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forbes.com - Roberta F. Rodrigues - Unrivaled Basketball Valued At $650 Million After New Funding Round, League Says
Unrivaled Basketball Valued At $650 Million After New Funding Round, League Says
Forbes

MEDLEY, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 21: Angel Reese #5 of Rose goes up for a shot against the Lunar Owls during the second half at Wayfair Arena on February 21, 2025 in Medley, Florida. (Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images) Unrivaled Basketball has surpassed…

si.com - Hugh Straine - Predicting Duke Basketball's Top 3 Defensive Players This Season
Predicting Duke Basketball's Top 3 Defensive Players This Season
Sports Illustrated

The Duke Blue Devils are once again entering the college basketball season as one of the heavyweight favorites to win the National Championship. Head coach Jon Scheyer built a roster that's legitimately difficult to find a weakness in, at least on…

si.com - Trent Knoop - Michigan Basketball Looked at a Stunning Number of Backup PGs Before Landing Kenny Noland
Michigan Basketball Looked at a Stunning Number of Backup PGs Before Landing Kenny Noland
Sports Illustrated

Michigan enters the final contest of its three-game foreign tour overseas. The Wolverines have suffered two losses, and starting point guard Elliot Cadeau has faced foul issues. He has fouled out in both games so far, and Michigan doesn't appear to…

si.com - Kenneth Teape - Iowa State Receives Fair Big 12 Basketball Standings Projection
Iowa State Receives Fair Big 12 Basketball Standings Projection
Sports Illustrated

The Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team has turned into one of the most consistently productive programs in the country under head coach T.J. Otzelberger. He has been at the helm for five seasons, taking over for Steve Prohm, who went 2-22 in…

mymotherlode.com - AP News - Unrivaled women's basketball league is valued at $650 million after new funding round
Unrivaled women's basketball league is valued at $650 million after new funding round
myMotherLode.com

Unrivaled has raised funds that put its valuation at $650 million, the 3-on-3 women's basketball league announced Wednesday. That's nearly double its valuation from a year ago, when the league closed a Series B funding round. Unrivaled also…

si.com - Joshua Schulman - Kansas Basketball Set to Host Top-20 2027 Recruit on Official Visit This Week
Kansas Basketball Set to Host Top-20 2027 Recruit on Official Visit This Week
Sports Illustrated

Kansas lost the commitment of 5-star forward Javon Bardwell earlier this month, bringing the Jayhawks back to zero pledges in the Class of 2027. However, Bill Self is working his tail off on the recruiting trail to land his next target. According…

si.com - Seamus Rohrer - Wisconsin Basketball now has Three Blue-Chip Players Committed in Stacked '27 Class
Wisconsin Basketball now has Three Blue-Chip Players Committed in Stacked '27 Class
Sports Illustrated

As we race towards the start of Wisconsin football season, it's easy to forget that Wisconsin basketball appears to have an extremely bright future. This summer, Wisconsin secured the commitment of both Jalen Brown and Baboucarr Ann, both of whom…

refreshmiami.com - Nancy Dahlberg - For the win, Miami-based basketball startup league Unrivaled raises $100M+ Series C
For the win, Miami-based basketball startup league Unrivaled raises $100M+ Series C
Refresh Miami

Unrivaled, the Miami-based 3-on-3 women's basketball league founded by WNBA stars Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier in 2023, has raised more than $100 million in a Series C funding round, pushing its valuation to $650 million as the league…

news-gazette.com - JOE VOZZELLI jvozzelli@news-gazette.com - Green Street | Retention 'the secret sauce' in women's college basketball right now
Green Street | Retention 'the secret sauce' in women's college basketball right now
The News-Gazette

Welcome to 'Green Street,' your dose of women's college basketball news from Illini beat writer and AP Top 25 voter Joe Vozzelli. He'll offer up insight on Shauna Green's Illini team and the women's game at large every week on Monday, Wednesday and…

newsweek.com - Eileen Falkenberg-Hull - NFL and college football are marketing gold mines
NFL and college football are marketing gold mines
Newsweek

In the sports-mad United States, football casts the longest shadow. Not to be confused with soccer, American football is the nation's most popular sport by a wide margin. A 2025 poll from S&P Global found that 51% of surveyed adults watched…

bloomberg.com - Matt Levine - Predict the KPIs
Predict the KPIs
Bloomberg

Classically, a share of stock in a company is worth the present value of the expected future earnings of the company. Therefore, a share of stock is a bet on the future earnings of the company: If this quarter's earnings are surprisingly good, or…

bleacherreport.com - Mike Chiari - Jaylen Brown's No. 7 'Likely' to Be Retired by Celtics in Future, Brad Stevens Says
Jaylen Brown's No. 7 'Likely' to Be Retired by Celtics in Future, Brad Stevens Says
Bleacher Report

Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens expressed his belief this week that Jaylen Brown's No. 7 jersey will one day be retired by the organization. According to Avery Hill of the Boston Globe, Stevens brought up the topic…

nytimes.com - Dan Woike - Joey and Jesse Buss make post-Lakers move with Padres investment: Sources
Joey and Jesse Buss make post-Lakers move with Padres investment: Sources
The New York Times

Buss Sports Capital, the investment group founded by brothers Joey and Jesse Buss in the wake of their family's sale of the Los Angeles Lakers to Mark Walter last year, has reached a deal to acquire approximately 5 percent of the San Diego Padres…

espn.com - Aishwarya Kumar - From Ewing to Garnett, these NCAA volleyball players have legendary dads
From Ewing to Garnett, these NCAA volleyball players have legendary dads
ESPN

Kevin Garnett scoots closer to his computer screen and stares intently at me through Zoom. Then he looks off to the side. Like he's trying to conjure the specific memory his daughter shared with me earlier. I tell the NBA legend that Kapri told me…

si.com - Ryan Eichten - How Timberwolves' Ownership Change Affects Tim Connelly's Future in Minnesota
How Timberwolves' Ownership Change Affects Tim Connelly's Future in Minnesota
Sports Illustrated

Last week, a surprising bit of news broke as Marc Lore sold his majority stake in the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx, just a year after gaining full control of the franchise from Glen Taylor. Unlike other recent sales of NBA teams, including the…

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