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2021 Naismith College POTY 3x unanimous first-team All-American $1.5M NIL valuation Deals with Nike, Gatorade, CeraVe, more Believed to be the first college player to receive equity in a pro sports league Now, a national champion. Paige Bueckers is big business.

Joe Beninati and Craig Laughlin have called Alexander Ovechkin's entire career—from his first goal to his record-breaking 895th 🎙️ (🎥: Comcast SportsNet, Monumental Sports)

Alex Ovechkin was selected by the Capitals first overall in 2004. He's played his whole 20-year career in Washington, earning $161M and bringing a Stanley Cup to D.C. He just scored his 895th goal—breaking Wayne Gretzky's all-time record. Alexander Ovechkin is big business.

UConn head coach Geno Auriemma at his press conference ahead of the national championship: "This is the most women I've ever seen at a press conference since I started this 40 years ago and I'm just really, really proud of you all." (🎥 via NCAA)

Shohei Ohtani has the most-popular jersey in MLB ⚾️

A number of major sporting events are heading to the U.S. 🇺🇸

Houston head coach Kelvin Sampson says he doesn't take resumes or phone calls from people looking to join his Cougars staff. Instead, all of his hires are from within: "We develop our staff like we develop our players. That's culture." (🎥 via The Florida Times-Union I Jacksonville.com)

Owning a soccer team is a game of risk and reward–high stakes and heavy spending to outlast the threat of relegation. Samuel Porter, owner of Club Necaxa and La Equidad, and investor in Wrexham, shares his insights on navigating these challenges in the latest episode of Portfolio Players. gofos.co/3Einxt4

For the first time ever, Women's March Madness is awarding payout units to conferences—something the men's tournament has done for decades. The SEC and Big Ten are cashing big checks from the $15M total pool, which will increase to $20M in 2026 and $25M in 2027 before settling into a 2.9% yearly increase. More on the historic prize money being earned in the women's tournament » gofos.co/42tAMR0

Colorado long snapper Camden Dempsey founded his own title insurance company, and has a pitch for $200,000 coming up. So, Deion Sanders had him practice his pitch in front of his teammates: (🎥 via CamdenDempsey/X)