Opinion
The NCAA Must Go Bigger to Hold the Attention of Congress
Today’s guest columnist is Victoria Jackson, a sports historian and clinical professor at Arizona State. Hey, NCAA—want to get Congress to take more action on…
Olympics
Varsity-Backed Cheer Governing Body Faces Debt and Obligations
The cheerleading establishment and its corporate captain have arrived at their most precarious, yet ambitious, juncture. On the one hand, the competitive cheer…
Swimming Group FINA Re-brands as World Aquatics
FINA has governed the sport of swimming for the International Olympic Committee and for global events for more than 100 years, but the organization has adopted a new…
Dick Ebersol’s Storytelling Chops (and Black Ops Chill) Elevated Sports TV
A memoir is an act of self-preservation realized by way of a public vivisection; in laying bare the vitals, the writer consents to an immersion in a sort of hagiographic…
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Varsity Cheerleading Faces Sex Abuse Claims Amid Antitrust Litigation
Varsity Spirit, already besieged by a trio of antitrust lawsuits accusing it of operating as an illegal monopoly, is now being made to defend against litigation stemming…
Opinion
As Women’s Sports Push for Equality, Media Needs to Follow Suit
This week, Sportico is commemorating the 50th anniversary of Title IX with our WX3 live event and columns from top women’s sports leaders. Today’s guest columnist is…
Exclusive
Rugby Sevens League Test Drives a New Ownership Model: Leasing
Many professional sports leagues have started as single-entity operations, in which all teams are owned by the league. It’s the model Major League Soccer and the WNBA…
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ESPN Adds World Lacrosse Rights as Olympic Push Intensifies
World Lacrosse, the sport’s international governing body, and ESPN have agreed to a three-championship broadcast deal that runs through 2023. The agreement includes…
PLL Adds February Games to Fill ESPN Slots and Boost LA Olympic Bid
The Premier Lacrosse League is growing again—but this time it’s taking a new approach. The single-entity league, which has already added two expansion teams in its…
NWSL Lands Delta Air Lines as Official Travel Partner
The National Women’s Soccer League and Delta Air Lines have agreed to a multiyear partnership that brings the global air carrier on board as the league’s first official…
Olympians Fire Up Burner Phones, TikTok Amid China Security Worries
Among the many geopolitical complexities attached to this year’s Beijing Winter Olympics were widespread cybersecurity concerns. Social media became a specific focal…
Americans Disapprove of Beijing Games and Want Boycott, Poll Finds
If your reaction to hearing that the Beijing Winter Olympics have already begun is, “Wait, didn’t we just have an Olympics?” then you’d be right. While the summer of…
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