LA28’s Mingey, Chun leave to launch Onboard Sports Advisory
After helping build the commercial engine behind LA28, executives Dave Mingey and Hayle Chun have left their respective roles to launch Onboard Sports Advisory.
SBJ Women’s Sports: Unrivaled’s plan for growth in its second season
The January 6 edition of the SBJ Women's Sports newsletter reports on the role media content will play in Unrivaled's second season, data on how sports teams manage menstrual issues for women athletes and different paths for League One Volleyball and Major League Volleyball in their second seasons.
What to watch as LOVB, Major League Volleyball forge different paths for growth
For much of last season, any talk about pro volleyball was closely followed by speculation about consolidation. With that somewhat settled for the moment after the consolidation of two leagues, now the focus is on a path ahead that includes League One Volleyball and Major League Volleyball expanding...
Unrivaled sees content as a key to second-season growth
Maybe I’m sharing too much about my algorithm, but Unrivaled has been inescapable on social media over the last several weeks. From Paige Bueckers trolling, well, just about anyone on the Miami campus to Natasha Cloud making custom crop tops of Phantom gear, it’s been an all-out push toward season t...
INTRO - Women’s Sports Jan 6
Happy 2026, folks! I hope you all had great holidays and are ready for what the new year brings. (Being a little stressed is OK, too. Milan Cortina is in 30 days, and chill ain’t exactly the vibe over here. 😬)
Inside the explosive growth of women’s sports-focused podcasts
A chance meeting on an Australian wine-tasting tour during the 2023 Women’s World Cup helped lead to Sarah Spain’s women’s sports podcast, “Good Game.”
LA28 to open ticketing registration in January
LA28 organizers have outlined their first phase of ticketing, with registration and sales set to start next year.
WNBA stars talk CBA negotiations at USA Basketball camp
DURHAM, N.C. - The WNBA’s collective bargaining negotiations have slightly less than a month until the next deadline to come to an agreement, with the league and union still in talks that Fever G Caitlin Clark characterized as “down to the wire a little bit.”
IAF panel tackles challenges to Olympic, women’s sports among collegiate model changes
LAS VEGAS -- More than just greater revenue for two sports is in flux as collegiate sports navigates myriad changes from the House settlement, with a panel at SBJ’s Intercollegiate Athletics Forum discussing the threats to Olympic and women’s sports.
Yormark says Big 12 won’t sell equity stake to PE
The Big 12 won’t look to public equity to buy a stake in the league but would consider a partnership that might offer an opportunity to help grow the business, Commissioner Brett Yormark said at SBJ’s Intercollegiate Athletics Forum on Tuesday.