2+ hour, 51+ min ago  (182+ words) The return of the New York Knicks to the NBA Finals after nearly 30 years in the wilderness coincided with the league's most-watched game since before the COVID-19 pandemic. ABC's coverage of Wednesday night's Game 1 averaged 16. 93 million viewers, setting the tone…...

4+ hour, 1+ min ago  (367+ words) Prior to this year's French Open, Poland's Maja Chwali'ska had won one Grand Slam match in her career, was ranked outside the top 100 and had 500-to-1 odds to win Roland Garros prior to the first round. On Thursday, the 24-year…...

4+ hour, 47+ min ago  (548+ words) Ten years ago, home teams wore white uniforms for 97% of NBA playoff games, and alternate jerseys were rarely worn during the postseason. This year, only 32% of playoffs games have featured home teams in white'many'fans have voiced a desire for that…...

6+ hour, 58+ min ago  (393+ words) Welcome to Sportico's transactions wire, a weekly rundown of personnel, partnerships and products across the sports business industry. Lakers Name Yao Williams II VP and Head of Global Partnerships FIFA Taps Venue Medical Officer for 2026 World Cup The Players Alliance…...

7+ hour, 58+ min ago  (1086+ words) Quinnipiac University, long at the center of gender-equity legal battles in collegiate athletics, now faces a new federal lawsuit over its decision to downgrade its women's varsity rugby program to a club sport. In a class-action complaint filed Friday in…...

11+ hour, 58+ min ago  (256+ words) The Knicks are naturally the center of attention in New York right now as they play in their first NBA Finals since 1999. But they aren't the only Knickerbockers in the city. These days, a few storied New York institutions'besides the…...

13+ hour, 3+ min ago  (272+ words) The patch on the upper left corner of New York Knicks jerseys during the NBA Finals instructs fans to "Experience Abu Dhabi." It's a high-profile example of what has become a relatively common sponsorship in global sports'sovereign funds encouraging fans…...

15+ hour, 3+ min ago  (208+ words) Given the right mix of environmental factors, a terrible idea will behave like a virus, inasmuch as it'll be about as contagious as measles and largely resistant to intervention. In a wholly coincidental nod to Knicks guard Jalen Brunson, the…...

13+ hour, 58+ min ago  (789+ words) Fans are not the only ones forced to keep up as sporting events shift from traditional TV channels to streaming platforms." After Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) introduced the For the Fans Act in April, aiming to lower the cost of…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (560+ words) The WNBA is planning to have its biggest stars wear USA 250 patches during this year's All-Star Game, according to multiple people familiar with the plans, joining a handful of other leagues committed to publicly commemorating the 250th anniversary of the United…...