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Sports
Take me out to the cricket game? Investors launch a professional league for the U.S.
by
Henry Epp
Jul 13, 2023
Major League Cricket is starting with modest ambitions — a two-week season — but it hopes the game's popularity will spread in the U.S.
MLB's new rules are drawing more fans to ballparks nationwide
by
Henry Epp
Jul 11, 2023
More than two-thirds of Major League Baseball teams are ushering more fans through turnstiles.
Senators to ask PGA Tour execs why they pivoted from slamming rival LIV to merging with it
by
Henry Epp
Jul 11, 2023
The answer involves Saudi Arabian billions pouring into sports to buff up the kingdom's reputation.
NASCAR's run at Le Mans is only the start for global auto racing
by
Jamie Kitman
Jun 23, 2023
A NASCAR-style Camaro ran in the famed 24-hour car race in France. It's another example of globalization in the sports world.
Cord-cutters threaten the existence of regional sports networks
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Nicholas Guiang
May 26, 2023
Lost cable fees mean reduced rights payments to teams. It's uncertain how it will all play out, says Ben Strauss of The Washington Post.
Pickleball’s popularity presents equity challenges for city governments
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Richard Cunningham
Apr 11, 2023
For many major cities across the United States, pickleball’s rise in popularity shows equity gaps in infrastructure.
As women's sports grow in popularity, so does the bar that only airs women's matches
by
Sarah Leeson
Apr 7, 2023
"Spaces like this are really important for not just sports and not just representation, but for the people who come to be a part of that community," said Jenny Nguyen, owner of the Sports Bra in Portland, Oregon.
For public good, not for profit.
College stars' name and image deals vs. the health of athletic departments
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Nicholas Guiang
Mar 15, 2023
The channeling of NIL cash to athletes poses a risk to athletic department funding. Author Bruce Schoenfeld explains.
At The Sports Bra in Portland, it's all women's sports, all the time
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sarah Leeson
Dec 5, 2022
"All we were doing was changing the channel," says Jenny Nguyen, founder and owner of The Sports Bra.