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"It’s the age of authenticity... Also, it’s done tastefully. No one is offended, right? It’s just funny. Young people like it." A look at the strategic shitposting of Polymarket and Kalshi: frontofficesports.com/kalshi-polymar…

NEW: Between the unrestricted transfer portal and NIL/rev-share deals, it's never been more difficult for underdogs to succeed in March. And yet, several underdogs are alive and well. VCU, Texas, and High Point (Cinderella candidate?) all won today. frontofficesports.com/march-madness-…

The dreaded March Madness dinner lull

Venezuela's win over the USA in the World Baseball Classic final drew a record 10.78M viewers on Fox and Fox Deportes. frontofficesports.com/wbc-title-game…

NEW: At least one athlete at Texas A&M was the subject of a College Sports Commission investigation into allegedly unreported NIL deals. A Texas A&M spokesperson tells @FOS the inquiry has been resolved. frontofficesports.com/texas-am-athle…

Rep. Rick Larsen (D, WA), Congressional Soccer Caucus co-chair, told me Trump's threat to the Iranian team's safety is "disappointing." "This is the World Cup, and the teams should feel safe playing the games in the country where they're taking place."frontofficesports.com/washington-rep…

So @BenHorney reports via sources that Polymarket is paying MLB $300m for this deal -- how quick you think NBA and NFL will come calling? gotta get that revenue. frontofficesports.com/mlb-makes-mult…

Dell Curry, whose jersey will be retired tonight, tells FOS he almost didn't wear No. 30. "I was going to change my number to 15 when I got to college, but they had a fifth-year senior wearing that number." Steph and Seth Curry wear No. 30 to honor him.

@readDanwrite Also the brand name of your cocaine.

the pure cocaine thrill of having picked High Point in all your bracket pools

I was looking for a piece I wrote years ago on the absurdity of service time (and why unionizing the minors would fix that) and LOL

March Madness setup at @FOS HQ

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More details on the new CBA, including the rookie minimum which starts at $270,000. The minimum for players with 10+ YOS will be $300,000 in 2026. Housing, I've learned, will be provided for all players for the first three years. Latest: frontofficesports.com/inside-the-wnb…

Per a note to NYT staff this afternoon, T magazine EIC Hanya Yanagihara will be stepping down “to pursue opportunities in theater.”

Glass Break: Noah Eagle, Michael Grady, and Zora Stephenson will call WNBA games for NBC Sports this season frontofficesports.com/noah-eagle-mic…

"We estimate March Madness will generate $3.0bn of handle in the legal sports betting market, down 3% YoY, yet twice the size of the Super Bowl": Citizens

Nice scoop by FOS here, had it ahead of everyone!

7 months after MLB sent a memo (first reported by @BWDBWDBWD for @FOS) to all teams and players warning them that the same gambling rules apply to prediction markets, they've made a multiyear deal with Polymarket. @BenHorney first: frontofficesports.com/mlb-makes-mult…

SCOOP: MLB is getting into the prediction-market business through a multi-year deal with Polymarket. Polymarket will be the exclusive prediction-market partner of MLB and will be the only platform allowed to use team logos and marks, sources tell @FOS. frontofficesports.com/mlb-makes-mult…