After Claudia Goldin became the first woman to win a solo Nobel in economics, she got hundreds of invitations.
She accepted three.
One was advising WNBA players on a labor deal. She helped players land the biggest % raise in US sports history.
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Harvard economist Claudia Goldin helped WNBA players win a nearly 400% raise. Starting this season, players’ average salary will top $580,000.
This club is playing at other venues, like Mile High, while its own stadium is built. This is also a record crowd for any U.S. women’s professional sports league event:
Maybe the outlier but the women’s final four and other big women’s sporting events create a really cool vibe especially in mid sized cities, you get women’s focused podcasts etc. I actually would really not enjoy having to also commingle with the men’s final four crowd plus the jacked up hotels etc
Especially with the games on staggered days, I think it would be awesome to just have 4 straight days of college basketball in a single city.
I went to the Men's FF in '18 and it was such a cool city wide party. Adding 4 more schools would be awesome.
Rachel Bachman, WSJ sports reporter
This is a fantastic story - highly recommended.
Mike Anderson
After Claudia Goldin became the first woman to win a solo Nobel in economics, she got hundreds of invitations.
She accepted three.
One was advising WNBA players on a labor deal. She helped players land the biggest % raise in US sports history.
www.wsj.com/economy/wnba...
Harvard economist Claudia Goldin helped WNBA players win a nearly 400% raise. Starting this season, players’ average salary will top $580,000.
Imagine there were men's and women's Olympics in separate cities.
The NCAA takes its popular basketball championships and forces fans to choose between the women's and men's Final Fours.
What if it held them both in the same place?
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A two-car crash caused Woods’s car to roll onto its side. When officers arrived on the scene, Woods demonstrated signs of impairment, a sheriff said.
Rachel Bachman, WSJ sports reporter
A significant part of the NFL-backed professional flag football league: It will have women's and men's teams.
Investors in the league include Joe Montana and Larry Fitzgerald, Billie Jean King and Alex Morgan:
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Rachel Bachman, WSJ sports reporter
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How a Nobel laureate helped the WNBA negotiate the biggest raise in US sports league history. (gift link)
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The NFL announced today that it is partnering with TMRW Sports to develop and operate a professional flag football league for women and men. The new professional league will launch with support from a...
The UConn women haven’t lost since falling 80-76 to Tennessee in Knoxville on Feb. 6, 2025.
Rachel Bachman, WSJ sports reporter
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The UConn Huskies are heading back to the Final Four, the first team to punch their ticket to Phoenix.
It's their 17th appearance in the last 18 tournaments. And 25th overall.
Their win streak is now extended to 54-consecutive games.
