Ion bet early on the WNBA with a media rights partnership, a move that’s paying off more than ever in 2024. The network released historic viewership numbers and advertising sales for the latest WNBA season yesterday that should spur the network to re-sign with the league.

It’s official: We’re living in the Golden Age of college volleyball.

The WNBA made last night a regular-season finale to remember, with multiple nailbiters and even more broken records capping off an already historic 2024 campaign. Here are the top takeaways before we enter playoff mode on Sunday.

A 40-year-old Oregon man was charged with stalking UConn women’s basketball superstar Paige Bueckers on Monday.

The numbers are finally in for NBCUniversal’s coverage of the 2024 Paralympics, and the athletes weren’t the only ones shattering records. After offering 1.5K hours of coverage this year, the network reached a record 15.4M total viewers, proving there’s an immense audience opportunity for the Games.

Merry WNBA regular-season finale eve! With eight of the league’s 12 teams moving on to the upcoming postseason (and the top four earning home-court advantage), yesterday’s results helped clear up the playoff picture, but there’s still plenty riding on tomorrow’s six-game slate. Hoop yeah.

For Soccer, a North American leader in soccer marketing, media, and experiences, released its annual fan insights report on U.S. soccer fans yesterday. Its numbers illustrate that the beautiful game’s American fanbase is becoming more diverse, especially when it comes to women and people of color.

With three regional rivalry matchups between Top-25 teams plus a showdown between two of the sport’s most prestigious programs, NCAA women’s volleyball is officially in its “must-see TV” era

After tipping off in August with eight corporate sponsors, elite girls’ high school basketball tournament Overtime Select (OT Select) held their championship this weekend in Atlanta, Georgia. The month-long tourney hosts America’s best up-and-coming hoopers and is run by popular Gen Z–focused youth sports media brand Overtime.

Leading U.S. commercial real estate firm Transwestern recently named Morgan Bartelstein as a company VP and a member of its sports and entertainment team. In this new role, she will work on leveling up WNBA franchises by finding top-tier real estate for teams to enhance their operations.

Top teams showed out or narrowly avoided upsets to keep things on the rails.

Three squads made major statements with Top-10 wins this weekend.