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WNBA CBA quadruples salary cap to US$7m in new revenue sharing agreement – SportPro *
WNBA increases salary cap significantly.
WNBA, Finance, Revenue, Women's Sport
The big calls needed to fix Newcastle United – Howe's future, striker signings, brutal transfer decisions and more – The Athletic *
Newcastle United's critical strategic decisions.
Sports Management, Soccer, Strategic Management
What will Caitlin Clark, Paige Bueckers and more WNBA stars on rookie contracts now make? – The Athletic *
Salaries for WNBA stars emerging.
WNBA, Contracts, Sports Management
World Cup 2026 Security Funding Finally Arrives, but the Delay Tells You Plenty – Culture of Sport *
Delayed security funds for World Cup 2026.
World Cup, Security, Funding, Politics, Event Management
I Vibe Coded The Epstein Files Podcast With Claude and Hit 100K Downloads in a Week – Levy's Newsletter
AI drives podcast success rapidly.
AI, Podcast, Marketing, Technology, Media
Professional Sports
Athlete Financing Firm Gets Backing From Former Endeavor Chiefs – Bloomberg
Endeavor executives support athlete financing.
Athlete Financing, Sponsorship, Investment
India sports economy 2025 crosses $2 Billion driven by cricket and media spending – Sport Mint
India's sports economy reaches milestone.
Sports Business, Marketing, Media Rights, Sponsorship, Cricket
Digital & Social
Why Teams Aren't Posting Their Own March Madness Highlights – Front Office Sports *
NCAA limits team highlight postings.
NCAA, Marketing, Media Rights, Social Media
Geek out
Mark Zuckerberg is building an AI agent to help him run Meta – The Wall Street Journal
AI aids executive management at Meta.
AI, Management, Innovation, Business Strategy
Why We Actually Use Vectors: The Conceptual Link Between Linear Algebra and Machine Learning – Medium
Vectors' link to machine learning explained.
Machine Learning, Data Analysis, Sports Technology
AI
OpenAI is throwing everything into building a fully automated researcher – MIT Technology Review *
OpenAI focuses on automated research.
AI, Research, Technology, Sports Analytics
Make you think
Okara – The world's first AI CMO – X
Agentic CMO replacing marketing teams?
AI, Marketing, Business, Technology
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