Dawn Staley’s Record-Breaking Contract Includes NBA Wrinkle
Not only is Dawn Staley now the highest paid coach in women’s basketball, she negotiated something else that rivals Geno Auriemma and Kim Mulkey don’t have: a free path…
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Highest-Paid Coaches in American Sports
Sportico's ranking of the highest-paid coaches in sports is based on conversations with teams, agents and recruiters, as well as published reports.
Lakers’ JJ Redick Hire Bucks Recent NBA Coaching Trends
The Los Angeles Lakers’ choice of former NBA player JJ Redick as their new head coach is unusual for several reasons. Most notably, Redick is just the 13th non-interim…
Spoelstra Pay Spurs Pro Coach Value Debate: Data Viz
Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra has won at least 37 games in each of his 16 seasons. He claimed two championships with LeBron James in 2012 and 2013, then led the…
Nick Saban Retires at Alabama After 17 Years and 6 Titles
Seven-time national champion college football coach Nick Saban is retiring from the University of Alabama after 17 seasons, according to multiple media…
NFL Black Monday: Belichick, Carroll, Vrabel, Smith, Rivera Out
The Atlanta Falcons kicked off the NFL’s annual Black Monday ritual, where coaches get the boot after the regular season ends. Atlanta fired Arthur Smith after three…
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Highest-Paid Coaches 2023: Belichick, Payton, Popovich Pocket $16M+
The NFL’s Bill Belichick and the NBA’s Gregg Popovich, both in their 70s, have a combined 11 championships, and both signed contract extensions this year that rank among…
Texas A&M Fires Jimbo Fisher, Owes Record $77M Buyout
Texas A&M fired football coach Jimbo Fisher on Sunday after six-plus seasons and a 45-25 record. The school owes the 58-year-old coach a buyout worth roughly $77 million…
Volunteer Coaches Antitrust Case Survives NCAA Motion to Dismiss
A judge on Thursday denied a motion to dismiss antitrust claims brought by volunteer coaches who accuse the NCAA and member schools of orchestrating a wage-fixing…
NCAA Accused of Illegal Wage-Fixing Via $0 Salary Cap for Coaches
The NCAA is a creature that devours wages in plain sight, according to the opening paragraph of a lawsuit filed by volunteer coaches for D1 athletic programs. The…
Highest-Paid Coaches: College Football Pay Soars but NFL Still Leads Pack
Mel Tucker entered the 2021 season with two seasons as a college football head coach on his resume and an overall record of just 7-12. Yet he led Michigan State—unranked…
March Madness Daily: Cronin’s Small SUV Reimbursement Tells Bigger Story
The economic dissonance in big-time college athletics can be observed in the macro: a multibillion-dollar amateur enterprise where athlete NIL is now permitted but…
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