Mid-American Conference Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher speaks to reporters in Cleveland in 2020. With sports betting now legal in more than half the states and generating millions in revenue for once-apprehensive professional sports leagues, college conferences are starting to explore ways to cash in, too. The MAC was the first to jump in, selling the rights to its data and statistics to a company called Genius Sports, which will in turn sell it to sportsbooks. Steinbrecher said it is impossible to ignore the changing reality. TONY DEJAK/AP FILE PHOTO
By Ralph D. Russo AP College Sports Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The NCAA stance against gambling on sports by its athletes and those who work…
