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Jeff Benson

Reno, Sparks
As seen in: Fortune, The Times of Israel, Zero Hedge, NewsBreak, U.S. NAVAL INSTITUTE, Decrypt Media, War on the Rocks, Algemeiner Journal, Front Office Sports, The Shreveport Times and
Former editor @decryptmedia and @future by @a16z. I write about crypto, movies, sports, business, and (occasionally) where to get good marmalade in California.
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Vanderbilt QB Diego Pavia Sues NCAA Over Eligibility Restrictions

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By Jeff Benson
| Front Office Sports Verified
Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia is suing the NCAA, arguing that the association’s rules limit his NIL (name, image, and likeness) earning potential because he went to junior college. Pavia’s case, filed down the road from Vandy with the US District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee in Nashville, hinges on whether the NCAA’s eligibility rules violate the Sherman Antitrust Act. The lawsuit alleges that the NCAA abuses its monopoly power, to the detriment of student athletes.
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Polymarket Is Pushing Into Sports Betting

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By Jeff Benson
| Front Office Sports Verified
Election watchers are always glued to polls, but now they’re also focused on prediction markets, where people can bet on the outcomes of anything from Federal Reserve meetings to Oscar nominations. The overwhelming action is on politics—and no prediction market has gained more attention during the campaign than Polymarket, a crypto-powered platform that’s performing extraordinarily well in an election season that has seen major cash injections from the crypto industry.
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PWHL Will Add Two Teams for 2025-2026 Season

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By Jeff Benson
| Front Office Sports Verified
The Professional Women’s Hockey League will add two expansion teams, likely before the 2025–2026 season, bringing its total to eight, PWHL SVP of business operations Amy Scheer announced Tuesday. The fledgling PWHL launched in 2023 with six franchises split evenly across the U.S. and Canada: Boston, Minnesota, New York, Montreal, Ottawa, and Toronto. With both countries demonstrating they can support teams, the next question is: Where will the PWHL expand?
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