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Still unable to speak directly with Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai in the wake of her sexual assault allegation against a top Communist Party official, the Women's Tennis Association announced an indefinite suspension of all competition in China, including Hong Kong, becoming the first major sports property to stand up to the country's increasingly authoritarian government. The WTA stands to lose hundreds of millions of dollars in business as a result of the boycott, which CEO Steve Simon said would continue until WTA officials could speak to Peng without government interference and a full investigation of her assault claim could be conducted. (The New York Times) As expected, MLB locked out its players early this morning following the expiration of their collective bargaining agreement and with little progress made in talks toward a new deal. The move, which follows a days-long, $1.4 billion spending spree by teams in free agency, marks the league's first work stoppage since the players went on strike during the 1994 season. (ESPN) Notre Dame is expected to promote defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman to its head coaching position following Brian Kelly's abrupt departure for Louisiana State University, sources confirmed, and offensive coordinator Tommy Rees also informed the school of his intention to stay in his role. Kelly reportedly attempted to bring both Freeman and Rees with him to LSU and planned to make Freeman the highest-paid defensive coordinator in college football. (The Athletic)

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ESPN Supports V Foundation with First-ever Ticketed Twitter Space

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ESPN will become the first publisher to ever monetize a Twitter Space on Thursday when it hosts a college basketball conversation at 2 p.m — but the motive here is not profit. Listeners will pay a $0.99 donation to benefit the V Foundation for Cancer Research as part of the network's V Week to hear Jay Bilas, Seth Greenberg, Mike Greenberg, and special guests to benefit a special cause.

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Sen. Richard Blumenthal: College football coaches' mega-contracts getting attention of Congress Steve Berkowitz, USA Today Sen. Richard Blumenthal said Wednesday night that the recent flurry of what he termed "outrageously astronomical" contracts for college football head coaches could end up reigniting Congressional interest in helping athletes obtain improved health-care coverage and other benefits. FSU athletics director David Coburn's tenure coming to an end, set to retire Jim Henry, Tallahassee Democrat Director of Athletics David Coburn, who originally was hired in an interim role before assuming the position fulltime in May 2019, announced early Wednesday evening his intention to retire. Coburn, in a statement released by FSU, plans to retire at the end of the 2022 spring semester or until the position is filled, "whichever comes sooner," he said. Iowa State AD Jamie Pollard announces cancer diagnosis, stresses importance of early detection Travis Hines, Des Moines Register Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard was recently diagnosed with testicular cancer, he announced Wednesday in a Facebook post. Pollard wrote that after experiencing pain following a workout, a subsequent ultrasound determined surgery was necessary and his right testicle was removed last week. Further testing revealed it was cancerous. Southland commissioner to retire Jim Gazzolo, American Press The rebranding and remaking of the Southland Conference is in full swing. Longtime league commissioner Tom Burnett will be retiring from the job he's held for almost 20 years at the end of this basketball season according to sources. Champs Sports x Eastbay is latest brand to sign Cavinder twins Thomas Leary, Sports Business Journal Champs Sports x Eastbay has signed Fresno State women's basketball players Haley and Hanna Cavinder to star in their '21 holiday campaign that launches today across the brand's website and social channels. The Cavinder twins, who boast 3.8 million followers on TikTok and 70,000 subscribers to their YouTube channel, will also promote the campaign across their respective channels. Ticket prices and demand slip for ACC Championship Game in Charlotte Erik Spanberg, Charlotte Business Journal For the first time since 2013, this weekend's ACC Football Championship lacks a team with a chance to reach the College Football Playoff or play for the national championship. That circumstance, combined with a matchup between schools lacking in brand-name popularity, has severely depressed ticket prices and interest.

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