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The transfer portal and NIL money were taking over, the haves and have-nots further separated.—Greg Cote
updated March 23, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2026 The window to act — before the gap between AI haves and have-nots becomes unbridgeable — is closing fast.—Sha Rabii, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026 The financial gap between the NCAA’s haves and have-nots is growing wider every year, and new player pay/mobility have further allowed schools like Alabama to flex their advantages.—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 19 Mar. 2026 The problem is that there might be historically few at-large berths available to mid-major conferences as the preposterous sums of money coursing through the sport accentuates the divide between the haves and have-nots.—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for have-not