Landis Barber
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Charlotte 49er, Campbell Camel, Frequent deliverer of sports takes.
The contentious debate over whether to renovate the Smith Center or build elsewhere has been suspended by the university as it tries to hire a new men's basketball coach AND allow him to get established.
NC State's Will Wade leaving after just one season for a return to LSU, sources tell @WRAL, confirming earlier reports. A reckoning of sorts for NC State, which faces another coaching search. wral.com/sports/nc-stat…
Sources: Hubert Davis will not return as North Carolina’s head coach, per me and @jeffborzello. He’s spent the last five years as the head coach of the Tar Heels, compiling a 125-54 record. UNC reached the national title game in his first year there.
The Big Ten is pushing for a new roster retention carve out that would allow schools to go over the cap in order to re-sign players, sources tell @SBJ. The idea would be for the measure to function similarly to Bird rights in the NBA. sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2026/…
The full @SBJ story on the WNBA’s overnight verbal collective bargaining deal. Though unconfirmed, sources believe the salary cap number could be $6.5M or above, compared to $1.5M in 2025. Details here: sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2026/…
The Charles Bediako saga is, officially, at its end.
In about an hour, we'll get our fourth set of federal appellate oral arguments in NCAA eligibility rule cases -- this time by the Ninth Circuit in Braham & Martinson v. NCAA. You can listen here: youtube.com/watch?v=pp721G…
The Supreme Court of South Carolina has denied USC's petition for original jurisdiction and a request for sanctions in its legal fight with a longtime Gamecock Club member, per court docs obtained by @SBJ. More details here: sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2026/…
UPDATE: Navy baseball player Brock Murtha’s motion for a Temporary Restraining Order against the NCAA was denied, per spox for his attorney. Unclear where things go for here, but he remains ineligible for now.
