When the WNBA moved Game 6 of the Finals from an 8 p.m. ET start to 12:30 p.m. on a Thursday, critics predicted a ratings problem. The numbers say otherwise. Game 6 averaged 1.5 million viewers, making it the fifth-most-watched WNBA Finals game ever on cable. That beat Game 2 (1.33 million), which aired in... Continue Reading →
The 2026 WNBA Finals is the first real stress test of the league’s new media rights agreement, and the early returns favor the league. Game 1 between the Golden State Valkyries and the Atlanta Dream drew 2.1 million viewers across NBC and Peacock, the most-watched Finals opener in league history, and peaked at 3 million.... Continue Reading →
In 2023, Joe Lacob and Peter Puber paid a then-record $50 million expansion fee to bring a WNBA team to the Bay Area. In its second season, the Golden State Valkyries became the first WNBA franchise valued at $1 billion. Lacob’s investment has grown roughly 1,600 percent by that measure, and the team also leads... Continue Reading →
When the Philadelphia Eagles and the Green Bay Packers opened the 2024 NFL season in São Paulo, the headlines were about the players’ security briefings. Darius Slay and his team had been told, in his words, “not to leave the hotel.” The league’s first South American game was supposed to be a grand showcase, but... Continue Reading →
Background In September, a former Cornell student filed a 101-page civil complaint. It names more than a dozen defendants, including seven fraternity members from 2024, Cornell University, and the Chi Phi fraternity. She alleges she was sexually assaulted at the Chi Phi house after being pressured to snort ketamine, smoke marijuana and drink alcohol. The... Continue Reading →
The Buffalo Bills’ new stadium opened in June 2026, weeks after Erie County passed a law that could bar the kind of biometric entry other stadiums are adopting. Whether the two conflict depends on a few unsettled questions. The Bills’ privacy policy, last updated March 16, 2026, lists biometric information among the data it may... Continue Reading →
The WNBA tips off its 2026 playoffs on September 27, and every Finals game will reach viewers through NBC or USA Network, with Peacock streaming alongside. This arrangement may fall outside the antitrust exemption that American sports leagues have relied on for more than sixty years. The league pooled its broadcast rights and sold them... Continue Reading →
The Golden State Valkyries announced on May 7 that center Iliana Rupert would miss the 2026 season due to pregnancy. The news prompted the team to file for a replacement contract and await league approval. The situation drew attention not only because of the Valkyries’ roster consequences, but because it arrived on the opening day... Continue Reading →
The WNBA’s expansion into Toronto was a strategic business move. The Toronto Tempo’s 2026 debut as the first WNBA franchise outside the United States shows how leagues can grow revenue by entering international markets with strong unmet demand. The WNBA expanded to Toronto during a period of record growth. In 2024, viewership hit 54 million,... Continue Reading →
David Anthony Burke, known professionally as “D4vd,” built his fanbase through indie-pop songs that went viral on TikTok. Now, he is facing a three-count felony complaint in the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Los Angeles, with charges that expose him to the death penalty. Here is what the complaint... Continue Reading →