Ahead of its inaugural season, the league sold its first domestic broadcast package on Monday to Paramount Global’s Viacom18 for $116 million (!!!) over five years, inking the third-largest TV deal for a women’s sports league.

Blame it on the holiday-break news cycle, or the fact that one of the biggest sports media companies discouraged its employees from writing anything “incendiary” about it, but Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) president Dana White publicly slapping his wife has gone stunningly underdiscussed.

In a Tuesday report, the Division I (DI) transformation committee recommended restructuring the NCAA’s revenue distribution program that primarily rewards schools for their performance in just one competition — men’s March Madness.

The Pac-12 Conference is exploring the idea of selling its data rights to sportsbooks to open up a new revenue stream as more states greenlight wagers, commissioner George Kliavkoff said in an interview last week.

The Disney subsidiary was the sixth most-watched network during primetime hours in the U.S. last year and was one of the few to enjoy double-digit growth YoY.

On Tuesday, the Olympic gold medalist ended her endorsement deal with the telehealth provider, a decision that comes seven months after Cerebral’s medical practices became subject to federal investigation.

Yesterday, four Congressional Democrats introduced a bill called the Fair Play for Women Act to strengthen the civil rights law Title IX, which prohibits sex-based discrimination in federally funded educational institutions.

The broadcast company — famed for organizing America’s national spelling bee competition — launched Scripps Sports on Thursday to compete regional and national sports packages.

How does a governor become president without an election? They’re selected by a search committee.

The NCAA is on the hunt for a media consultant to play an instrumental role in negotiating broadcast terms for around 30 NCAA national tournaments that will soon head to market, per a Tuesday report.

Qatar is hoping to (controversially) bid for the 2036 Summer Olympics in the capital city of Doha.