The Golden Years can look pretty blue. Just ask Serena Williams. The sports icon notes in her Vogue cover story that she’s “evolving away from tennis.” She doesn’t like the Read more
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Big Ten hopes to earn at least $1.5 billion annually in media rights deal
Before USC and UCLA announced they would join the Big Ten in 2024, the conference was already on track to garner up to $1 billion annually in its new media Read more
Highest-paid female athletes: Osaka, Williams and how they make their millions
The coronavirus pandemic did not stall the earnings of female sports stars. The 10 highest-earning female athletes made a combined $167 million before taxes in 2021, a 23% jump from Read more
Serena Williams retiring from tennis to focus on family — and her venture-capital firm
Tennis star Serena Williams says she is retiring from tennis. Williams announced the news in a Vogue articled published on Tuesday morning that she co-wrote with writer Rob Haskell. Williams Read more
Pete Rose downplays sexual misconduct claims: ‘It was 55 years ago, babe’
Baseball legend Pete Rose downplayed allegations that he had sex with an underage woman in the 1970s as, “It was 55 years ago, babe.” That’s what the former pro baseball Read more
FuboTV will ‘no longer pursue’ in-house sports betting on its own
FuboTV will no longer run its in-house sports betting platform independently, and will be seeking “strategic opportunities” to operate the wagering arm of its business. The American streaming service, which Read more
‘Free BG!’ Sports world reacts to Brittney Griner’s 9-year prison sentence
U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner has been convicted and sentenced to nine years in prison over drug possession and smuggling charges in Russia, which President Joe Biden called “unacceptable” on Read more
WNBA star Brittney Griner sentenced to 9 years in Russian prison
KHIMKI, Russia (AP) — U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner was convicted Thursday in Russia of drug possession and sentenced to nine years in prison following a politically charged trial that Read more
Calvin Ridley salary: $1,500 in bets could cost him $11 million in salary
The National Football league suspended star wide receiver Calvin Ridley in March for at least one season for betting on NFL games, the league announced. The NFL said Ridley bet Read more
Phil Mickelson and 10 other LIV golfers sue PGA Tour over antitrust claims
Phil Mickelson and 10 other golfers filed an antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour on Wednesday after the PGA Tour suspended them and banned other players who joined the LIV Read more