Albert Samaha
@samaha.bsky.social
Washington Post journalist & author of “Concepcion” & “Never Ran, Never Will” / [email protected]
Court docs we obtained show Ballmer testified that Robertson asked for a house & sponsorships during Leonard’s 2019 free agency, & that Ballmer told him NBA rules only allowed him to “make introductions.”
That & much more in our story: wapo.st/4oNuTXM
That & much more in our story: wapo.st/4oNuTXM
November 17, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Court docs we obtained show Ballmer testified that Robertson asked for a house & sponsorships during Leonard’s 2019 free agency, & that Ballmer told him NBA rules only allowed him to “make introductions.”
That & much more in our story: wapo.st/4oNuTXM
That & much more in our story: wapo.st/4oNuTXM
DHS agents at the Rose Bowl shuttle bus stop before the PSG-Botafogo Club World Cup game
June 19, 2025 at 11:57 PM
DHS agents at the Rose Bowl shuttle bus stop before the PSG-Botafogo Club World Cup game
While the biggest NIL deals make headlines, the vast majority of college athletes string together small-money deals – all the more so in women’s sports
October 23, 2024 at 5:14 PM
While the biggest NIL deals make headlines, the vast majority of college athletes string together small-money deals – all the more so in women’s sports
A talent management agency that represents Sanders produces a docuseries about his team & pays his players to appear on & promote the show – a total of around $600,000 during Sanders’s first season in Boulder. Top stars have gotten as much as $120k from SMAC Productions.
October 23, 2024 at 5:14 PM
A talent management agency that represents Sanders produces a docuseries about his team & pays his players to appear on & promote the show – a total of around $600,000 during Sanders’s first season in Boulder. Top stars have gotten as much as $120k from SMAC Productions.
A reason for this disparity is that booster collectives, run mostly by men, channel money mostly to men’s sports. While men’s basketball & football players get paid for athletic talent, women earn NIL money by building social media followings to tap into the influencer economy
October 23, 2024 at 5:13 PM
A reason for this disparity is that booster collectives, run mostly by men, channel money mostly to men’s sports. While men’s basketball & football players get paid for athletic talent, women earn NIL money by building social media followings to tap into the influencer economy
The records contain info on $125m worth of NIL deals.
8 schools sent logs listing every payment athletes have disclosed – 22k transactions in all, from six-figure endorsement deals for top stars to lower-profile deals valued at barely a few dollars.
8 schools sent logs listing every payment athletes have disclosed – 22k transactions in all, from six-figure endorsement deals for top stars to lower-profile deals valued at barely a few dollars.
October 23, 2024 at 5:11 PM
The records contain info on $125m worth of NIL deals.
8 schools sent logs listing every payment athletes have disclosed – 22k transactions in all, from six-figure endorsement deals for top stars to lower-profile deals valued at barely a few dollars.
8 schools sent logs listing every payment athletes have disclosed – 22k transactions in all, from six-figure endorsement deals for top stars to lower-profile deals valued at barely a few dollars.
To get this data, we filed public records requests to 56 major conference public universities. (24 states require college athletes to disclose NIL deals to schools; some schools in other states do too.)
Many schools denied our request, but 25 schools sent documents
Many schools denied our request, but 25 schools sent documents
October 23, 2024 at 5:10 PM
To get this data, we filed public records requests to 56 major conference public universities. (24 states require college athletes to disclose NIL deals to schools; some schools in other states do too.)
Many schools denied our request, but 25 schools sent documents
Many schools denied our request, but 25 schools sent documents