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Sports
How can the WNBA maximize this moment?
May 14, 2024
Superstar rookies Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and Kamila Cardoso bring a new wave of fans and media attention to the professional game — and now the WNBA's challenge is making it last.
When take your kid to work day goes viral
Apr 26, 2024
At 5 years old, Christopher Bess is already a high school basketball coach.
Meet the first Black baseball players
by
Ellen Rolfes
Apr 8, 2024
We're watching “The League,” a documentary about the contributions that Black baseball players and the Negro Leagues made to America’s pastime.
NBA's in-season tournament aims to attract more — and earlier — viewers
Nov 15, 2023
Major league sports are getting more creative at a time when just 16% of Americans follow a team "very" or "extremely" closely.
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.
For public good, not for profit.
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.