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sports22 hours ago•3 min saved

NFL Antitrust Shakeup Could Rewrite How Games Are Sold and Who Benefits

A Florio column warns that weakening or removing the NFL’s antitrust exemption could force changes to how game rights are sold (potentially ending the current broadcast bundle), create large gaps in team profitability, disrupt the salary-cap system, and even drive a split into rival leagues or relegation-like outcomes. It draws a parallel to ongoing college-football upheaval, but suggests the NFL’s chaos could be harder to fix and may require federal intervention.

via NBC Sports|

#antitrust-exemption #broadcasting-rights #chaos

sports19 days ago•42 min saved

WNBA’s Next-Gen CBA Signals Big Pay, Growth and Benefit Upgrades

After more than a year of negotiations, the WNBA and the WNBPA signed a seven-year CBA described as transformational, delivering a major pay overhaul (salary cap to $7 million; max salaries rising to over $2.4 million; average around $583k), a new revenue-sharing model tied to league growth (roughly 20% of revenue), housing guarantees for 2026–28 with later limits for higher earners, two extra developmental roster spots, potential schedule growth to up to 50–52 games, upgraded travel and facilities, and boosted player bonuses, signaling a new financial era for the league as it heads toward the 2026 season.

via OutKick|

#cba #revenue-sharing #salaries

sports22 days ago•8 min saved

WNBA's New CBA Ties Player Pay to League Growth With Historic Salaries and Reforms

After 500+ days of talks, the WNBA and WNBPA reached a seven-year CBA (with an opt-out after year six) that introduces ~20% annual revenue sharing, higher salaries (top $1.4M; avg ~$600k; min $300k), a salary-cap rise from $7M to $10M, two developmental roster spots (plus potential replacement players), and expanded amenities and family-planning resources, signaling a transformational shift for players and the league pending formal approval.

via NBC Sports|

#cba #revenue-sharing #salaries

sports23 days ago•7 min saved

WNBA Players Forge a Revenue-Share CBA, Seizing League Control

After 100+ hours of talks over eight days, the WNBA and WNBPA reached a seven-year CBA with players receiving a 20% gross-revenue share, a starting team salary cap of $7 million (rising with revenue), a $1.4 million supermax, and a $300,000 minimum salary. The deal reduces the need for players to seek overseas income, increases league financial transparency, and marks a major power shift toward players while boosting potential average salaries and overall professional standards in the league.

via The Ringer|

#cba #labor-relations #player-empowerment

sports24 days ago•2 min saved

WNBA Players Reach Verbal Accord on Transformational CBA with Big Pay Hikes

The WNBA and the league's players' union have reached a verbal agreement on a new CBA, featuring max salaries over $1 million, minimum salaries above $300,000, and a starting team salary cap of $7.5 million. The deal would give players an average of nearly 20% of gross revenue over the life of the contract and signals a major shift from the old framework (the 2026 cap would have been about $1.55 million). It also advances benefits on facilities, housing, retirement, and expanded family planning. The agreement still requires formal details via a term sheet and ratification by players.

via Defector|

#cba #pay-raises #players-union

sports24 days ago•8 min saved

WNBA, WNBPA Reach In-Principle CBA, Paving Path to Higher Pay and 2026 Season

After 17 months of negotiations, the WNBA and WNBPA reached an in-principle CBA on March 18; a term sheet will be signed, then players vote and a board ratification follows. The deal reportedly would set a roughly $7 million salary cap, about a 20% average revenue share for players, and salaries rising to about $600k on average (supermax ~ $1.4M), with housing and other benefits improved. The 2026 season is slated to start May 8 (camp begins April 19), and an expansion draft will be held for Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo under the new terms.

via USA Today|

#cba #expansion-draft #revenue-sharing

sports24 days ago•4 min saved

WNBA players reach in-principle CBA, signaling a pay surge

The WNBA and its players’ union have reached an in-principle agreement on a transformational new collective bargaining agreement, with a formal term sheet to be finalized soon and votes by players and the Board of Governors pending. The deal would dramatically raise pay—salaries fourfold, average compensation over $500,000, and a path to seven-figure salaries for some players—by tying salaries to league revenue. Key outstanding issues include revenue sharing, housing, and franchise-tag rules. Training camps begin April 19, with opening day May 8, and an expansion draft for Toronto and Portland on the horizon.

