Baseball

8/22/2025 |  WNBA breaks single-season attendance record that had stood since 2002 (Associated Press (AP)) NEW YORK (AP) — With 2 1/2 weeks left in the WNBA’s regular season, the league has already broken its single-season attendance record.
League officials announced Thursday that the league’s 13 teams have drawn a total of 2,501,609 fans over 226 games this season, surpassing the previous mark that was set in 2002 when the league had 16 teams. It also took the WNBA 256 games to reach the milestone in 2002.

8/22/2025 |  How MLB’s upcoming deals will change how you watch out-of-market, Sunday night and Wild Card games (Associated Press (AP)) When ESPN opted out of its contract with Major League Baseball in February, the network was hoping to get a reworked package at a lower cost while Commissioner Rob Manfred thought the sport could optimize its rights in the short term for Home Run Derby and Wild Card round.
In the end, both parties may get what they want.

8/22/2025 |  New York Yankees announce George Costanza sleeping bobblehead giveaway (ESPN) The first 18,000 fans at the Yankees' Thursday matchup against the Boston Red Sox received a bobblehead of George Costanza sleeping under his desk. It coincided with "Seinfeld Night" at Yankee Stadium. Fans made sure to arrive as early as five hours before first pitch to snag the bobblehead.

8/22/2025 |  ESPN to maintain $550 million/year rights fee in new MLB deal (Sports Media Watch) After all that, not only is ESPN poised to continue airing Major League Baseball games after this season, it will reportedly do so for the same rights fee it currently pays.
ESPN and Major League Baseball are close to a three-year media rights deal worth $550 million/year, according to Joe Flint and Isabella Simonetti of The Wall Street Journal. 

8/21/2025 |  Women are flocking to DC for a historic pro baseball tryout. Here are some players to know (Associated Press (AP)) Hundreds of women will flock to Washington on Friday to take their first swings at turning pro baseball dreams into reality.
Some at the historic tryout will be seasoned veterans and trailblazers in the women’s game. Plenty others are beginners chasing a shot at the pros.s