- In the first of SBJ’s Champions features for 2025, Rachel Axon profiles Carol Stiff, who spent a career at ESPN pushing for a bigger stage for women’s basketball. A former college player and coach herself, Stiff laid the groundwork for the national attention the sport enjoys today.
- As the Final Four plays out in San Antonio, Ben Portnoy looks at the challenge mid-major schools have in maintaining players in the era of NIL and the transfer portal. He asks the question: Can Cinderella keep up?
- SBJ’s Bret McCormick takes us inside Northwestern’s new football stadium expected to open in 2026. As for now, it ranks as college football’s most expensive stadium. McCormick details the three foundational aspects guiding the project.
- SBJ’s Josh Carpenter highlights the results of our survey of the most marketable players in golf. It’s a familiar name at No. 1 but there are some intriguing findings elsewhere.
This Week’s SBJ: Staying Persistent
