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Our new favorite college athlete: Iona runner Lachlan Wellington, who goes by the 1st name Beef in races so he shows up as "Beef Wellington." Get this man an A1 NIL deal ASAP. 🥩 (h/t Sickos Committee)

College sports' long hot summer is kicking off with a struggle at the top, as the most powerful conferences, led by the SEC, jockey for more power: wsj.com/sports/footbal…

Steve Prefontaine died in a car accident 50 years ago today. He was 24. In his brief career, Prefontaine gripped the public imagination like no U.S. distance runner before him -- and almost certainly like none will again. by Ken Goe oregonlive.com/trackandfield/…

How famous was Steve Prefontaine? He was a distance runner. On the cover of Sports Illustrated. As a college freshman.

Xenon gas was banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency in 2014 after Russian athletes acknowledged using it for Winter Olympics contests. Four British climbers just used it to aid their super-fast ascent of Everest. wsj.com/world/mount-ev…

Frances Tiafoe’s fit at the French today

Pitcher NiJaree Canady led Texas Tech to the NCAA softball championship against Texas that starts Wednesday. If new rules come on line in the coming days, as expected, $1 million NIL deals like the one she got are likely extinct. wsj.com/sports/nijaree…

Federal prosecutors in New York are investigating whether sports union executives -- including MLBPA executive director Tony Clark -- improperly used licensing money meant for players to enrich themselves. New The Wall Street Journal story with Andrew Beaton: wsj.com/sports/basebal…

Ayo Edebiri is our June/July issue cover star! 💫⁠ on.wsj.com/4jwjwQs

Absorbing story on two football coaches and the value of being vulnerable. Well done, Jourdan Rodrigue: nytimes.com/athletic/63980…

In honor of tonight's Texas Softball v Texas Tech Softball WCWS championship start.... RedditCFB reddit.com/r/CFB/comments…

Jeremy Bloom, now CEO of the X Games, played receiver in the NFL for two legendary coaches: Andy Reid and Mike Tomlin. He recently talked about their contrasting leadership styles.

Women’s College World Series is on pace for its best audience ever.

Smart reporting, via WSJ: News Sites Are Getting Crushed by Google’s New AI Tools wsj.com/tech/ai/google…

NCAA president Charlie Baker, speaking to national athletic directors’ convention, on the House settlement, start of revenue sharing for athletes and several other changes:

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This isn't great news for track and field in the U.S. ⬇️ It comes on the heels of three high-level USATF-sanctioned meets being canceled this year (LA, Bermuda and NY). nytimes.com/athletic/64215…

Yvette Clarke, a Democrat from New York, voiced today exactly why it will be so difficult to reach a bi-partisan solution on a bill: Granting colleges an antitrust exemption undermines the progress made in athlete compensation + many Dems believe collective bargain is the answer.