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Caitlin Clark creates WNBA ratings tug-of-war as CBS, NBC tout dueling viewership records
Caitlin Clark’s continued box-office pull has sparked a ratings dispute between US broadcasters, with CBS and NBC both claiming to have aired the most-watched WNBA game of the season. The unusual overlap underlines just how central the Indiana Fever guard has become to the league’s television fortunes, with her games consistently outperforming others regardless of…
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WNBA star defends efforts to ban trans athletes from youth sports
The article’s full text was unavailable because access to the webpage was denied. Based on the headline alone, it concerns WNBA player Sophie Cunningham defending support for measures that would bar transgender athletes from participating in youth sports. No further claims, quotations, policy details or context can be reliably summarised from the material provided. The…
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NBA 2K27 Finally Ditches PS4, Reveals PS5 Cover Athletes
NBA 2K27 will drop PS4 support entirely, becoming PS5-only when it launches on 4th September, ending a longer-than-usual last-generation support run for the annual basketball series. The move signals 2K Sports is fully shifting focus to current-generation hardware, and the game arrives with three cover athletes rather than the usual single star, reflecting an apparent…
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Angels third baseman brings basketball onto the diamond, turns slick double play with unconventional move
Los Angeles Angels third baseman Vaughn Grissom completed an unconventional double play by throwing a basketball-style bounce pass to second base, a moment of individual flair that stood out during the team’s win over the St Louis Cardinals. The play showcased Grissom’s athleticism and quick thinking in the field, and has drawn attention as a…
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Caitlin Clark declines WNBA 3-Point Contest invitation, dealing major blow to All-Star Weekend and ESPN
Caitlin Clark has turned down an invitation to compete in the WNBA’s 3-Point Contest, a decision seen as a setback for the league’s All-Star Weekend showcase and its broadcast partner ESPN. Clark, whose presence has driven record viewership figures for the league and her team, the Indiana Fever, is widely regarded as the WNBA’s biggest…
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Agent Rich Paul says LeBron James won’t be rushed on NBA free agency decision despite outside pressure
LeBron James’s agent, Rich Paul, has said the NBA star will not be pressured into a quick decision on his free agency, despite mounting outside interest in when he will announce his next move. James, the league’s all-time leading scorer, remains a free agent, and speculation about his future has intensified across the basketball world.…
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Caitlin Clark keeps delivering record WNBA viewership as Fever top 1 million viewers yet again
Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever continue to break WNBA television viewership records, with the team’s game against the Golden State Valkyries becoming the most-watched WNBA fixture in USA Sports PR’s tracking history. This underlines Clark’s outsized commercial impact on the league, even as questions persist about how well the WNBA is managing her rise,…
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Pickleball comedy sees Jake Johnson’s ex-tennis star chase a comeback
Apple TV’s new sports comedy “The Dink” follows Jake Johnson as Dustin Boyd, a failed tennis prodigy who rebuilds his self-esteem by taking up pickleball, in a film critic David Rooney calls watchable but formulaic. Produced by and co-starring Ben Stiller, the film seems to aim for the same comic niche that “Dodgeball” carved out…
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WNBA All-Star charity initiative supports sports group that says it is ‘moving beyond the binary of girl’
The WNBA has launched a new All-Star charity initiative to mark its 30th season, aiming to help keep girls involved in sport. However, one of the Chicago-area organisations chosen to receive funding from the league’s $100,000 All-Star prize pool has drawn scrutiny after describing on its own website that it is “moving beyond the binary…
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The Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist Who Has the Entire NBA Spooked
Pablo Torre, host of the podcast “Pablo Torre Finds Out,” has become one of the most feared and celebrated figures in sports journalism after his investigations rattled the NBA. His reporting exposed how the Los Angeles Clippers, owned by billionaire Steve Ballmer, allegedly circumvented the NBA salary cap by arranging a $28 million no-show endorsement…