After a historic run to the women’s national championship game, the University of Iowa’s athletic department has paused ticket sales for next season after soaring demand, according to a report from Chad Leistikow of the Des Moines Register. Click here to read the story at si.com. Discussion Questions:
From the mid-1990s to the early 2000s, NASCAR exploded in popularity. Click here to read the story at frontstretch.com. Discussion Questions:
Heading into next week’s playoffs, the Milwaukee Bucks have the best record in the NBA. They posted this season’s longest winning streak (16 games), and they’ve gone about their business without the drama that makes for headlines and fuels talking-head debate shows. Click here to read the story at fastcompany.com. Read more…
As expected, the USFL and XFL split the already-limited spring football audience in their first head-to-head. Click here to read the story at sportsmediawatch.com. Discussion Questions:
That’s the fast version of the Julio Rodríguez story. It is apropos to the Mariners’ center fielder and the way baseball will be played this year. Julio is fast. Fast runner. Fast talker. Fast learner. Fast tracked. Click here to read the story at si.com. Discussion Questions:
The Pokémon Company has finally revealed some details on its most anticipated product: Pokémon Sleep. Click here to read the story at theverge.com. Discussion Questions:
If the NFL is considering expansion and adding more franchises, the league is going to look outside the United States for its next venture. Click here to read the story at cbssports.com. Discussion Questions:
The Yankees, perhaps the most famous baseball team on the planet, have a cool 1 million followers on TikTok. Click here to read the story at marketingbrew.com. Discussion Questions:
With a wide-reaching campaign from its new agency of record, MLB may be looking to turn the tides of slipping viewership: The 2022 World Series drew 12 million views on average per game, one of the least watched championship series in history. Click here to read the story at marketingdive.com. Discussion Read more…
CODA aside, Apple TV Plus has yet to really become synonymous with hit movies the way the company clearly wants it to. Click here to read the story at theverge.com. Discussion Questions: