Adam Minter

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Adam Minter

Anything that increases the game’s offense will attract much-needed fans and attention for the league. The biggest story in Major League Baseball isn’t a player, a win streak or even an inflated payroll. It’s the slight bulge in the bats wielded by a handful of players during the 2025 season’s first week. The unusual profile has inspired a nickname — torpedo bat — and some big hits from players who wield it. Fans have a reason to be excited.

3 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Adam Minter

It may upset the fans of losing clubs, but franchises that are able and willing to spend big on star players give the league as a whole the biggest ROI. Major League Baseball’s opening weekend is usually a time for optimism. Every team begins with the same record, every batter has the same average, and everyone — including the fans — feels like they can win. But this year’s opener feels a bit different, thanks to the strength of the 2024 World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers.

4 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Adam Minter

With a $20.5 million NIL revenue sharing cap looming, football-first athletic departmentsmay tighten the purse strings when it comes to college basketball. College football’s mightiest association, the Southeastern Conference, or SEC, prides itself on dominating the gridiron, not the hardwood. But this year, following a disappointing run at the College Football Championships, the conference is taking a big shot at a men’s college basketball championship.

1 month ago | bloomberg.com | Adam Minter

The NCAA continues undervaluing the players, even after they proved themselves in last year’s breakout season. Even before the first shot, the 2025 edition of March Madness is shaping up to be the most lucrative NCAA women’s college basketball tournament ever. Advertising space for the championship, which will air on ABC, sold out months ago, with rates exceeding $1 million for 30 seconds.

1 month ago | jhnewsandguide.com | Adam Minter

The NCAA men’s basketball tournament tips off this week, and the odds of an exciting Cinderella run by one of the lower-seeded teams has never felt more remote. The problem is that the underdog schools that might go on a win streak are increasingly losing players to name brand schools with the resources to recruit and pay them. NBA legend Stephen Curry wants to do something about it.