The Women’s National Basketball Players Association announced its opting out of its collective bargaining agreement with the WNBA. …
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GW Expert Available: Caitlin Clark Pens Historic Endorsement Deal With Wilson, Only Other Athlete To Do So Since Michael Jordan
Basketball superstar Caitlin Clark has signed an historic, multiyear endorsement deal with Wilson Sporting Goods that includes a signature basketball line. Clark, the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft and arguably the catalyst for an explosion of interest in…
GW Experts: NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament Kicks Off
March Madness tips off this afternoon, with men’s NCAA basketball teams going head-to-head today and the women’s tournament officially kicking off tomorrow. Interest and enthusiasm in the women’s game has exploded, in large part thanks to Caitlin Clark, an Iowa…
GW Expert on What’s Behind the Explosion of Interest for Women’s Basketball
Selection Sunday is this weekend and collegiate basketball teams are looking to punch their ticket to March Madness. Interest and viewership in women’s college basketball has skyrocketed over the last year, in large part thanks to the stardom and domination…
Sick of sports? Study shows flu deaths rise when pro sports teams move into cities
Given their research indicating public health suffers when a professional sports team makes its home in a new city, West Virginia University economists are asking whether publicly funded subsidies for sports arenas make sense.
Don’t Forget Your Child’s Sports Physical!
David Winter, MD, at Baylor Scott & White Health, answers the most common patient questions and reacts to the latest medical research. How important are sports physicals? (SOT@ :14, TRT :28) What is the difference between a sports physical and…
Injury Prevention Tips from UC San Diego Health Experts during National Basketball Tournament
While many are tuning in to watch the NCAA Division 1 men’s basketball tournament this weekend, cheering on their favorite team to win, accepting an unexpected loss or even inspired to hit the basketball court themselves, experts from UC San…
Hoops 4 Hope Returns
23-year-old fundraiser for the UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center makes a comeback this spring.
Expert: How the Las Vegas Aces’ championship win changes the game for women & the entire sports industry
For decades, Las Vegas — a city world famous for sports betting — was one of the few U.S. metropolises without a professional sports team. That all changed in 2017 when the NHL’s Golden Knights took a gamble by setting up shop in Southern Nevada, soon followed by the WNBA’s Aces and NFL’s Raiders. Just a few short years later, the Aces have upped the ante on their “raise the stakes” tagline and became the first major professional sports team to win a championship for Las Vegas.
Black NBA players have shorter careers than white players
Black players in the NBA have 30% greater odds of leaving the league in any given season than white players who have equivalent performance on the court, a new study finds.
With basketball tournaments looming, 72% of men admit to staying up late to watch sports
A survey by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) shows that many people — men in particular — prioritize watching sports over getting sleep. As the men’s and women’s NCAA basketball tournaments approach, the AASM offers insight on why sleep is important for both viewers and players.
Basketball Game Blurs Party Lines
At the end of each legislative session, New Mexico’s senators and representatives lace up to play a hotly-contested basketball game. No one officially tracks how many games each team has won — or any other statistics — because, in the end, the real winners are New Mexicans who face cancer.
Kids who specialize in a single sport more than 8 months in a year are more likely to get injured.
Tracy Zaslow, MD, is the director of the Sports Concussion Program and medical director of the Sports Medicine Program at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Dr. Zaslow, a team physician for the L.A. Galaxy professional soccer team, understands the goals and…
Top Triton B-Baller Back on Court, with an Assist from UC San Diego Health
As UC San Diego Athletics steps up to NCAA Division I competition level, they do so with another team behind them: UC San Diego Health, now their Official Health Care Provider