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Lionel Messi is a generational player whose name is uttered in hushed tones alongside Pele. The final jewel in his crown was leading Argentina to World Cup championship in 2022. After establishing his legend with Barcelona and recently playing a difficult two years...
Women’s sports have come a long way since Title IX. The latest arrival is the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL). The league made “herstory” in 2024 with a 72-game schedule played by six teams playing 12 home and 12 away games. Several years in the making, this...
The Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf scored a significant victory when it managed to land reigning Masters champion Jon Rahm. After months of saying he wasn't interested in switching to LIV, the Spaniard softened his stance and then made the announcement, collecting a...
Shohei Ohtani's play on the baseball diamond has surpassed the loftiest of expectations as both a pitcher and a batter. Now baseball’s greatest two-way player has the contract reflect that: he signed a $700 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. This figure...
The Olympic Games bidding process has a bit of a history with ethics issues, which have resulted over the years in a number of modifications to the bidding process itself. Acutely aware of this history, French President Emmanuel Macron instructed his ministers that it...
Traditionally regarded as a regional precursor to the Olympics, the 19th Pan Am Games concluded on November 5, 2023. The competition, held in Santiago, Chile, featured athletes from North America, South America and Central America competing in 425 events in 39 sports,...
FIFA always seems to have a flair for the dramatic. Recent decisions surrounding the tournament continue that tradition. Both the 2026 and 2030 World Cups will see significant changes. Key changes include: Spreading it around Likely stinging from the criticism of...
True superstars and legends often go beyond reaching the highest level of their sport to overcome long odds with miraculous performances. She was already one of the most decorated gymnasts in history when she got a case of "the twisties" -- a mental block where her...
In August, we discussed in this blog how PAC 12 was losing Colorado to the Big 12, and USC and UCLA would move to the Big 10 in 2024. At that time, Big 10 officials said they had no interest in further expansion from the 18 schools and two affiliated members. Now ESPN...
It has been two years since the NCAA allowed college athletes to profit off their name image and likeness (NIL) as well as other marketing opportunities. Since then, college and high school athletes have generated an estimated $2 billion with 80% of that coming from...