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• How College Athletes Could End Up Getting Paid Like Pros

  

  A class action lawsuit marching through the courts could dramatically change the economics of college sports and the status of amateur athletics in the U.S.

• Why Wait? Super Bowl Ads Are Already Online

  

  After spending millions on Super Bowl ads, some companies are breaking the longstanding tradition of keeping the commercials under wraps until the big game and leaking them online.

• Major League Baseball Steroid Probe 

  

  Tom Verducci, Sports Illustrated senior writer, weighs in on an explosive new report from a Miami newspaper that accuses major league baseball players of using banned substances.

• Report: Clinic Supplies Drugs to Sports' Biggest Names 

  

  According to a recent report, some of the best players in baseball may still be using performance-enhancing drugs, reports CNBC's Brian Shactman.

• Koufax Returns to LA Dodgers as Adviser 

  

  CNBC's Jane Wells reports Hall-of-Fame pitcher Sandy Koufax is going to return to the Los Angeles Dodgers as a special adviser.

• The 2013 Hall of Fame Shut Out 

  

  CNBC's Brian Shactman reports no player was elected into the Major League Baseball's Hall of Fame; and Tom Verducci, Sports Illustrated senior writer and MLB Network baseball insider.

• No Players Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 

  

  Craig Biggio topped 37 candidates with 68.2 percent of "Hall of Fame" ballots, reports CNBC's Brian Shactman.

• Baseball's Fiscal Myth 

  

  CNBC's Brian Shactman reports on whether the looming "fiscal cliff" will impact the salaries and bonuses of major league baseball players.

• The Baseball Cliff 

  

  Professional baseball players and major league owners are in a fever pitch to finalize contract negotiations by years end, with CNBC's Brian Shactman.

• MLB Players Fear the 'Fiscal Cliff', Too!

  

  The "fiscal cliff" can take millions away from Major League baseball players.

• 100% of Major League Baseball in the 1% 

  

  CNBC's Brian Shactman takes a look at what the fiscal cliff means for baseball.

• Groupon To Be MLB's Official Daily Deals Site 

  

  Groupon announced it's becoming Major League Baseball's official daily deals website, reports CNBC's Julia Boorstin.

• No Crying Over Taxes in Baseball's Winter Meetings

  

  An analysis by agent Scott Boras's office shows that a $10 million-a-year player traded from Florida to the Toronto Blue Jays could face a tax hike of $800,000.

• Joe Torre on Fighting Domestic Abuse 

  

  Former Yankee manager Joe Torre, co-founder of Joe Torre Safe At Home Foundation, discusses the Major League Baseball playoffs, and his journey to fighting domestic abuse.

• Big Moneyball for Major League Baseball

  

  With the announcement of an 8-year deal with Fox and TBS — combined with a recent deal with ESPN (owned by Walt Disney) — MLB basically will double its television revenue. Fox, whose parent company is Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, will pay more than $500 million a year.

• ESPN's $5.6 Billion TV Deal: Sources 

  

  According to sources, ESPN will be paying $700 million for the next 8 years for the right to broadcast Major League Baseball, with CNBC's Seema Mody.

• Gas Prices on Fire 

  

  Gas prices have never been as high at this time of the year as they are right now, reports CNBC's Mary Thompson.

• Baseball Player Settles SEC's Insider-Trading Charges

  

  The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday announced insider trading charges against retired baseball player Eddie Murray and two others. Murray agreed to settle the charges.