Texas lawmakers file bill to block UT-Austin from leaving Big 12 for SEC
A group of Texas lawmakers filed legislation Friday that would prohibit Texas public colleges and universities from switching their affiliations...
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PPE stored at Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex to be moved, events to resume
A state stockpile of personal protective equipment stored at the Farm Show Complex & Expo Center in Harrisburg will be...
Lawmakers concerned about UT leaving Big 12 conference make their case to Gov. Greg Abbott’s office
As the college athletics world roils over the possibility of the University of Texas and the University of Oklahoma leaving...
Illinoisans can legally bet on the Olympics this year
For the first time, Illinoisans will be able to legally place a wager on Olympic event. The Illinois Gaming Board approved...
Texas Senate approves limits on transgender athletes, but bills are still in limbo
Amid their Democratic colleagues’ push to halt GOP priority voting legislation, Senate Republicans passed two bills on Wednesday that would...
After hours of impassioned testimony, Texas Senate panel advances bills limiting the school sports teams that transgender athletes can join
Legislation that would limit transgender students’ participation in school sports advanced out of a Senate committee on Monday after similar...
Pari-mutuel’s suit challenges ‘fiction’ of Florida-Seminole sports gaming model
The “hub and spoke” sports betting model proposed in the 30-year Florida-Seminole gaming compact is based on a “legal fiction”...
Bookmakers betting on beating Florida petition rules to legalize non-tribal sports gambling
DraftKings and FanDuel earn billions operating their digital sports gambling websites, now they’re betting they can overcome Florida’s restrictive citizen’s...
New Baseball Team Coming to Staten Island, But With a $8 Million Slam to Taxpayers
A new minor-league baseball team is gearing up to move into the old home of the Staten Island Yankees —...
Edwards signs legislation enabling sports betting in Louisiana
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards this week signed legislation allowing sports betting after voters in 55 of the state’s 64...
