Football Playoff is scrapping its current seeding format and handing the keys to the SEC and Big Ten starting in 2026. What’s changing now, what’s coming next, and why it matters.
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📰🏟️ Are the biggest MLB contracts worth it?
Plus: Pros vs. joes…
Business of Sports
You can now compete against pro athletes with $2M on the line
Fanatics Games is throwing 50 fans into battle with 50 pros—including Brady, Durant, and Harden—with $2M in prizes up for grabs. First place gets $1M. Think you’ve got game?
MLB
Are the biggest MLB contracts actually worth it?
Juan Soto's $765M deal is under fire—but he's not the only one. We broke down MLB's top 10 biggest contracts to see who's earning their salary and who's striking out. The results might surprise you.
Technology in Sports
Welcome to a new era of play-calling
Texas high school football just took a high-tech leap. A new rule from the UIL will allow every player on the field to wear tech for real-time play-calling—signaling the possible end of traditional huddles and hinting at the sport’s next evolution.
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📰🏟️ Strike Zone Gaslight?
Plus: Play-calling’s new era…
MLB
Is Major League Baseball gaslighting players about strike zone changes?
MLB swears every team was told the strike zone buffer shrank this season. Players, coaches, and execs say… not so much. As blown calls pile up, is baseball heading for another rule shakeup?
F1
Formula 1 is doubling down on the US as sales rumors swirl
Formula 1 just inked a deal to keep the Miami Grand Prix on the calendar through 2041. As the U.S. becomes a cornerstone of the sport, expansion, viewership gains, and sale rumors are shifting F1’s global future.
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📰🏟️ F1 <3 America
NIL executive order incoming?…
Horse Racing
The Kentucky Derby: An event steeped in history and tradition
The 150th Kentucky Derby isn’t just a race—it’s a spectacle steeped in tradition. From legendary trainers to Triple Crown lineage, here’s what to watch in 2025.