26 years ago, I denounced and rejected a policy for freelancers by Sportcut.com. About that time, Sportcut.com and Pete Rose announced a new scheme to get him reinstated into baseball despite his gambling on baseball.
Then, not with a bang but a whimper, the lights went dark on sportcut.com and Charles Koppelman, Chairman of the Board of the internet startup Sportcut.com.  The dot.com first delayed its launch and a key employee suddenly no longer was affiliated with the company. 

Then, just as suddenly, Sportcut.com vanished.  Here are news stories on that long-ago event. HN April 15, 2025