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The Washington Commanders may have engaged in unlawful financial conduct, according to a 20-page letter sent from the House Committee on Oversight and Reform to the Federal Trade Commission, which highlighted allegations that the team and its owner, Daniel Snyder, withheld up to $5 million in refundable season ticket deposits and hid money intended to be shared among other owners. The allegations, which surfaced during the committee's inquiry into the Commanders' workplace and the NFL's handling of the matter, were made by Jason Freidman, a former vice president of sales, who told committee members the Commanders kept "two sets of books." (The Washington Post) The San Francisco Giants' Alyssa Nakken, an assistant coach who works with base running and outfield defense, became the first woman in MLB history to coach on the field during a regular season game after she replaced coach Antoan Richardson, who was ejected in the third inning of last night's contest between the Giants and the San Diego Padres. The 31-year-old Nakken also became the first woman to coach in MLB in any capacity after she was hired to the Giants' staff in January 2020. (Associated Press) FIFA has launched a streaming platform, FIFA Plus, with plans to stream 40,000 live matches per year featuring its 100 member associations. The international soccer governing body's new digital venture, which is currently free but could include a subscription fee in the future, will feature 11,000 women's matches, 1,400 monthly live streamed matches at launch and over 2,000 hours of archived content dating back to the 1950s. (Variety)

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Urban Meyer Wants to Return to TV in the Fall Joseph Salvador, Sports Illustrated During an interview on The Tim May Podcast, Urban Meyer was asked about possibly returning to a role similar to his days at Fox when he was a college football analyst. Re-imagining the autograph session in the NIL era Eris Prisbell, On3 Sports The decades-old tradition of waiting outside a stadium or practice facility for your favorite athlete to sign an autograph isn't going anywhere. Happy Valley Needs Transparency, Penn State Integrity Czar Says Daniel Libit, Sportico After five years spent bearding the Nittany Lions, Bob Boland says he is both "honored" to have been and "very glad" to no longer be Penn State's Athletic Integrity Officer. ESPN drops trailer for upcoming E:60 special "The Paterno Legacy" Jay Rigdon, Awful Announcing Marking the ten-year anniversary of Joe Paterno's firing in the wake of the horrific Jerry Sandusky abuse scandal, the special promises a look back at the events of 2011 and 2012, including a phone interview with Sandusky from prison.

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