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The House Committee on Oversight and Reform is investigating allegations of financial improprieties against the Washington Commanders under Daniel Snyder's ownership that surfaced during the committee's probe into widespread sexual harassment in the organization, according to multiple people familiar with the proceedings. (The Washington Post) The committee is reportedly poised to use its subpoena power to pursue interviews and documents related to the allegations of financial impropriety, which the team denied. (Front Office Sports) ESPN announced that it has re-signed its two most prominent league insiders, NFL reporter Adam Schefter and NBA reporter Adrian Wojnarowski, to multi-year contract extensions that sources said will pay each of them $10 million a year. (Outkick) The network also recently retained MLB reporter Jeff Passan, who along with Schefter and Wojnarowski is represented by Creative Artists Agency. (New York Post) Amazon.com Inc., which owns a stake in New York Yankees regional sports network YES Network, will exclusively stream 21 Yankees games in the MLB team's local market footprint this season, according to sources, meaning the games will not be available on broadcast or cable television. The package of mostly Friday night games, which in previous seasons aired on local CW station WPIX, begins April 22 against the Cleveland Indians. (New York Post)

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After a Boycott, Chinese Television Is Again Airing N.B.A. Games Sopan Deb, The New York Times China Central Television, China's state-run TV network, has begun to broadcast N.B.A. games again, signaling that the rift between the league and the authoritarian government that has persisted since 2019 appears to be coming to an end. ESPN Will Test NBA 'Retro-Cast' That Looks Like TV Sports From Decades Past Brian Steinberg, Variety Some people who tune in ESPN2 for an April 6 NBA match-up between the Brooklyn Nets and the New York Knicks may think they've gone back in time. The game will open in black and white and use graphics that evoke ABC's 1960s coverage, then shift to a look that mirrors CBS' NBA telecasts of the 1970s and 1980s. In Punching Its Ticket to the 2022 World Cup, USMNT Saves Fox's Bacon Anthony Crupi, Sportico Having officially punched its ticket to Qatar, the young squad also has made life an awful lot easier for Fox's sales and marketing teams. When the USMNT failed to earn a bid to Russia four years ago, Fox Sports capo Eric Shanks remarked that their absence effectively flushed $200 million in rights fees down a vast metaphorical toilet.

COLLEGE SPORTS Federal legislation would create commission to evaluate gender equity in NCAA Dan Murphy, ESPN A trio of congresswomen says the NCAA and college sports leaders aren't doing enough to correct the inequity between men's and women's sports and introduced legislation Thursday designed to evaluate the source of the problem and provide solutions. Nebraska Multimedia Rights Back in Limbo Kaleb Henry, AllHuskers Thursday morning, athletic director Trev Alberts announced that Nebraska and JMI Sports would not be moving forward together. Final Fours in the Same City? Not Anytime Soon. Alan Blinder, The New York Times The decision defied a recommendation in August by a law firm that the association hired to examine its approach to championship events. UConn star Paige Bueckers' new NIL deal takes aim at food insecurity for students Alexa Philippou, ESPN Bueckers will be the first student-athlete brand ambassador for the education platform Chegg. They have partnered with hunger relief company Goodr to host a pop-up grocery market on Saturday in Minneapolis, near Bueckers' hometown, that'll give out 6,000 free meals.

The NCAA’s Existential Crisis Should Have Groundbreaking Answers Soon

As society (and Congress) continues to push for change, college sports’ governing body’s leaders know the window to solve their problems is closing fast.

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---Morning Consult and SI
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