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Basketball
The success of women's college basketball is more than just Caitlin Clark
Mar 19, 2024
There are now a lot more ways to watch and engage with sports. People are seeking out women’s leagues on streaming platforms. Social media hype is attracting new fans. And brands are taking notice, providing the women's league with more resources.
Half of NBA teams are now led by Black head coaches
Jun 6, 2022
But those studying the NBA say change has been slower among referees, athletic trainers and in the front offices.
The WNBA is bringing in more sponsors. Will that be enough of an assist for more viewers?
by
Andy Uhler
May 6, 2022
The league opens Friday with a record 38 sponsors.
How the NBA jersey patch became a billboard for advertisers
by
Janet Nguyen
Sep 24, 2021
Basketball teams have struck lucrative deals to feature company logos on players' uniforms.
What basketball can teach us about economic mobility
by
David Brancaccio
and Rose Conlon
Mar 11, 2021
Ambitions to go pro are often "a metaphor for the elusiveness of the American dream," says "Hoop Dreams" director Steve James.
A conversation with "Hoop Dreams" basketball star, 3 decades later
by
David Brancaccio
and Rose Conlon
Mar 11, 2021
William Gates, star of the 1994 documentary, on the economic challenges college athletes face today.
For public good, not for profit.
The economics of the NBA "bubble"
by
Andy Uhler
and Rose Conlon
Jul 15, 2020
What the Disney World bubble is costing the NBA in its effort to keep players safe — and why it's probably money well spent.
The NBA hopes to recoup revenue in the "bubble" at Disney World
Jun 18, 2020
The new NBA postseason format is full of financial losers, the players more than most.
Kobe Bryant's legacy as an athlete and a venture capitalist
by
Erika Soderstrom
and Andy Uhler
Jan 27, 2020
"He was really diverse in this first few moments of retirement," says Kenneth Shropshire of Arizona State University.