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One chart shows just how much women's college basketball ratings have soared while men's have dipped
Viewership for this year's NCAA basketball championship games shows the audience for the women's final surpassed...
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Caitlin Clark, the top rookie female basketball player in the US, is making less than the average detective or acupuncturist
The first pick in the 2024 NBA draft is expected to make $10 million in his...
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Google DeepMind wants to make AI a part of soccer
DeepMind developed its TacticAI prototype with Liverpool FC, a club known for its "Moneyball"-style approach to...
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Welcome to the Masters, a staple of the billionaire's social calendar
The Masters Tournament, the first of four men's major golf tournaments, kicks off today. But this...
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The Masters merch scene is a feeding frenzy unlike anything I've ever seen before
If you went to the Masters and didn't buy a mountain of swag to show off,...
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The Masters is about to turn Augusta's airport into 'organized chaos.' Here's how it gears up for an influx of over 1,500 private jets.
Augusta Regional Airport usually sees 62 planes a day, but there will be up to 300...
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Adidas is banning the number '44' on German soccer team jerseys over concerns that the design looks like the Nazi SS flag
The design of the digit "4" on the jersey prompted some to believe it looked like...
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An athletic scholarship and NIL deals aren't going to pay for your kid's college tuition. Here are the odds they're up against.
Athletic scholarships and NIL deals help athletes pay for college and make money but the odds...
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A Jacksonville Jaguars ex-employee was given 78 months in prison after stealing $22 million that his lawyers said he later lost on Draft Kings and FanDuel
Lawyers for Amit Patel said he lost "approximately 99% of the funds misappropriated" on gambling sites...
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Dartmouth men's basketball is the first college team to vote to unionize. But the fight over the future of college sports could just be beginning.
Dartmouth men's basketball's union push could lead to a wave of unionization across college sports. But...
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Get used to it: America's winters will be a lot less snowy from now on
American winters are getting so warm your kids may never get to build a snowman.
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College football teams are dropping millions on state-of-the-art locker rooms. Here are some of the most jaw-dropping upgrades.
Swanky new locker rooms and training facilities are being used to impress recruits, and many new...
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TaylorMade appears to be giving Tiger Woods the one thing Nike never did — and it's ended one of the most lucrative sports-endorsement deals in history
Tiger Woods is returning to the PGA Tour with a new golf line called "Sun Day...
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Uber Eats to edit Super Bowl commercial after facing backlash for peanut allergy joke, charity says
The ad, titled "Don't Forget Uber Eats," features David and Victoria Beckham and "Friends" actors Jennifer...
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The Super Bowl's 15 highest-paid players and coaches
Patrick Mahomes and Nick Bosa are the highest-paid players in the Super Bowl with record-setting contracts.
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How much is Usher earning from his Super Bowl halftime show performance?
While R&B singer Usher won't make much from the 13-minute performance at the Super Bowl itself,...
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Why America loves the NFL
Movies, TV, and even other sports are struggling to grab an audience. But football is the...
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Jim Harbaugh's new contract will pay him more than his brother and all but three of his Chargers players next season
Jim Harbaugh's new contract with the Chargers will pay him more than his brother and almost...
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Why is Travis Kelce so concerned about my credit score?
Kansas City Chiefs tight-end Travis Kelce is in ads asking whether people know their credit scores,...
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Hosting the Super Bowl could be a $1 billion jackpot for these 4 cities
This year's Super Bowl is expected to have a gross economic impact of $1.1 billion to...
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It already felt impossible to watch my favorite NFL team. The Peacock game means it could get worse.
The NFL makes it easy to watch the Super Bowl. But the struggles of the recent...
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There's an enormous financial divide among the 4 NFL quarterbacks still hoping to win the Super Bowl
Despite four quarterbacks taking their teams to the playoffs, there is a large divide among what...
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Inside the company that calls itself 'Moneyball-plus'
Michael Schwimer has discovered the ultimate cash cow for investors: teenage athletes. Just don't call it...
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Nick Saban's retirement started a chain reaction that led to millions of dollars in raises for coaches at other schools
Four head coaches and many assistants got big pay raises thanks to Nick Saban's retirement.