Now official, official.

A massive congrats to Lauri Looie Harris, USA Cheer and STUNT. The fastest of any sport in history to go from emerging sport status to championship status.

“Helped” the operative word here. Success has many parents. But thanks for the kind words, Zee. Very excited about the future of cricket.

Bit of art/science in valuations pieces like these (I think every number is low!), but the trajectory is obvious...up and to the right. Thanks to Brett Knight and co for the thoughtful story and tolerating my ongoing feedback.

New owner in the Denver group!

This is fantastic.

Card-carrying member of Team USA, but man, O Canada at full throat absolutely rips.

If you're looking for someone to cheer for this week The Open, might I suggest Ryan Peake. Great piece by Evin Priest and Joel Beall for Golf Digest golfdigest.com/story/british-…

Cool for the summer? Nah, the NWSL is just heating up. 🔥 With a massive jump in global tournament presence, NWSL players showed up and out around the world, scoring goals and winning titles. Off the pitch, the NWSL has seen growth across viewership, attendance, social

Glass half-full: we won't have to pay attention to a play-in game we inevitably lose this season...

Breaking News: Cheerleading Injury Rates Now Among Lowest in High School Sports, Says USA Cheer New injury data released by USA Cheer shows cheer ranks 17th out of 20 high school sports in injury rates. Catastrophic injuries down 85%. ER visits lower than basketball, soccer, and

Big Diego Luna fan and this is a great piece. But also, Jeff Rueter writes that the MLS counts hockey assists, which was news to me and is awesome. For all the goofy stats that have become all-too-common in soccer coverage...secondary assists should be the standard!

Bay Area friends! And those who like to travel to the Bay Area! The National Women’s Soccer League Championship has turned into one of the must attend weeks on the sports (and sports business) calendar. If you've never been, buy your tix, book your flights, and I'll see you there.

Yes, yes, my newsletter kickoff will be about ESPN's big launch tomorrow ... But the CNBC Sport videocast guest is ....

Wake up babe it's captain's picks day

I know it’s dangerous (and hope everyone is safe and having fun). I know it should result in fines on the host schools for making it so easy. But MAN I love a student section just flooding the field. Gonna be a fun night in Charlottesville.

ESPN's Mike Farrell produced and directed this amazing piece for our ESPN Triple Header tonight. A brilliant idea and flawless execution. There is nothing like hockey. Find a quiet spot and watch this. Stay present. Stay grateful. Keep doing hard things. Game 1 is here. 🫶🏻❤️

A typically tremendous column on an outrageous baseball game (where Othani reached based NINE times). Thanks for this, Jeff Passan