Decade of NBA Jersey Sales Reveals Surprising Player Trends
Top 10 best-selling NBA jerseys in every season since 2004 What surprises you here? ⬇️ https://t.co/L6hbe9ofaw
Flattened Lottery Odds May Spur More NBA Tanking
I like aspects of the NBA anti-tanking proposal, but I'm wary of flattened lottery odds, since flattening the odds in 2019 actually led to more tanking An 8.1% chance at the No. 1 pick for the 11-seed seems like a strong...
Post‑NIL Era Pushes Later‑Round Draft Ages Up
Interesting NFL Draft data ⬇️ Average age of picks on the 2nd and 3rd days has spiked since college football players became allowed to make money from NIL starting in 2021-22 (making it more lucrative to stay in school) 1st Round picks,...
Rookie Pay Jumps 18%, Top Four Exceed $50M
NFL rookie contract values for the top 12 picks ⬇️ • Rookie salaries are up ~18% • Top 4 picks will each earn >$50 million • Steep drop-off early in 1st round... Mendoza will make 2x the No. 11 pick Caleb Downs https://t.co/sPk3QXNGSe
Rookie Salary Slots Keep New Picks Below 2010 Record
No. 1 NFL Draft pick Fernando Mendoza is in line for a 4-year, $57.3 million contract thanks to the league's rookie salary slot system Before 2011, rookies could negotiate contracts, which is why Sam Bradford's rookie contract from 2010 is still...
Spurs Postpone Fiesta Jersey Night Until Second Round
The San Antonio Spurs told @Sportico that they will not have another Fiesta shirt night until the second round And, in adherence to the NBA's policy of only primary jerseys in the Conference Finals and Finals, they wouldn't wear the Fiesta...
Saudi Fund Mulls LIV Golf Funding Cut, No Decision Yet
Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund is considering cutting its funding of LIV Golf, but nothing has been decided yet The competing golf tour has dished out quite a bit of prize money in just four years 💰 https://t.co/oUquuFeZvS
Masters Winner's Prize Soars to $4.5 Million
A lot on the line today at #TheMasters The Masters winner's prize has ballooned to $4.5 million over the past few years ⛳️💰 https://t.co/URXtjAGxAr
Women's Final Viewership Doubles Pre‑Clark, Still Below Spike
The women's March Madness final drew 9.9 million viewers That's well short of the Caitlin Clark spike two years ago, but more than double the numbers of the pre-Clark era https://t.co/kIohq3EMsj
Jon Rahm Tops Earnings, $102M Driven by LIV
Jon Rahm was the highest-paid golfer in the world over the past 12 months, earning $102 million, with a sizable chunk of that coming from his contract with LIV Golf https://t.co/w4jVbxzdOO
Angel Reese Leads WNBA in Instagram Followers
Angel Reese, who was traded yesterday to the Atlanta Dream, has the most Instagram followers of any WNBA player https://t.co/XYgYykSyhA
Michael Jordan Tops All-Time Athlete Earnings at $4.5 B
Michael Jordan is the highest-paid athlete of all-time by far He earned $275 million in 2025, mostly from Nike, to bring his lifetime inflation-adjusted earnings up to $4.5 billion, per @Sportico https://t.co/B2kON527ow