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2026 US Open Recap: Zverev, Rybakina Reign Over 3 Rowdy Weeks
With the U.S. Open now officially a three-week event, a lot of compelling stories get lost in the shuffle. For instance, it feels like months ago that Novak Djokovic bowed out in the first round to the undefeated Father Time, Naomi Osaka dressed like Allen Iverson and singles stars excelled in mixed doubles. Here’s our […]
Tennis Prize Money Tracker: Which Player Has Earned the Most in 2026?
Alexander Zverev ranks first in 2026 tennis tournament winnings with $14.71 million. The German took home $5.5 million for winning the U.S. Open and he pocketed $3.27 million for winning Roland Garros in June—both amounts were up 10% from the previous year’s winner’s prizes. He also made the final at Wimbledon and the semifinals of […]
Florida State Chops AD Alford in Latest Act of Seminole Unrest
After years of upheaval in Florida State athletics—including a then-unprecedented flirtation with private equity and a bitter legal fight with the Atlantic Coast Conference—the school has parted ways with athletic director Michael Alford. ESPN’s Andrea Adelson was first to report the news, followed shortly by a press release from the university and the removal of […]
Ballmer Apology Signals No Legal Fight Over NBA Penalties
Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer on Sunday night apologized via a post on X for the “distraction and distress” associated with the salary-cap-circumvention scandal and wrote that the Clippers are “complying with the penalties assessed by the league.” Ballmer noted that while there are “disagreements concerning the findings in the report,” he wants the […]
Kanter’s WNBA Lawsuit Doesn’t Actually Hinge on Trans Policy
Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom, who contends he should be considered eligible for the 2027 WNBA Draft as a woman, recently sued the Chicago Sky, the City of Chicago and others over an Aug. 23 incident in which he was expelled from attending a Sky-Indiana Fever game in Chicago’s Wintrust Arena as a spectator […]
It’s Time to Pass the Protect College Sports Act
Today’s guest columnist is Lamell J. McMorris. College sports are in a free fall, and everyone inside the game knows it. Universities are borrowing and spending tens of millions just to keep up, while nonrevenue, women’s and Olympic sports are cut to feed football and men’s basketball. Courts, not campuses, increasingly decide who plays and […]
Alexander Zverev Wins 2026 US Open, $5.5 Million in Prize Money
QUEENS, N.Y. — Alexander Zverev won the 2026 U.S. Open on Sunday, giving the German tennis star his second major title of the year following his victory at Roland Garros in June. Zverev, the current world No. 2, defeated Ben Shelton 6-3, 7-6 (2), 5-7, 6-2 at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens, N.Y., thwarting the […]
Sportico Transactions: Moves and Mergers Roundup for Sept. 11
Welcome to Sportico’s transactions wire, a weekly rundown of personnel, partnerships and products across the sports business industry. PERSONNEL Puma Appoints Steve Cecchini to Lead Global Sports Marketing Puma has appointed industry expert Steve Cecchini as its senior vice president sports marketing, effective Oct. 1. He will report directly to Puma CEO Arthur Hoeld. In […]
Tiafoe-Shelton Brings Hope to American Men’s Tennis
[UPDATE: Ben Shelton beat Frances Tiafoe in four sets Friday to advance to the U.S. Open final on Sunday.] Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe play in the U.S. Open semifinals on Friday night in an all-American showdown. The winner will get the opportunity Sunday to try to break the Grand Slam drought for American men, […]
How NFL Teams and Owners Made $23.5 Billion Last Year
The NFL season kicks off this year with teams in all but a handful of franchises seeing a path to the playoffs. Add in the allure of gambling and fantasy football, and it’s no wonder that football is Americans’ favorite sport to watch at 31%, roughly three times basketball (11%), baseball (10%) and soccer (9%), […]
DOJ Probe Into Clippers, Kawhi Adds Criminal Risk to Cap Case
The U.S. Department of Justice has reportedly launched an investigation into whether the Los Angeles Clippers committed crimes in allegedly arranging for team sponsors to pay Kawhi Leonard for no-show endorsement deals. The New York Times reported Thursday on the probe, led by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Brooklyn. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of […]
25 Years Ago, a Nation Turned Its Lonely Eyes to the Mets and Yankees
On the night before everything came to an end, a cold front dumped about an inch-and-a-half of rain on New York City. We’d gone up to the Stadium to watch Roger Clemens try and win his 20th game of the season and to basically just catch up over some baseball. As the rain further diluted […]
NFL 2026: The League’s Flag Football Long Game Is Paying Dividends
