The Varsity
A professional-grade rundown on the business of sports from John Ourand, the industry’s preeminent journalist, covering the leagues, players, agencies, media deals, and the egos fueling it all. Plus, the latest intel from Eriq Gardner on the sports legal beat.
Archives
June 24, 2026
The FanDuel Future & The Sorsby Debacle
June 23, 2026
A Dolan Lawsuit & The Petitti-Sankey Discourse
June 19, 2026
YouTube Mysteries & Apple’s F1 Smoke Signal
June 17, 2026
Dolan-ology & Rolapp’s Rough Patch
June 16, 2026
NFL S.B.A. Truthers & Fox’s $22 Billion Roku Deal
June 12, 2026
Murdoch’s NFL War & The World Cup’s $60B Bonanza
June 9, 2026
NFL Rights Decoding & McAfee’s $60M Deal
June 9, 2026
An N.I.L. Bombshell & ESPN’s Knicks-in-7-itis
June 5, 2026
UFC’s Star Search & Goodell’s Kiss-Off to Congress
June 3, 2026
ESPN’s Content King & The NBA Finals Glow-Up
June 2, 2026
The NFL’s $5.9B Gusher & A Netflix–College Sports Cold War
May 28, 2026
The SEC–Big Ten Heated Rivalry & Pat McAfee’s Coup
May 26, 2026
The Case for F1 x Apple & An NFL Legal Setback
May 22, 2026
Netflix’s ‘Eventize’ Learning Curve & Apple’s Soccer Stunt
May 20, 2026
A $10 Million Super Bowl Bargain & TKO’s Expansion Plan
May 19, 2026
A Tennis Brawl & LIV’s Hail Mary
May 15, 2026
World Cup P.R. Headaches & The NFL’s International Dilemma
May 12, 2026
Private Equity’s Game & Netflix’s NFL Solution
May 12, 2026
Jeff Kessler’s New N.I.L. Argument & The Murdoch Trump Card
May 7, 2026
A New Netflix-NFL Deal & The NCAA Blowout