NBA's Warriors Are Now Worth $14.5 Billion

Sports business outlet Sportico values the average NBA team at $6.64B, nearly triple its 2020 level, with all 30 clubs worth $199B combined.

A new 11-year, $76B national TV deal lifted total team revenue 12% to $13.7B, and each club received roughly $180M in shared league income.

The 15 most valuable teams rose 26% on average versus 5% for the bottom four, showing big-city clubs are pulling away.

Rapper Stormzy and former tennis star Andy Murray are among investors in padel, a racket sport Britain only officially recognized in 2020.

Social Sports Society, one of Britain's largest padel operators with five sites, entered insolvency proceedings, and rival Padel XO closed this year.

Courts surged to 1,825 from 69 in six years, risking an oversupply like Sweden's, where nearly 90 padel firms went bankrupt in 2023.

Buyer Teamworks makes software for sports teams; Atrium, owned by sports data firm Sportradar since 2021, sells on-field performance analytics to teams and leagues.

Sportradar says the $170M price is at least 10 times Atrium's yearly operating profit, a richer valuation than investors give Sportradar itself.

Sportradar wants to focus on its core betting, gaming and media businesses, and the sale should close by the end of 2026.

The Friedkin Group, a Houston-based investment firm that also owns Italy's AS Roma, paid up to £331.3M for Everton in December 2024.

After first seeking to sell only part of the club in September, it is now open to selling full control to the right buyer.

Since 2024, owners injected £172M, swapped expensive debt for cheaper loans and finished a new stadium, so selling would likely bring a profit.

The matchup features the league's highest and lowest valued teams, with Golden State worth $850M and Atlanta at $280M.

Golden State, a second-year expansion franchise, became the first women's sports team to reach $100M in revenue, proving massive fan demand.

Thanks to a new labor contract, winning players will earn $60K each, nearly tripling the previous championship payout.

Injuries forced six teams to start backup quarterbacks in the season's first three weeks, which had not happened since at least 2000.

A columnist at sports news outlet The Athletic argues every extra game adds collisions and cuts recovery time, raising injury risk for stars.

The NFL wants an 18th game to sell more TV broadcasts, but the players' union says its members overwhelmingly oppose it.

The FBI filed paperwork on Sept. 30 to skip competitive bidding for the one-year deal, and blacked out how much taxpayers would pay.

The FBI says only UFC, the leading mixed martial arts company, has the combat skills agents need; rivals can contest this by Oct. 15.

The deal would deepen UFC's Trump administration ties; CEO Dana White, a longtime Trump friend, staged fights at the White House in June.