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NWSL teams can exceed cap by $1M for 'high-impact players' The NWSL introduced a new "High Impact Player Rule" on Tuesday that allows teams to exceed the salary cap by up to $1 million to help attract and retain star players.,The rule goes into effect on July 1, 2026.,"Ensuring our teams can compete for the best players in the world is critical to the conti...

Report: NWSL board voting on higher salaries for starsThe NSWL Board of Governors is in "advanced discussions" on a proposal that would allow higher salaries for star players, ESPN reported.,Team owners and league commissioner Jessica Berman are deciding whether to install a new roster mechanism that would allow teams to pay their best players amounts ...

Report: Unrivaled salaries to rise; 90 percent of '26 rosters setThe Unrivaled women's basketball league has already signed nearly 90 percent of its player pool ahead of its second season in 2026.,"We have a few spots left open to fill and then we're pretty much ready to go," Unrivaled co-founder Alex Bazzell recently confirmed to Front Office Sports.,With the 3-...

What Happens To ‘Guaranteed’ Money When A League Dies?

Pretend, refreshingly, that it is 2019. You are a football coach. Perhaps you are unemployed, or a coordinator looking for your next step. You get an interesting call — it’s not the NFL, but a quixotic billionaire with his own upstart league. He wants to pay well for your services, maybe even sweete...

It Is Time For All NBA D-Leaguers To Be Paid A Living Wage

The NBA announced an extensive multiyear partnership agreement between the D-League and a popular sports drink company this morning, which will see the popular sports drink company’s logo on all basketballs, jerseys, and court side signage, as well as the league being renamed for the 2017-18 season ...

Which Leagues Have The Highest Average Player Salaries?

This week, Sporting Intelligence and ESPN the Magazine released the Global Sports Salary Survey 2014, a worldwide look at which leagues pay the most on a per-athlete basis....

Study: NBA Whites Are Not Underpaid (Counterpoint: Are They Overpaid?)

OK, hold on, just—just wait a second. This does actually make sense. A new study from the University of Toledo has found that white American NBA players are not discriminated against in their wages. We do have a question, though. ...

How Much Do College Football Coaches Make? (A Lot.)

USA Today has released its annual roundup of FBS coaches' salaries, and the numbers are once again eye-popping. Alabama's Nick Saban tops the list with more than $5.5 million not counting bonuses—and he wants a raise....