WNBA to expand Finals to 7-game series next season

WNBA to expand Finals to 7-game series next season

NEW YORK – The WNBA will expand its Finals next year to a best-of-seven format, the league announced Thursday. The league currently has a best-of-five semifinals and finals in its playoffs with a best-of-three first round. “This will give our fans a championship series format that they are accustomed to seeing in other sports,” WNBA … Read more

NCAA pilot study finds widespread social media harassment of athletes, coaches and officials

NCAA pilot study finds widespread social media harassment of athletes, coaches and officials

COLUMBIA, S.C. – An NCAA study on social media abuse of athletes, coaches and other officials during championship events found nearly one in five posts that were flagged by an AI-based algorithm and determined to be abusive involved sexual harassment and 12% were related to sports betting, according to results of the pilot study released … Read more