💸 Payday someday
Women athletes still rank far behind men in earnings
Sportico released its list of top 100 highest-paid athletes — and none of them are women. In fact, women don’t even make the top 200. Last year’s highest-earning female athlete, Coco Gauff, raked in $22.7M, light years away from overall No. 1 earner Cristiano Ronaldo’s $275M.
February 09, 2024
🏐 Setting the tone
LOVB enters unique multiyear partnership with smart gym company Tonal
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League One Volleyball (LOVB) and home gym system Tonal have partnered to offer volleyball-centric workout programs and a unique family-focused program. The pro women’s volleyball league won’t launch until November, but it secured Tonal’s first league partnership.
February 09, 2024
🎓 Like a pro
NCAA athletes win several key legal battles in ongoing fight for labor rights
College athletes keep winning major battles in the fight to be recognized as employees, a distinction that would allow them to earn income and experience labor protections. From Dartmouth to USC, the NCAA’s amateurism model is giving way to a new, labor-protected college landscape.
February 07, 2024
💼 It’s venture time
The Players Fund founder highlights what women athletes bring to the table
Fergus Bell, founder of the athlete-led venture capital firm The Players Fund (TPF), recently argued that women athletes can be more impactful than male sports stars. While Bell mentioned how this is influencing sports sponsorships and coverage, recent additions to TPF demonstrate how it’s also influencing the boardroom.
February 07, 2024
🏛️ This isn’t amateur hour
Dartmouth’s men’s basketball players are university employees, according to NLRB
On Monday, a NLRB regional director ruled that under U.S. labor law, Dartmouth’s men’s basketball team members are considered the school’s employees, the first nail in the coffin for the NCAA’s beleaguered amateurism model.
February 07, 2024
🏀 Trading places
WNBA free agency and NBA trade deadline shakeup both leagues
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While NBA hoopers continue to post stunning stat lines on the court, the real basketball blockbusters are going down off it, with WNBA free agency in full swing and the NBA trade deadline set for tomorrow at 3 p.m. ET.
February 07, 2024
🏀 Step aside, Justin Bieber
Who won the NCAA men’s basketball regular season’s most exciting weekend?
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With four tantalizing Top-10 matchups, this was the regular season’s most exciting weekend thus far.
February 05, 2024
🎓🏀 History in the making
Iowa superstar Caitlin Clark nearing all-time NCAA women’s scoring record
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Caitlin Clark is (once again) on the precipice of history. After netting 38 points in her No. 3 Iowa Hawkeyes’ weekend win, the biggest name in NCAA sports is now a mere 66 away from breaking the all-time women’s scoring record.
February 05, 2024
🏒 Lookin’ at the truth
PWHL showcase draws a record 16.4K crowd at NHL All-Star Weekend
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The stars were out last Thursday during NHL All-Star Weekend, but Justin Bieber wasn’t the only one to steal the show. PWHL players shone in a 3-on-3 showcase in front of 16.4K fans at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena, marking the first complete official event for women’s hockey at All-Star Weekend.
February 05, 2024
📓 Segregation and integration
Celebrating Black History Month
As the first weekend of Black History Month (BHM) comes to an end, today we’re celebrating Black sportspeople who’ve broken barriers in sports — from the court to the field to those calling the shots.
February 04, 2024