via CBS News|

#collective-bargaining-agreement #expansion-draft #revenue-sharing

sports26 days ago•35 min saved

WNBA CBA Talks Stretch to Day Six as Monday Deal Remains Elusive

Six days of marathon talks in Manhattan have failed to produce a deal between the WNBA and the WNBPA, with revenue sharing and housing the main sticking points as commissioner Cathy Engelbert pushes for a deal by Monday to keep the 2026 season on track; housing provisions and revenue splits remain unresolved, and training camp remains on the schedule only if a CBA is signed.

via OutKick|

#housing #revenue-sharing #sports

sports26 days ago•4 min saved

WNBA CBA talks hinge on money and housing, says union president

Union president Nneka Ogwumike says revenue sharing and team-funded housing are the two biggest remaining hurdles in WNBA CBA talks. Negotiations continue into a fifth day as both sides push to finalize terms ahead of a May 8 season start. The union has sought gross revenue share (with talks down from an initial 40% to the mid-20s), while the league has proposed staying with net revenue and gradually phasing housing payments. If resolved, the season could proceed on time; Commissioner Engelbert says a deal by Monday is crucial to avoid disruptions, with preseason games and other league activities already on the calendar.

via NBC Sports|

#cba #housing #ogwumike

sports27 days ago•15 min saved

Ogwumike flags revenue sharing and housing as chief WNBA CBA hurdles

Nneka Ogwumike says revenue sharing and housing costs remain the main sticking points in WNBA CBA talks, signaling negotiations will continue to be challenging.

via AP News|

#collective-bargaining #housing #ogwumike

sports1 month ago•6 min saved

WNBA Stars Challenge Union Leadership in High-Stakes CBA Standoff

Breanna Stewart and Kelsey Plum publicly question WNBPA leadership as CBA talks drag on, saying players have had limited involvement and calling for a different dynamic at the negotiating table; the rift comes as the league pitches a larger 2026 cap and a new revenue-sharing framework, with some warning that a prolonged stalemate could hurt the season and the league’s momentum.

via OutKick|

#cba #negotiations #revenue-sharing

sports1 month ago•3 min saved

NFL salary cap boom: $301.2M per team in 2026, fueling talks on the system and future concessions

NFL teams will operate under a $301.2 million salary cap per squad in 2026, a roughly 65% jump in five years that benefits players under the 50-50 revenue split from the 2011 labor deal. As owners hint at potential changes to the cap system in the next CBA, they may use the soaring numbers as leverage, potentially trading concessions like additional games (18 per season) and more international play for preserving or reshaping the current economics.

via NBC Sports|

#cba #nfl #players

sports1 month ago•6 min saved

Bearcats seek $1M NIL buyout from ex-QB after Texas Tech transfer

UC filed a breach-of-contract suit seeking $1 million in liquidated damages from Brendan Sorsby for transferring to Texas Tech before completing a two-season NIL/revenue-sharing agreement; Cincinnati says the buyout clause applies, Sorsby’s camp disputes the claim, and Tech declined comment as the case underscores ongoing questions about enforcing rev-share contracts in college sports.

via The New York Times|

#brendan-sorsby #nil #revenue-sharing

sports1 month ago•4 min saved

WNBA Players Push for 25% Revenue Share and Housing in CBA

The WNBPA delivered a counterproposal to the WNBA demanding 25% of league revenue (about 27.5% over the life of the deal) and team-provided housing for players in the early years, while reducing the proposed salary cap to near $9.5 million. The league countered that the proposal is unrealistic, could cost hundreds of millions, and may delay the season, noting its own offer would share under 15% of revenue in year one with a $5.65M cap that would rise over time. With the season about 80 days away, talks continue alongside expansion drafts and free agency; players had previously authorized a near-unanimous strike.

via Front Office Sports|

#collective-bargaining-agreement #housing #revenue-sharing

sports1 month ago•4 min saved

WNBA blasts union over 'unrealistic' CBA counterproposal as season start looms

With the May 8 start looming, the WNBA blasted the union’s latest CBA counterproposal as 'unrealistic,' warning it would cost teams hundreds of millions. The WNBPA’s offer calls for about 27.5% of gross revenue over the deal (down from 31%), including housing concessions, while the league’s proposal ties revenue sharing to net revenue and promises higher salaries and stricter facilities requirements; the parties still must hammer out two drafts and free agency before training camp.

via New York Post|

#cba #housing #labor-relations