🏀 Hunting for Easter eggs and Elite Eight berths
The NCAA women’s basketball Sweet 16 is must-see TV
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The women’s Sweet 16 tips off with four games today before another four tomorrow, and either team could win in every one of these must-watch matchups…but a few look especially unpredictable.
March 29, 2024
🎓🏀 Dance the night away
The Women’s March Madness Sweet 16 tips off today
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The women’s Sweet 16 tips off today with eight show-stopping showdowns on deck over the next 48 hours, including four games headlined by the No. 1 seeds (senior Kamilla Cardoso’s South Carolina, senior Caitlin Clark’s Iowa, freshman JuJu Watkin’s USC, and freshman Madison Booker’s Texas).
March 29, 2024
🏀 The best defense is a blistering offense
The first half of the men’s Sweet 16 was an offensive firestorm
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Last night’s Sweet 16 games decided the first four Elite Eight teams decided the first four Elite Eight teams, and tonight’s matchups will determine the other four who’ll advance.
March 29, 2024
⚽ The whole kit and caboodle
Ally expands its investment in The Soccer Tournament through new partnership
Women’s sports heavy-hitter Ally announced its latest major partnership yesterday, becoming the official retail banking partner of The Soccer Tournament (TST). Expanding on its previous investment in TST’s inaugural tournament last year, the new sponsorship brings Ally another step closer to reaching its 50/50 Pledge by the end of 2027.
March 29, 2024
🏀 A meeting of (like) minds
Inaugural Girls Summit brings together major sponsors for girls’ basketball in NYC
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Basketball nonprofit PeacePlayers is hosting its first-ever, in-person Girls Summit event in NYC this weekend. Big brand stars are showing up to support girls in sports during the event, which is a meaningful investment in community and brand equity.
March 29, 2024
⚙️ The set-up
Everything you need to know about the 2024 MLB season
Spring vibes, a clean slate, a renewed sense of optimism for your team — there’s nothing quite like MLB Opening Day. And after a historic and chaotic offseason, anything could happen this year.
March 28, 2024
🏀 Earning her stripes
Caitlin Clark expected to influence the WNBA the way Tiger Woods changed golf
Caitlin Clark is leading Iowa through March Madness as she broke another scoring record on her way to this weekend’s Sweet 16. As she draws GOAT comparisons, people are also recognizing her potential to transform the business of women’s basketball — WNBA CMO Phil Cook recently told SportsPro that she’s the next Tiger Woods.
March 27, 2024
🐭 The big cheese
Billionaire Nelson Peltz continues fight for control of Disney board
Over the past few months, billionaire investor (and Brooklyn Beckham’s FIL) Nelson Peltz has been fighting to influence the future of Disney by joining its board. Peltz’s latest battle in the shareholder proxy war could have ramifications for leading sports media network and Disney cash cow ESPN, which has plans to go direct-to-consumer by next year.
March 27, 2024
🏀 It’s their chance to shine
The NCAA men’s basketball Sweet 16 tips off with four massive matchups tomorrow
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The men’s Sweet 16 tips off with a tantalizing four-game slate tomorrow. Saving you from two whole days without NCAA basketball? The survivors of the East and West regions.
March 27, 2024
🏆 More hardware than a Home Depot
NCAA championships in men’s hockey and men’s swimming & diving begin this week
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The winter sport grand finale frenzy continues this week, with more confetti coming soon
March 27, 2024
🥇 No surprises here
The four finalists for the women’s basketball Naismith Award dropped yesterday
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Caitlin Clark, Cameron Brink, Paige Bueckers, and JuJu Watkins are the four finalists for the women's Naismith Award, one of college basketball's most prestigious honors.
March 27, 2024
🏀 Follow the money
Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter implicated in sports gambling investigation
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The Toronto Raptors’ 11-game losing streak isn’t the only thing plaguing their mediocre season — fringe player Jontay Porter is now at the center of a sports gambling investigation.
March 27, 2024