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Why Topps is experimenting with selling 'unsealed' boxes of sports cards
Trading card manufacturer Topps is testing a new strategy to prevent the reselling of sealed products for a profit by shipping boxes without the plastic seal they're normally wrapped in, the company announced Wednesday. Pre-orders for Mega Boxes…
Women's sports is booming. The LPGA is finally figuring out how to be a part of it
The story of the LPGA is 75 years long and filled with generations of icons who pushed the sport forward in their own way. But in a moment when women's sports is exploding, with the WNBA celebrating a multibillion-dollar TV rights deal and women's…
BOYLE Sports sign up offer: Get £40 in free bets for any sport
BOYLE Sports have unveiled a new welcome offer with bettors entitled to £40 in free bets when they register and bet £10 with one of the UK's leading betting sites. The BOYLE Sports welcome offer requires new users to deposit and bet…
Arnold Ventures Awards $2.6 Million For Universities To Research Sports Betting
Arnold Ventures, founded by Laura and John Arnold, is awarding $2.6 million in grants to several universities to study the effects of sports gambling on people. (Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images) Houston Chronicle via Getty…
Frustration as Batley sports pitches damaged by off-road bikes
Damage to a sport pitch in Batley by off-road bikes has prompted a councillor to speak of her 'frustration'. Kirklees councillor Yusra Hussain said photographs taken on 5 July at Batley ARLFC showed the ground covered in tracks from off-road bikes.
Frustration as Batley sports pitches damaged by off-road bikes
Lyra Auld Local Democracy Reporting Service Damage to a sport pitch in Batley by off-road bikes has prompted a councillor to speak of her 'frustration'. Kirklees councillor Yusra Hussain said photographs taken on 5 July at Batley ARLFC showed the…
What Will Banning Transgirls From Sports Mean for Other Girls?
The most recent Supreme Court ruling about transgender girls in sports is no doubt a major blow to transgender athletes, although as Carrie Costello wrote in their blog, it is not anywhere as bad as it could be. It was not a broad ruling denying…
From the Sports Desk: Argentina's great escape
Lionel Messi scored another goal — his eighth of the tournament — to help his team to one of the great World Cup comebacks, a 3-2 win over Egypt despite trailing by two with only 11 minutes of regulation time to play. And in the final…
Steve Pagliuca Says AI, Pharma, Sports Are Key Investment Focus
PagsGroup Chief Executive Officer Stephen Pagliuca sees a clutch of growing industries, including artificial intelligence and sports, as a key focus for investment over the long term. AI is entering a 10-to-20-year growth phase as it shifts from…
Congress might sideline women's sports in the rush to rewrite rules
As a lifelong fan of women's sports, thinking about things like media rights or federal sports policy never really crossed my mind while watching Caitlin Clark drain threes from half court or Dawn Staley make history year after year. But looking…
Knicks' Jalen Brunson taking stage for inaugural WSJ Sports: The Next Sports Economy event
Jalen Brunson's leadership skills helped the Knicks end a 53-year championship drought, and next week he'll be sharing his insights into them as part of a Wall Street Journal Sports event in Manhattan. The NBA Finals MVP will appear alongside CEO…
Court rejects Kalshi's bid to stop New York oversight of sports prediction contracts
Kalshi (KLASHI) suffered a legal setback after a federal judge rejected its request to block New York regulators from overseeing its sports prediction contracts, reported Bloomberg. Judge Analisa Torres ruled that New York's gambling laws are not…
Kalshi Appeals Court Loss in Sports Prediction Market Fight
Kalshi is appealing a New York federal judge's rejection of its bid to block state gambling officials from enforcing local laws against the prediction market platform's sports-related event contracts. In a notice filed on Tuesday in the US District…
The Fight Over Trans Girls' Sports Participation Moves to the November Ballot
This story was originally reported by Brooke Migdon of The 19th. Meet Brooke and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy. Legislatures in left-leaning states have consistently rejected bills that would bar transgender…
No league tables, no trophies: how Norway made sport fun for kids - and built a football team that beat Brazil
At full time, the arithmetic felt wrong. A team from a country of 5.5 million people, back at a World Cup after 28 years away, had just beaten the five-time champions to reach a first quarter-final. During Norway's victory over Brazil on Sunday…
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