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Everything you need to know about the 2025 MLB postseason
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Happy MLB postseason to all who celebrate. That’s right, the playoffs begin today at 1:08 p.m. ET with 12 of the league’s 30 teams swinging to hoist the World Series trophy. Today’s newsletter has everything you need to know before the first pitch — and to help complete your pro baseball playoff bracket challenge. Play ball.
September 30, 2025
🏉 Causing a ruckus🏉 Causing a ruckus
Women’s Rugby World Cup victories underscore sport’s potential in the U.S.
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This Saturday, England’s Red Roses won the Women’s Rugby World Cup at home, but the wins extend beyond the field. Global interest in women’s rugby is reaching a fever pitch and rising, setting it up as the next Olympic sport ripe for commercialization. But is rugby ready for its close-up in the U.S.?
September 29, 2025
🏀 Consistently inconsistent🏀 Consistently inconsistent
Officiating dominates headlines as WNBA playoffs continue
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Even with one WNBA semifinal done and dusted and the other heading for a winner-take-all Game 5, officiating continues to dominate headlines. From the buckets to the blown calls, let’s get into it.
September 29, 2025
🏈 It’s true, swear, scout’s honor🏈 It’s true, swear, scout’s honor
Only two undefeated teams remain after a chaotic Week 4
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If there’s one thing we know about the NFL, it’s to expect the unexpected — like Bad Bunny performing at this year’s Super Bowl halftime show and the Sunday Night Football showdown between the Dallas Cowboys and the Green Bay Packers ending in a tie.
September 29, 2025
⚙️ How it works⚙️ How it works
Everything you need to know about the 2025 Ryder Cup
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Grab your clubs because the fan-favorite Ryder Cup tees off today, a biennial three-day tournament featuring 12 of the best American men’s golfers against Europe’s top 12. Unlike most golf competitions, this one is a team sport, making it a uniquely electric event both players and fans have circled on their calendars months in advance.
September 26, 2025
🏉 Locked in🏉 Locked in
No. 1 England and No. 2 Canada collide in World Cup final
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Thirty thrilling matches later, the record-breaking stage is set for tomorrow’s 11 a.m. ET Women’s Rugby World Cup championship match between world No. 1 England and No. 2 Canada. An immovable object meeting an unstoppable force? We’re so ready to ruck and roll.
September 26, 2025
🏀 Who turned the temperature hotter?🏀 Who turned the temperature hotter?
WNBA semifinals heading for Games 3 and 4 with both series tied
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Forget the Jo Bros, this weekend is all about WNBA hoops. Game 3s will grace our screens tonight, followed by a double dose of Game 4s on Sunday. Yes, with both best-of-five series knotted at one, that means the Finals matchup could be set before our next newsletter. Burnin’ up.
September 26, 2025
🏂 Wicked games🏂 Wicked games
X Games launch rebrand to reach a new generation of action sport fans
The X Games — ESPN’s iconic action sports competition that made sports like snowboarding and BMX mainstream and drove their Olympic inclusion — is ready for its glow-up. After its private equity acquisition in 2022, the X Games unveiled new branding and shared details about its forthcoming X Games League this week.
September 26, 2025
🏐 Free ball🏐 Free ball
USA Volleyball leaps at opportunity to host women’s world championship in 2027
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This week, Sports Business Journal shared details on how USA Volleyball is approaching a key opportunity in the women’s game. Along with Canada, the governing body is reportedly submitting a bid to FIVB to host the 2027 women’s world indoor volleyball championship. If chosen, it would be the first time the tournament has taken place stateside.
September 26, 2025
⚾ Ready for this jelly ⚾ Ready for this jelly
Seattle Mariners star Cal Raleigh blasts 60th home run of the season, improves MVP odds
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The still-chaotic push for the MLB playoffs — and toward our men’s pro baseball bracket challenge — continues ahead of Sunday’s regular-season finale. That said, a different race is grabbing headlines, with Seattle Mariners superstar Cal Raleigh chasing NY Yankees slugger Aaron Judge’s single-season American League (AL) home run record.
September 26, 2025
🎙️ Pump up the volume🎙️ Pump up the volume
Women’s sports podcasts offer opportunity in saturated market
It seems like everyone has a podcast these days — last week, Front Office Sports pointed out that Billie Jean King, Abby Wambach, Julie Foudy, Sophie Cunningham, and the Williams sisters have all recently launched pods, not to mention Men In Blazers’ expanded slate. But how many is too many? In women’s sports, we may still have a ways to go to reach the peak.
September 26, 2025
🏉 Scrumming up interest🏉 Scrumming up interest
Women’s Rugby World Cup breaks viewership, attendance records amid global growth
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The Red Roses did so much more than trounce France in the Women’s Rugby World Cup semis — they reached a record 3.3M peak audience across domestic broadcaster BBC Sport’s platforms. As the tournament continues in the UK, let’s review the viewership, attendance, and social media wins so far as we consider the women’s rugby opportunity ahead.
September 24, 2025
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