Daniel Libit

EXCLUSIVE: After skidding at the @Big12Conference basketball tourney, @ASBGlassfloor touted a 2024 @NBA-commissioned study backing its controversial LemiFlex court system. But @Sportico has seen a copy of that 50-page study—and it’s full of caveats. 👇 sportico.com/leagues/colleg…

NEW: If you are going to compete in the College Basketball Crown, you must tweet about @CBBCrown—and quite specifically. @Sportico obtained copy of @GopherMBB's tourney contract and its very detailed exhibit re: "Institutional Marketing Obligations." 👇 sportico.com/leagues/colleg…

NEWS: @VarsitySpirit founder Jeff Webb has died at age 76 after an accident. Webb turned club cheerleading into a multibillion-dollar industry, earning both praise for his success and criticism over his business practices. Story for @Sportico 👇 sportico.com/leagues/other-…

Updated college athletics probability assessments: Trump's missing EO, the SCORE Act pseudo-revival, the CSC getting squeezed from every direction, and why litigation keeps winning by default, all right here! kylesaunders.substack.com/p/a-week-later…

Arbitration is supposed to be private. No published opinion. No precedent. No news. Then Nebraska happened. This week's #NIL newsletter: linkedin.com/pulse/newslett…

This bill would potentially provide a pathway for Wisconsin schools to hide all kinds of non-NIL-related athletic department financial records, as @Sportico wrote about earlier this month. sportico.com/leagues/colleg…

Be Smart. @axios now gets its news from FOIAball. You should, too.

Shohei Ohtani is set to make an estimated $125 million from endorsements this year, the highest total of any athlete ever, and more than 10x what any other MLB player is earning off the field

New @Sportico MLB team valuations are out. Yankees & Dodgers both top $9 billion. Revenue multiples jumped from 6.6 to 7.2 but still lag other sports leagues as MLB faces trio of challenges in labor, revenue disparity and media distribution puzzle.

A terrific hire, especially if he can negotiate a comprehensive at-large commitment level from the leaders of a very disparate 14 member conference. Daunting. atlantic10.com/news/2026/3/18…

Let’s play a game… Count how many business buzzwords and clichés show up in a typical athletic department/third-party contract announcement. We’ll start with University of Cincinnati Athletics’s release today re: Playfly Sports: gobearcats.com/news/2026/03/1…

Since @Sportico just dropped new @MLB valuations, here's the latest 🔎 154-team chart for the major men's leagues. 🔴 @NFL - $7.13 billion average 🟠 @NBA - $5.51 billion average 🟢@MLB - $3.17 billion average ⚫️ @NHL - $2.1 billion average 🔵 @MLS - $767 million average

Insight into all the performance safety factors that go into a basketball playing surface, like the glass court the Big 12 had removed. Via @DanielLibit sportico.com/leagues/colleg…

Yesterday, @MattBrownEP released some excellent reporting on men's basketball spend. You might have heard IU featured prominently. There's context to the Hoosiers' spending, but it doesn't change a fundamental point made through the data. Insider: indystar.com/story/sports/c… #iubb

NEW: NY federal court tossed Mark Gastineau’s (former NY Jet ‘78 - ‘88) $25mil lawsuit vs. ESPN/NFL Films for using his NIL. Court held written NIL was broad + the footage was newsworthy in 30 for 30 ESPN doc. This is a big win for sports media industry’s use of athlete content.

Yikes | Safe for controlled events, but still unproven for real gameplay. I still believe this tech/concept will be coming to schools in the coming years. Big upside for fan engagement, marketing and revenue. Does it become basketball’s version of grass vs. turf? Great read.

NC has collected $250M from sports betting. Where did it go? @WRALDoc on two years of sports betting in North Carolina premiers tonight. wral.com/news/nccapitol…

Exclusive: Oregon’s Dante Moore opens up about struggles with mental health in letter to governor. #GoDucks oregonlive.com/ducks/2026/03/…

Some people hate political blogger D.J. Byrnes’ confrontational ways. Others say he’s reporting what no one else will. One thing has become clear: He is difficult to ignore. columbusmonthly.com/story/lifestyl…

They want us to treat the First Four like it’s part of the “real” bracket. Meanwhile, 9 minutes left in a close game and Barkley/Vitale are just making picks for games on Thursday/Friday. Unclear if they are watching the game.