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🏒 A full house🏒 A full house
PWHL sees attendance growth in Canadian and neutral site games
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A new report from Front Office Sports revealed that PWHL attendance has risen about 30% thus far compared to last year’s average, but the gains aren’t being felt everywhere. While neutral site and Canadian games have drawn higher-than-average crowds, U.S. attendance remains flat YoY, which could have ramifications on the PWHL’s expansion plans south of the border.
January 27, 2025
🎾 Capture it, remember it🎾 Capture it, remember it
World No. 19 Madison Keys capture first Grand Slam at the 2025 Australian Open, No. 1 Jannik Sinner repeats as men’s champion
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Tennis’ first Grand Slam champions of the year have been crowned, with a new winner in the women’s game and a repeat trophy hoister on the men’s side. Take a bow.
January 27, 2025
🏀 Ball ’til you fall 🏀 Ball ’til you fall
Recapping the weekend’s women’s college basketball games, including South Carolina’s big win over LSU
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Who needs to wait until March with chaos aplenty in women’s basketball. Let’s catch up on the weekend before another week of on-court action.
January 27, 2025
🏀 It’s raining upsets🏀 It’s raining upsets
Five unranked teams secured wins over top-25 opponents for a chaotic weekend of men’s college basketball
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It was a weekend full of upsets in men’s college hoops, with five unranked squads earning wins over top-25 teams.
January 27, 2025
🏈 No off switch🏈 No off switch
Kansas City Chiefs, Philadelphia Eagles are Super Bowl bound after Championship Sunday
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Super Bowl, set — the No. 1 Kansas City Chiefs and No. 2 Philadelphia Eagles punched tickets to New Orleans with yesterday’s respective American Football Conference (AFC) and National Football Conference (NFC) Championship game wins. The stars really have never been closer.
January 27, 2025
🤝 The CBA🤝 The CBA
A deep dive into the new NWSL CBA and women’s pro soccer landscape in North America
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The 2025 NWSL season is less than two months away, and this offseason has already been perhaps the most dramatic ever. The college draft is gone and free agents have more, well, agency than ever before. It’s all because of the league’s landmark 2024 collective bargaining agreement (CBA) that went into effect last July and granted significant power to the players.
January 26, 2025
🏈 Sit down, be humble🏈 Sit down, be humble
Four teams vie for Super Bowl berths on NFL Championship Sunday
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And then there were four. With just two weeks until Super Bowl LIX (59), it’s almost time to find out which teams will be ballin’ in the Bayou on February 9th. No matter what people are rooting for, Super Bowl berths are earned on the gridiron — let’s dig into Sunday’s Conference Championship matchups.
January 24, 2025
🎾 A thunder Down Under🎾 A thunder Down Under
No. 19 Madison Keys to face No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in Australian Open final, No. 7 Novak Djokovic retires in semis to end bid for 25th Grand Slam title
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January 24, 2025
🏀 Around the world🏀 Around the world
NBA Paris Games illustrate how women’s basketball can capitalize on French fandom
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As seen from the craze surrounding Victor Wembanyama’s first NBA game on French soil yesterday, the European nation is quickly becoming a basketball hotspot. And it’s not just the NBA that stands to benefit — women’s basketball is primed to capitalize on the American sports trend of going overseas.
January 24, 2025
📈 Like no other📈 Like no other
Warner Bros. Discovery enjoys early success from Unrivaled’s debut weekend
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Unrivaled saw solid viewership numbers for its opening night doubleheader, indicating the 3v3 pro women’s basketball league is off to a strong start. Keep scrolling for some major takeaways from Unrivaled’s early numbers.
January 24, 2025
🏀 Hardwood heroines 🏀 Hardwood heroines
Catch up on the week’s best women’s college basketball games
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Big things are happening in the women’s college basketball space, from undefeated No. 1 UCLA setting a Big Ten record for the most weeks ranked at No. 1 to major upsets to star performances from your favorite players.
January 24, 2025
🏀 Going hard in the paint 🏀 Going hard in the paint
Previewing the weekend’s top 25 men’s basketball matchups
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The weekend is chock-full of top-25 men’s basketball action, including a top-10 SEC showdown.
January 24, 2025
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