3 Stories: Stills Criticizes Dolphins Owner, 'Rich Paul' Rule, Phillie Phanatic Lawsuit

In 2015, Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross founded a nonprofit called the Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality. Now, he's hosting a fundraiser for President Donald Trump. On Wednesday, wide receiver Kenny Stills criticized Ross on Twitter. Professor Kenneth Shropshire, CEO of the Global Sport Institute at Arizona State University, applauds Stills — and explains why he's decided to resign from RISE's board.

Also, the NCAA is now requiring that agents have a bachelor's degree in order to work with college basketball players. LeBron James and others have referred to this as the "Rich Paul" Rule — a reference to James' successful agent, who does not have a bachelor's degree. Lindsay Gibbs of ThinkProgress believes the NCAA is in the wrong.

And the Philadelphia Phillies are in a legal dispute with Bonnie Erickson and Wayde Harrison, creators of the Phillie Phanatic mascot. Only A Game's Karen Given fills us in.

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