Women's college basketball teams to be paid for playing NCAA Tournament games
In a move to help close the pay gap between men and women in college sports, the NCAA will now pay Division I women's basketball teams who play in March Madness games starting this year.
NCAA will now pay teams in its women’s basketball tournament, too
The organization approved “performance units” for women’s teams participating in March Madness after years of only paying men’s programs.
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Women's basketball teams will be paid for NCAA Tournament appearances
Men’s basketball teams now receive 24% of the media rights deal, which is $8.8 billion over eight years, starting this year. Women’s basketball is valued at $65 million per tournament in the NCAA’s new media rights deal with ESPN — roughly 10 times more than in the contract that ends this year.
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