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Sales of Dream tickets soar after Angel Reese acquisitionThe Atlanta Dream's acquisition this week of Angel Reese in a trade with the Chicago Sky sent ticket sales soaring.,StubHub posted this on social media Thursday: ,"Atlanta Dream ticket demand spiked 15x after trading for Angel Reese, the largest single day spike in franchise history," read the messa...

Austin FC acquire Joseph Rosales from MNUFC for $1.5MAustin FC acquired defender/midfielder Joseph Rosales from Minnesota United FC in exchange for $1.5 million, the clubs announced Tuesday.,Minnesota retained a percentage of any future trade or transfer fee if the player is traded or sold above a certain monetary amount.,Rosales, 25, signed a new con...

Eagles RB Saquon Barkley leads NFL in retail salesPhiladelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley hurdled to the top of the NFL's year-end list for retail sales, the NFLPA announced on Wednesday.,The Super Bowl LIX champion and 2024 NFL rushing leader became the first running back since 2017 to finish No. 1 on the chart, which tracked the sales of ...

Expansion Valkyries first WNBA team to hit 10K season tickets

The Golden State Valkyries are the first WNBA team to sell 10,000 seasons tickets, the expansion team said.,The Valkyries are the first team to join the league since 2008 and will begin play May 16 at home against the Los Angeles Sparks. The Valkyries will share Chase Center with the Warriors.,"This...

Minnesota United sign M Joseph Rosales to new contract

Minnesota United FC announced a new deal Thursday with midfielder/defender Joseph Rosales.,The 23-year-old Honduran international is under contract through 2027 with a club option for 2028.,Rosales is tied for ninth in MLS with 10 assists through 21 matches (19 starts) this season.,"Joseph has been ...

A’ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart are the WNBA’s Bird and Magic

There’s nothing worse than an ending that doesn’t offer a definite ending. Think The Sopranos cutting to black in the diner or Emmy-winning GLOW being canceled on a cliffhanger during the pandemic as the ‘94 MLB strike-shortened season of series finales. Last month, Winning Time ended with the Bosto...

If the WNBA was treated like a white league, decisions about Brittney Griner’s safety and chartered flights wouldn’t have to be made

Brittney Griner is back in the news — but she didn’t have to be. Over the last few days, conversations about women’s basketball dominated the sports world after Griner was harassed at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport by a Blaze Media YouTube personality — a white man. What came next was a ren...

The WNBA finally gets the sports documentary it deserves

In the early days of the WNBA, it wasn’t a given that the league was going to make it. A new film set for theatrical release this weekend, Unfinished Business, goes back to the first year through the lens of the New York Liberty, to lay out the stakes those young players experienced....