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Eben Novy-Williams
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deputy editor @Sportico.
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🚨 Sportico's F1 valuations are out 🏎️

Here's the full list, plus how each franchise compares to its next "Big Four" comp...
November 13, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Two classic stories here (one about batting cages, the other about Japanese toilets) from the Dodgers' free agent courtship of Shohei Ohtani and Roki Sasaki
October 23, 2025 at 3:53 PM
If there's one main takeaway from me on @sportico.bsky.social's latest NBA valuations, it's this:

The league is moving toward an NFL-style model. It's gotten closer to fixed costs, and the league-wide media distributions (now $143M) have grown into a significant revenue stream.
October 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Finally, Corso's year-by-year-breakdown.

Lee struggled in the 2015-2018 range, but has come roaring back...
August 28, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Full conference by conference breakdown
August 28, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Lee Corso is 17-0 when picking USC 🛡️ !
And 8-0 picking against VaTech 🐦‍⬛!
August 28, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Here's his breakdown by mascot. He prefers cats 🐱 to dogs 🐶, and also cats 🐱 to birds 🦅.
August 28, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Here's Lee Corso's picks home vs. away 👇
August 28, 2025 at 2:13 PM
🚨 Lee Corso Data Viz 🚨

As the College GameDay host approaches his final mascot pick, @sportico.bsky.social went back through all 430, dating back to Oct. 1996.

He's 286-144 (66.5%) through the years. A quick thread 🧵
August 28, 2025 at 2:13 PM
August 18, 2025 at 7:54 PM
If you want to better understand Michigan's ~$30 million spying fine relative to the Wolverines balance sheet...
August 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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August 14, 2025 at 12:59 PM
There are nine schools that are primarily DII and DIII that are sharing revenue with their athletes.

Here is that list, via @sportico.bsky.social
July 18, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The new investors are:

Tenche Coxe
Tanuj Gulati
Dave Snyderman
Jenny Just and Matt Hulsizer*

*Hulsizer will take over for Eduardo Margain as the team's new alt governor.
July 14, 2025 at 11:31 PM
TIL: The Florida Panthers have considered other names, including the Fort Lauderdale Panthers and the South Florida Panthers...

🎙️: via @sportico.bsky.social's Sporticast podcast
June 3, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Wild that PSG spent *all that money* chasing a Champions League title--at one point with Neymar, Mbappe and Messi together--and then won in one of the first years after slowing the spending...
May 31, 2025 at 9:34 PM
There were 21 new NFL owners announced in the last few months, and 18 of them were individuals, not institutional funds.
May 30, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Shot Chaser
May 16, 2025 at 9:29 PM
May 15, 2025 at 5:43 PM
NEWS: Yesterday, a new FTC rule took effect requiring ticket platforms to display all-in pricing.

On the week the NFL releases its schedule--and fans flock to buy tickets--some of StubHub's mobile NFL listings don't appear to be showing all-in pricing.
May 13, 2025 at 9:07 PM
The Villanova Effect
May 8, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Today's Club Sportico is about the world's largest non-sports sporting event: the Conclave!

It includes a basketball 🏀 office prank, a 🔥 NFL take, and some beautiful ⛪️ data viz.

Here's a preview:
May 8, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Looks like it's officially official. The Utah Hockey Club will be the Mammoth...
May 7, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Two years in, how successful has the NBA been in trying to limit load management and star absences?

It's a mixed bag, per @levakabas.bsky.social. His data 👇
April 25, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Same data. Another view.
April 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM