From The Sports Desk: Free agency frenzy

The WNBA free agency period opened Wednesday, signings will begin Saturday, and the draft will take place Monday night. In today’s newsletter, a primer on all the upcoming WNBA business. Plus, an Arsenal-focused preview of this weekend’s Premier League action. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. … Read more

Evers signs a law legalizing online sports betting in Wisconsin

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers signed a bill into law Thursday that legalizes online sports betting, making it the 33rd state to allow the practice. But gamblers in Wisconsin will have to wait months or maybe even longer before they can start to legally place bets. The law Evers signed, which passed the … Read more

From The Sports Desk: Michigan’s ‘Mercenaries’

The National Championship game was ugly. But in the end, Michigan outlasted UConn to win, 69-63, its first national title since 1989. The Wolverines bludgeoned teams throughout the NCAA Tournament. How’d they do it? By building a team largely through the transfer portal. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles … Read more

From The Sports Desk: Bruin beatdown

After a March Madness full of blowouts, what did you expect? The UCLA women destroyed South Carolina 79-51 in the national championship game yesterday, the third-largest blowout in title game history. Tonight, Michigan, fresh off an 18-point win over Arizona in the national semifinal, plays UConn for the men’s national title. Subscribe to read this … Read more

Trump to sign executive order to expand NCAA’s control over college sports

President Trump is expected to sign an executive order as soon as Friday regarding National Collegiate Athletic Association control over collegiate sports, according to a senior White House official.  The president’s order aims to increase the NCAA’s control over college athletes and programs and threatens to review federal government grants and contracts for colleges and … Read more