Now that the NFL, the richest sports league in the world, sits unchallenged atop American sports, that lofty perch raises its own questions: How can you sustain growth and popularity without falling prey to complacency—or greed? How do you further grow a successful league while fending off platform decay and lawsuits? What threats are out there, […]
Mickelson Is Unnamed Player-Shareholder in LIV Golf Filing
Phil Mickelson owned a 0.23% stake in LIV Golf at the time of its bankruptcy filings, according to a person familiar with the matter. On Tuesday, LIV Golf submitted a 128-page document to tee off its Chapter 11 proceedings in the District of New Jersey, outlining financial details such as the cap table of the […]
Breaking Vlad: Making Sense of Robinhood’s Crypto.com Curveball
Robinhood name-dropped its prediction market exchange 18 times during a July 29 second-quarter earnings presentation and 10 times in a subsequent call with analysts. Robinhood co-owns the entity, named Rothera, alongside Susquehanna International Group and Miami International Holdings through a purchase that closed earlier this year. Rothera earned Robinhood’s praise by rapidly onboarding volume during […]
Key Women’s Sports Figures Predict Future of Growing Biz at RISE
While Kerri Walsh Jennings was in the process of winning four Olympic medals, there was no single moment when she decided to become as much of a leader off the court as on it. When she played, there was no professional beach league for her to compete in between Olympics. There was no players’ union […]
NCAA’s Federal Court Winning Streak Subdues Eligibility ‘Chaos’
The NCAA has landed key legal wins in recent weeks regarding its new eligibility rule system, and that success continued Wednesday. A West Virginia federal judge denied a preliminary injunction to 14 Marshall University and Ohio University athletes who graduated from high school in 2022, have already played four seasons and seek another year of […]
Sabrina Ionescu Reflects on WNBA’s New CBA Impacts
When asked about the biggest difference under the WNBA’s new CBA this season, Sabrina Ionescu has an easy answer. “You’re talking about how much we get paid?” Ionescu told Sportico reporter Sara Germano at Sportico’s RISE event Thursday in Manhattan, N.Y. “Everything that came with the new CBA impacts everyone in the league,” Ionescu said, […]
NFL 2026: The NFL Has a Big—and Lucrative—Opportunity in Japan
Now that the NFL, the richest sports league in the world, sits unchallenged atop American sports, that lofty perch raises its own questions: How can you sustain growth and popularity without falling prey to complacency—or greed? How do you further grow a successful league while fending off platform decay and lawsuits? What threats are out there, […]
NFL 2026: What’s Next for the NFL’s Investment Arm, 32 Equity?
Now that the NFL, the richest sports league in the world, sits unchallenged atop American sports, that lofty perch raises its own questions: How can you sustain growth and popularity without falling prey to complacency—or greed? How do you further grow a successful league while fending off platform decay and lawsuits? What threats are out there, […]
Sporticast: Are Late U.S. Open Matches a Victimless Crime?
On the 586th Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams discuss some of the biggest sports business stories of the week, including the latest from the U.S. Open. Ben Shelton’s quarterfinal win over Carlos Alcaraz ended after 3:30 a.m. ET on Wednesday morning, renewing criticism from fans that the event’s scheduling makes it difficult […]
LIV Golf’s Bankruptcy Through the Eyes of One of Its Creditors
After LIV Golf filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in New Jersey on Tuesday, the details have slowly trickled out as to what it would take for the breakaway circuit to survive. A proposed transaction with London-based private equity firm BC Partners that would inject $300 million in funding to the cash-strapped enterprise appears to be […]
LIV Golf Secures Initial Court Approval as Bankruptcy Case Begins
LIV Golf told a U.S. bankruptcy court Wednesday that the embattled global golf circuit’s 57 entities are entering bankruptcy proceedings with meaningful assets, committed revenue and a path forward. “These debtors did not come into this case in a free fall,” said attorney Matthew Williams of law firm Gibson Dunn, which is representing LIV Golf. […]
SEC’s LSU Threat Puts Conference Autonomy to the Test
As Congress weighs whether to grant the NCAA a limited antitrust exception to bring more order to the chaos of college sports, conferences have intriguingly become willing to litigate against their own members as a means of bringing order. The SEC is suing LSU—and now threatening to vote the Tigers out—over the school’s adding players […]
NFL 2026: As Netflix Gets More Games, Will It Lose Any Magic?
Now that the NFL, the richest sports league in the world, sits unchallenged atop American sports, that lofty perch raises its own questions: How can you sustain growth and popularity without falling prey to complacency—or greed? How do you further grow a successful league while fending off platform decay and lawsuits? What threats are out […]
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