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The Knicks' home opener against the 76ers is BY FAR the most expensive regular-season game in NBA history. The current get-in price is just under $2,000, which is more than it costs to attend every other NBA team's home opener combined ($1,500). (Ticket prices via @TickPick)

I spent the last 24 hours digging into Jalen Hurts' injury. The TLDR is that several players have returned from similar injuries, but if Hurts misses significant time or is forced to retire, we could see a nine-figure lawsuit. READ MORE: huddleup.substack.com/p/jale…

The College Football Playoff is expanding from 12 to 24 teams, but money didn't drive this decision. I ran the numbers, and even with ESPN paying an extra $350 million, each school will only walk away with an additional $1-3 million. Here's the math: huddleup.substack.com/p/the-…

Allowing viewers to hear the conversation between referees and the replay center has been one of the best additions to the college football viewing experience. Every conference should do it.

With an average ticket purchase price of $277, this year’s WNBA Finals is the most expensive on record. (Ticket prices via @TickPick)

Vinny Mauri is one of the coolest stories in sports right now. He is already one of the fastest American marathon runners ever, yet he's run only two marathons, doesn't have a coach, and usually trains indoors on a treadmill at Planet Fitness.

This camera transition during the F1 race was super cool. It looks like they are using AI to sync two cameras — one in the pits and another on top of the car. You can see it when the footage speeds up at the very end.

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With Hurricane Isaias hitting before tonight's Alabama-Georgia game, Alabama's SubAir system will be tested. Alabama installed the system beneath its football field as part of a multi-million-dollar renovation project. Fourteen wireless underground sensors monitor conditions like moisture, temperature, and oxygen. The system then pulls moisture out through a drainage system when the field gets too wet. The company that installed the system says it can do an hour's worth of drainage in about three minutes. The system also has built-in temperature controls with an underground heating system, allowing Alabama to heat up the field when it gets cold. This is the same system used at Augusta National, and it paid off when Alabama received half an inch of rain before its 2023 home opener. The SubAir system automatically kicked on, and in just 17 minutes, the moisture level dropped from 25% to 16% — the exact level Alabama likes to play all its football games at. Pretty cool!

Long-time followers will be aware that I'm a huge fan of @JoePompliano's Huddle Up newsletter. Today's is particularly good. If you're as fascinated by the business of sport as I am, I cannot recommend it highly enough. huddleup.substack.com/p/how-…

I just read through McLaren Racing's entire 48-page financial report, and the details are wild. • $780 million in 2025 revenue • Headcount increased to 1,246 • Average employee salary of $138,000 • Zak Brown personally earned $108 million READ MORE: huddleup.substack.com/p/how-…

Wild breakdown. Executive pay and top-earner packages are explicitly carved out of the F1 cost cap anyway, which gives elite constructors massive leeway.

Last weekend's Chiefs-Raiders game averaged 28.4 million viewers on CBS. That makes it the most-watched NFL game of the season so far.

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The market for Alex Ovechkin's final home game has exploded since he announced his retirement this morning. The get-in price before the season was $372, but now it's $805. That's more expensive than Game 5 of last year's Stanley Cup. (Ticket prices via @TickPick)

Formula 1 was in Malaysia this past weekend and will be in Singapore next weekend, so Valtteri Bottas is cycling between the two circuits. His route will likely cover 250 miles and take 14-16 hours of cycling overall, plus it's also super hot and humid.