Sports industry

Blackhawks to consider candidates from outside hockey for GM

By JAY COHENJanuary 26, 2022 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks are taking an unusual approach to their search for their next general manager and plan to make a decision before the NHL trade deadline in March.

Fantasy sports industry says bill will put games on hold

By SUSAN HAIGHMay 24, 2021 GMT

Thousands of Connecticut residents who play fantasy sports for money using online companies could be sidelined for the upcoming NFL season if legislation moving through the state General Assembly becomes law, the industry is warning.

NCAA’s Emmert presses Senate for ‘guardrails’ on athlete pay

By BEN NUCKOLSFebruary 12, 2020 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — NCAA President Mark Emmert urged Congress to put restrictions on college athletes' ability to earn money from endorsements, telling a Senate committee Tuesday federal action is needed to “maintain uniform standards in college sports” amid player-friendly laws approved in California and under consideration in other states...

Mark Cuban defends daily fantasy sports industry

January 21, 2016 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is defending the daily fantasy sports industry the Texas attorney general considers illegal.

Addressing the Fantasy Sports Trade Association in Dallas on Wednesday, Cuban said Attorney General Ken Paxton's opinion is nonbinding but still "kind of disappointing." He dismissed the contention of Paxton and officials of other states that daily fantasy sports are a game of chance.