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The Sponsorless Market for Sports Championship Rings
Before Tuesday night's NBA season opener, the New York Knicks will be awarded their 2026 championship rings, the final ceremonial flourish commemorating their first title in 53 years. Until the rings are presented to the players, their provenance…
Assumption announces creation of the Larry Lucchino Institute for the Study of Sports
Add Boston.com on Google (opens in a new tab) Add Boston.com as your preferred source on Google to see more of our stories. Smarts, toughness, and a desire to give back are a few of the hallmarks of Larry Lucchino's legacy. A new institute at…
Wii Sports is back on the Switch 2, and it rules
Nintendo Switch Sports Resort is quietly one of the console's most important games. Nintendo Switch Sports Resort is quietly one of the console's most important games. Andrew Webster is an entertainment editor covering streaming, virtual worlds…
What F1's return to Africa means for a continent long overlooked by global sports
Though human rights groups call it sportswashing, analysts say Formula 1's choice of Rwanda to host its first African race since the 1990s can become a watershed moment for the continent's sports industry — if it can deliver lasting…
Adidas Lifts Outlook on Robust Demand for Apparel, Sports Gear
Adidas AG lifted its full-year earnings forecast after booking US tariff refunds and keeping prices high on hot-selling apparel and sports products. The German sportswear maker now expects operating profit of €2.5 billion ($2.8 billion) this…
I have seen the future of sports games and it is called just volleyball
Earlier this year, I embarked on a pivotal journey, one that I'm sure upon finishing will change me for good: I started watching Haikyu!! It's my first sports anime (when you're a chubby little muffin like I was, you take more interest in Not…
'More likely to gamble than play': The grassroots question over Melbourne's sporting future
When Jess Miller's council went head to head with a cashed-up data centre operator over 7000 square metres of open space, $70 million was the steep price to secure the land for a public sports ground. It's a battle happening in cities around…
How Data Has Become So Important in Sports
There used to be a time when sports coaches and athletes relied on gut feelings and intuition. Experience also played a part in how a game or event would be approached and played. These subjective factors informed training and games alike, with…
How new and refurbished arenas and stadiums are shutting out loyal sports fans
PHILADELPHIA — A few months before basketball superstar LeBron James made his decision to join the 76ers, season ticket holder Aaron Selkow was also staring down a crossroad: does he renew for a 59th season or has the buzzer sounded on the…
Over $963,000 worth of graded Pokémon and sports cards were stolen from Fedex
Photo by Marcin Golba/NurPhoto via Getty Images Andrew Liszewski is a senior reporter who's been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Last week over 200 packages of…
Connections: Sports Edition Hint Today: Answers for Oct. 21, # 758
I saw the yellow and green categories pretty quickly in today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition. The others might be tougher, though the purple one was easier than most purple groups. Read on for hints and the answers. Yellow group hint: Scoring in…
Sport-Australia warns against early specialisation for young athletes
SYDNEY, Oct 21 (Reuters) – The Australian Sports Commission has advised that encouraging promising young athletes to participate in different physical activities, including play, rather than specialise early in a single sport is…
Nintendo Switch Sports Resort Is a Masterpiece
Casual gaming is a term that most of us who are passionate about the video game medium are conditioned to hear as a pejorative. Casual games are superficial, we think reflexively. In trying to please everyone, they're designed for the lowest common…
Better Consumer Stock for 2026: Airbnb vs. DICK'S Sporting Goods
As global travel demand shifts and specialty retail adapts to new consumer habits, investors face a choice between two industry leaders. Should you buy Airbnb (ABNB +0.84%) or DICK'S Sporting Goods (DKS -0.48%)? Airbnb transformed the travel…
Polymarket US Offers Sports, Crypto Contracts as Kalshi Petition Remains Pending
Polymarket US offers sports, political and cryptocurrency event contracts to U.S. retail traders, adding a federally designated marketplace while a pending Supreme Court petition puts state authority over sports trading in focus. The legal question…
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