Bob Iger, chief executive officer of The Walt Disney Co., and his wife attend Willow Bay the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 11, 2024 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Kevork Djansezian | Getty ImagesWillow Bay and Bob Iger will take a controlling stake in Angel City Football Club,...
Cameron Brink #22 of the Los Angeles Sparks plays defense against Bridget Carleton #6 of the Minnesota Lynx on June 5, 2024 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California. Juan Ocampo | National Basketball Association | Getty ImagesNew Balance on Tuesday announced a multiyear deal with the WNBA, joining a...
People play pickleball at Central Park on April 8, 2023 in New York City. Wang Fan | China News Service | Getty ImagesAmerica's fastest-growing sport is also rapidly growing its footprint.Over the past seven years, the number of outdoor public park pickleball courts in major cities has skyrocketed 650%, according...
In this composite image a comparison between Former Boxer Mike Tyson (L) and Jake Paul (R). Tyson and Paul face in July 2024 exhibition fight. Francois Nel | Christian Petersen | Getty ImagesMike Tyson's return to the boxing ring to fight Jake Paul this summer is already seeing soaring ticket...
Ben Johns and Anna Bright play pickleball at the new Life Time at Penn 1 next to Madison Square Garden in New York City on May 4, 2024.Mike Stobe | Getty ImagesLife Time fitness is all in on pickleball.That commitment to America's fastest-growing sport was clear in New York...
A Dave & Buster's location in the Gateway Center shopping complex in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US, on Saturday, March 30, 2024. Bing Guan | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesArcade chain Dave and Buster's plan to allow customer betting isn't winning over everyone.Software company Lucra Sports announced on Tuesday...
A pickleball paddle and balls at the pickleball courts in Tropical Park on March 23, 2023, in Miami. (Jose A. Iglesias/El Nuevo Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)Jose A. Iglesias | El Nuevo Herald | Getty ImagesAmerica's fastest-growing sport, pickleball, is going after a new frontier: India.The United Pickleball...
Dawn Staley just finished leading South Carolina's undefeated season and witnessing the end of Caitlin Clark's record-breaking college career — and she thinks women's basketball is only getting started."I think we are in a moment ... from a place where our game has been held back to now it's...
Shohei Ohtani's former translator Ippei Mizuhara allegedly stole more than $16 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers star to cover millions of dollars of gambling debts, the U.S. attorney's office announced Thursday.The office, which filed a criminal complaint against Mizuhara on Thursday, also said Ohtani had no knowledge of...
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy is cashing in $2.76 million on UConn's big win over Purdue Monday night in the NCAA men's championship game.Portnoy tweeted the massive score off a March 20, $600,000 wager on the Huskies winning the national championship. DraftKings confirmed the bet to CNBC."The greatest bet...