BEDFORD HILLS, NY – OCTOBER 4: Paige Spiranac competes in the Berenberg Invitational on October 4, 2021 in Bedford Hills, New York. (Photo by Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for the Berenberg Invitational)
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In this week’s SportsMoney script: NFL record in disability care, game-changer in women’s cricket and LIV Golf’s broadcast breakthrough. Plus: A kid’s TV star chasing NASCAR dreams.
tennis
Tennis participation in the US has climbed 33% since the start of 2020, and brands are starting to take notice. Lacoste Introduced a new iconic logo for its subtitle player, Daniel Medvedevand upstart sportsman Designed to stand firm by bringing Italian fashion to the field.
racing car
jimmy johnson is adjusting to his new role as team owner, who recently changed his name Legacy Automobile Club. but nascarThe most victorious driver says he’s not ready to give up chasing glory just yet.
football
new Chelsea owner Todd Burleigh made it clear that he would not spend as much on transfer fees as his predecessors, Roman Abramovich. Yet after 15 signings and $330 million, fans don’t know what to believe.
cricket
over 18 years old won the bidding war to broadcast the inauguration Women’s Indian Premier League Beginning in March, experts believe the $116 million deal could be a game-changer for women’s cricket around the world.
NCAA Football
Pac-12 Soccer players will soon be able to comment on their game highlights and earn money, thanks to a partnership between NIL and a new media technology company.
hockey
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma The team is struggling to stay under the league’s $82.5 million salary cap this season, but wilderness Can’t help but lock the 21-year-old striker Matthew Bordi A lucrative seven-year deal.
golf
Paige Spiranac From hopeful pro golfer to the sport’s biggest social media influencer. For her next move, she hopes to attract fans to her own paid content subscription platform.
Featured Stories
Damar Hamlin’s story reveals professional football’s ‘brutal’ record on disability payments
The NFL has assured Damar Hamlin that they will provide him with treatment for the rest of his life. But the league’s record on disability payments stands in stark and brutal contrast. We dig into the long history of what one former player calls a “delay, deny and hope we die” policy.
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Saudi-backed LIV Golf is reportedly close to finalizing a deal to air its events on the CW network. It would be the PGA Tour’s first broadcast deal, a major step toward legitimacy for the controversial golf disruptor, which has so far burned through cash without thinking. In August, we took a closer look at LIV’s business.
last word
“I’ll definitely have a Malcolm in the Middle shirt built for me in the car.” — Frankie Muniz
Frankie Muniz, one of the most recognizable child actors of a generation, has been searching for his identity since his day. The 37-year-old will be racing the NASCAR Club of America (ARCA) series full-time. If he wanted to be a serious racer, he knew he had no time to waste. Read more about his journey.
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