The 2023 MLB regular season is in its final week, and the league’s national media partners are closing the year on a disappointing note. Click here to read the story at awfulannouncing.com. Discussion Questions:
As the first Sunday of the 2023 NFL season arrives, the league is reminding fans where they can find out-of-market games — and where they can’t. Click here to read the story at yahoosports.com. Discussion Questions:
The grass and cash may look greener elsewhere, but the tradeoff for college conference realignment is often more losing. Few teams have sustained success in new leagues in the past 20 years. Click here to read the story at usatoday.com. Discussion Questions:
A quiet conference final round has slowed the NHL’s pace, but Stanley Cup playoff viewership remains at a five-year high. Click here to read the story at sportsmediawatch.com. Discussion Questions:
On Saturday afternoon, the WNBA will play its first-ever game in Canada in front of a sold-out crowd of nearly 20,000 fans in Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena, home of the NBA’s Raptors. The preseason clash between the Minnesota Lynx and Chicago Sky will serve as both preparation for the teams before the start of the W’s 27th campaign Read more…
From the mid-1990s to the early 2000s, NASCAR exploded in popularity. Click here to read the story at frontstretch.com. Discussion Questions:
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:
The eroding economics of regional sports networks made little difference: Major League Baseball teams are still hot assets. Click here to read the story at Forbes.com. Discussion Questions:
When Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes upset the top-ranked and previously undefeated South Carolina Gamecocks in the second semifinal of the 2023 NCAA women’s basketball tournament on Friday night a lot of people watched. Also, Iowa’s Elite 8 victory over Louisville out-rated any NBA regular season game broadcast on Read more…
The 2023 World Baseball Classic was a rousing success on a host of levels including attendance, television viewership, and more. When looking inside the numbers, it wasn’t just in North America that the tournament excelled; it was worldwide. Click here to read the story at Forbes.com. Discussion Questions: