Author: Jane McManus

Now’s the smart time to invest in women’s pro sports teams

Sue Bird (now retired) of the Seattle Storm exits the locker room before Game Four of the 2022 WNBA Playoffs semifinals.Photo: Steph Chambers (Getty Images) Last month, the WNBA’s Seattle […]

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Billie Jean King talks past, present, future of sports

Billie Jean King and Ilana Kloss discussed gender equity and financing in women’s sports.Image: Beth Berardi/Seton Hall Billie Jean King and Ilana Kloss both spoke at Seton Hall University last […]

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ESPN adds pickleball, doesn’t build around women’s sports

Riley Newman at the 2022 Margaritaville USA Pickleball Nationals Championships Image: Getty Images In a sign that ESPN and other networks can choose to devote broadcast hours to new and […]

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Stop us before we NIL again

Gonzaga University men’s head basketball coach Mark Few testifies during the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing titled “NCAA Athlete NIL Rights” on Wednesday, June 9, 2021.Image: AP The […]

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Buffalo’s Damar Hamlin’s injury brought the sports world to a stand still

Buffalo Bills players waiting for news on Damar Hamlin’s condition after Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest following a hit in last night’s game.Image: Getty Images Medical personnel likely saved Bills’ […]

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Former NFL RB Ricky Williams launches Highsman cannabis brand

RICKY WILLIAMS was sitting on a couch in a smoke-filled room, blazing a joint to celebrate his cannabis lifestyle brand “Highsman” during one of the biggest sports weekends of the […]

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Brittney Griner is free

She’s coming home.Image: Getty Images At long last, a deal has been struck to release WNBA player Brittney Griner from a Russian prison. She was sentenced to a draconian nine […]

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Are Elon Musk’s Twitter and sports headed for a crash?

Is sports Twitter on its way out?Image: Getty Images In 2008 when I started covering the New York Jets, I also joined Twitter. It was a great way to break […]

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