A year and a half ago, a vast majority of Americans had no idea who she was, an athletic young woman tucked away in a Midwestern university town, known to women’s college basketball fans but otherwise hidden from the gaze of the national media. Now Caitlin Clark is the most popular athlete in the nation, … Read more
Amazon After jam-packed upfronts Monday, with NBCUniversal, Fox and Telemundo all presenting, we’re back for Day 2. Amazon is leading things off with its inaugural upfronts presentation, taking the stage live from Pier 36. Sports are expected to play a big role, with an emphasis on “Thursday Night Football” and rumors swirling around a potential … Read more
Fireworks go off as the Belem, the three-masted sailing ship bringing the Olympic flame from Greece, enters the Old Port in Marseille, southern France, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. After leaving Marseille, a vast relay route is undertaken before the torch odyssey ends on July 27 in Paris. The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will run from … Read more
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen, of the Netherlands, steers his car during the Formula One Miami … [+] Grand Prix auto race, Sunday, May 5, 2024, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) Sharp Alpha Advisors, a venture capital firm based in New York City, has raised $25 million for its second fund that is … Read more
I have three kids under the age of 10, including two grade school-aged daughters, which means Taylor Swift music is unavoidable in our house (not that I mind). When her song, “This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things” comes on, I admit that sometimes my thoughts turn to Minnesota sports and how that Swift … Read more
Nascar will launch an in-season tournament with a US$1 million prize in 2025. An in-season tournament is the latest step from Nascar to spice up the regular season away from the jeopardy of the playoffs, with the National Basketball Association (NBA) seeing great success from a similar experiment this season. This tournament falls hand in … Read more
Forget all the immediate draft grades, even if I do them. The reality is they mean nothing. It’s too soon. Wait three years. You have to let the picks and decisions marinate before truly giving them a real grade. That’s what I do here with the 2021 NFL Draft. I am regrading every team, but … Read more
Indiana Fever’s Caitlin Clark (22) goes to the basket against Atlanta Dream’s Nia Coffey (12) and Aerial Powers (23) during the second half of a WNBA preseason basketball game Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) FILE – Las Vegas Aces’ A’ja Wilson holds up the championship trophy as she celebrates with her … Read more
The Chiefs will open the 2024 regular season with back-to-back home games against AFC North opponents. Monday brought word that they will host the Ravens on Thursday, September 5 in the first game of the season. On Tuesday, we learned who they will play in Week Two. The Bengals will be at Arrowhead Stadium on … Read more
