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Saudi Arabia to host women's tennis WTA Finals for next 3 years

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Saudi Arabia will host the WTA Finals as part of a three-year deal announced recently by the women's professional tennis tour that will increase the prize money for this November's season-ending championship to a record $15.25 million, a 70% increase from 2023.
The event for the top eight singles players and top eight doubles te ... (full story)

When voters say 'no' to new stadiums, what do professional sports teams do next?

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Like a loss in the playoffs, voter rejection of a stadium tax plan will force the Kansas City Royals and Chiefs to reevaluate their approach.
The defeat recently of a three-eighths cent sales tax to fund a new downtown Royals ballpark and renovate the Chiefs' Arrowhead Stadium was almost assuredl ... (full story)

Running surfaces

Through the years there’s been an ongoing debate within the running community concerning running surfaces.
Some believe that hard surface running is injurious to the legs while others dispute that claim.
And despite the cacophony of assertions put forth by both sides of this issue, the jury’s still out.
Th ... (full story)

After a county restricted transgender women in sports, a roller derby league said, 'No way'

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SEAFORD, N.Y. (AP) — They zip around the rink, armed with helmets, pads and mouthguards. They push, bump and occasionally crash out as they jostle for position on the hardwood floor.
But for the women of the Long Island Roller Rebels, their biggest battle is taking place outside the suburban strip-mall roller rink where th ... (full story)

'The Amazon of Sports' has already cornered baseball's apparel market – and is now on the verge of subsuming baseball cards, too

(THE CONVERSATION) During spring training, Major League Baseball's official uniform supplier, Fanatics, became a focal point for all the wrong reasons.
After arriving in Florida and Arizona, players began to complain about the quality of their new, Fanatics-manufactured uniforms.
One player for the Baltimore Orioles groused ... (full story)