On Tuesday, NBCUniversal (NBCU) revealed ad sales for the 2024 Summer Games are “pacing well ahead” compared to the pandemic-delayed Tokyo event, signaling the Olympics’ enduring appeal.

A recent report revealed that several pro leagues grew their social media visibility in 2022, providing the latest empirical example of women’s sports’ undeniable rise.

On Monday, venture capitalists Kara Nortman and Jasmine Robinson launched the Monarch Collective, a $100M fund that eyes the entire untapped ecosystem of women’s sports in an effort to break away from the pack.

LeBron James and Maverick Carter’s Uninterrupted platform partnered with Cash App for “Road to NILion$,” an NIL-themed game show on Uninterrupted’s YouTube channel.

According to a Friday report, new president Charlie Baker spent his first few weeks on the job meeting with nine members of U.S. Congress from both parties about upcoming NIL legislation.

This week, the sportswear brand unveiled its new and improved “Protect This House” spot, starring a trio of basketball stars in an effort to step up its Gen Z game.

Advertisers are mad for March Madness. Yesterday, ESPN announced that it sold out its NCAA women’s basketball tournament advertising inventory — including branding opportunities outside of the competition's 67 games — for the second consecutive year.

The renewed commitment runs through the 2024–25 academic year and will focus on building parity between women’s and men’s sports.

On Tuesday, a Nashville Metro council member proposed allocating $60M in public funds to facilities for pro women’s sports teams to entice prospective owners to the Tennessee city.

Canadian brands are getting in the women’s sports action. Canadian Tire directed millions of sponsorship dollars towards professional women’s sports on Monday, while GE Appliances Canada supported CanWNT in its ongoing labor dispute with Canada Soccer.

According to a Thursday report, ESPN is considering an online and mobile app feature that links out to live sporting event streams — even for events aired by competitors — in an effort to become the hub for sports fans.

On Wednesday, the women’s sportswear brand signed 13 athletes across 13 different sports to join “The Power of She Collective,” an initiative to deepen Athleta’s support of women in sports.