March Madness: West Virginia Gov threatens legal action against NCAA

One state representative isn’t happy with the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee leaving their team out.  West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey stood at a lectern during a press conference on Monday with a sign that read “National Corrupt Athletic Association” after the West Virginia Mountaineers didn’t make it into the March Madness bracket.  The Mountaineers were…

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Women’s football faces stark pay divide with average salary less than $11,000, Fifa reports | Women’s football

The average annual salary for a female professional football player globally is $10,900 USD (£8,400 GBP, $17,000 AUD), says Fifa’s annual report on the women’s game, a figure skewed by a small number of top clubs. Among the teams Fifa designated as Tier 1, which includes 41 clubs from 16 countries, the average salary was…

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Shohei Ohtani opens up about being in the spotlight ahead of Dodgers’ Tokyo games: ‘Don’t let those kids down’

The Major League Baseball season officially starts with a two-game series between the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs, opening Tuesday in Tokyo. Among many other things, this series brings the biggest baseball star in the world, Shohei Ohtani, to his home country to start the season following his third MVP award.  The…

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NFL news: Bengals’ Ja’Marr Chase, Tee Higgins agree to contract extensions

The Cincinnati Bengals have secured Joe Burrow’s top two targets for the next four years after agreeing to contract extensions with receivers Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins, according to reports on Monday. For Chase, his deal makes him the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history. Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase, #1, quarterback Joe Burrow, #9, and…

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