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Caitlin Clark sends WNBA All-Star ratings soaring as 3-point contest audience falls without her
WNBA All-Star Weekend delivered a stark contrast in viewership depending on Caitlin Clark’s involvement, with her presence driving a significant ratings surge while the event she sat out saw audiences decline. The disparity underscores just how central Clark has become to the league’s television appeal, reinforcing broader debates about her individual drawing power versus the…
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The WNBA team that mocked Sophie Cunningham can barely win a game, Tony Romo limbers up & MLB’s Abby Labar!
An OutKick “Nightcaps” column rounds up several sports and culture stories, headlined by criticism of a WNBA team’s poor form after it appeared to mock Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham. The piece frames this within the wider WNBA storyline around Cunningham and Caitlin Clark, including a rally supporting Cunningham that drew a counterprotest, a Seattle…
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Alabama basketball coach Nate Oats marries former hoops staffer 20 years his junior following divorce
Alabama basketball head coach Nate Oats has married Alex Accetta, a former staffer with the programme’s basketball department, in a ceremony held over the weekend. The wedding, attended by several Crimson Tide coaching staff and athletes, comes after Oats’s divorce from his previous wife and highlights a notable 20-year age gap between the pair. Oats,…
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In Major NY Streaming Shift, DAZN Becoming Exclusive Home For YES And MSG Network Telecasts
Global streaming platform DAZN is set to become the exclusive streaming home for New York’s YES Network and MSG Networks, marking a significant shift in the region’s sports broadcasting landscape. The two regional sports networks will move away from their existing joint streaming venture, the Gotham Sports App, with DAZN adding their linear feeds and…
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Storm player wears trans rights shirt ahead of Fever game in stark contrast to Sophie Cunningham’s stance
A Seattle Storm player wore a T-shirt supporting transgender rights ahead of a WNBA game against the Indiana Fever, offering a visible counterpoint to Fever guard Sophie Cunningham, who had recently drawn attention for publicly defending women’s sports categories. The gesture highlights the ongoing debate within the WNBA over transgender inclusion in women’s sport, an…
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YES, MSG Networks Will Move Streaming Sports to DAZN
YES Network and MSG Networks have struck a new streaming partnership with DAZN, making it the exclusive direct-to-consumer home for their sports coverage from the 2026-2027 NBA and NHL seasons. The deal is set to end the Gotham Sports App, a joint streaming venture the two New York-focused broadcasters launched together in 2024, reflecting the…
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GOP chairman says WNBA response on Caitlin Clark ‘falls short,’ keeps ‘every option on the table’
Rep. August Pfluger, the Texas Republican who chairs the Republican Study Committee, has said the WNBA’s formal response to congressional concerns over Caitlin Clark’s treatment “falls short,” and warned that lawmakers are keeping “every option on the table” as they continue to press the league for answers. The dispute centres on player safety and how…
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Sophie Cunningham rally rocks WNBA game as ‘save women’s sports’ activists face counterprotest
A rally in support of Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham drew crowds outside her team’s WNBA game against the Seattle Storm in Seattle, following Cunningham’s public comments backing the protection of women’s sports. Counter-protesters also gathered at the event, reflecting the broader, ongoing debate within the WNBA and wider sport over eligibility and fairness issues…
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WNBA media predictably embarrasses itself again by ignoring Sophie Cunningham story over All-Star Weekend
An OutKick column criticises WNBA media for largely ignoring comments made by Phoenix Mercury guard Sophie Cunningham defending girls’ and women’s sports during the league’s All-Star Weekend in Chicago. The author argues that reporters had ample access to the league but failed to press her on remarks about transgender athletes in girls’ sports, framing this…
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NBA 2K27 Roadmap courtside report: Gameplay, MyPlayer builder, and more
NBA 2K has published the first “roadmap courtside report” for NBA 2K27, giving fans an early look at gameplay and feature changes ahead of the game’s full reveal in August. The preview covers improvements to defensive AI, the dunk mechanic, the MyPlayer badge system, MyTeam’s Auction House, and MyCareer’s online hub The City, offering a…