The growth was driven in part by Caitlin Clark, who has drawn comparisons to some of the sport's greatest of all time, fueling interest in women's basketball.
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) -- Over its nearly 40-year history, the planned construction of Interstate 73 has taken on near mythical status -- spanning seven presidential administrations, countless studies and passionate arguments on both sides. If it ever gets built, the roughly 80-mile, $2 billion highway would be South Carolina's sixth interstate, linking the state's []
Sunday's NCAA women's basketball national championship game broke historic ground with a record-setting 18.7 million viewers, as the media frenzy surrounding Iowa superstar Caitlin Clark helped draw new eyes to the sport. South Carolina beat Iowa 87-75 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland. It was the most-watched basketball game since 2019, pro or college, the network said. "With a record-setting audience of 18.7 million viewers, Sunday’s Iowa-South Carolina title game was a fitting finale...
To the surprise of no one, Sunday’s South Carolina-Iowa National Championship game averaged a record amount of viewers for a women’s college basketball game. The average viewership for the game was 18.7 million viewers, peaking at 24 million, on ABC and ESPN. Beyond that, it was also the most-watched basketball game, with no distinction between
Talk about a slam dunk. Sunday’s NCAA Women’s Basketball National Championship game amassed 18.7 million total viewers across ABC and ESPN, up 89% from last year (and +285% vs. 2022) to stand as the most-watched women’s college basketball game on record, since 1992. In fact, the South Carolina Gamecocks’ 87-75 win over the Iowa Hawkeyes […]
Caitlin Clark and the Hawkeyes have now broken the all-time viewership
Caitlin Clark did not get her storybook ending Sunday afternoon in Cleveland, but women’s college basketball did when the viewership figures for the national championship game were released Monday. was seen by an astonishing 18.7 million viewers and peaked at 24.7 million. That’s an 89 percent increase from the 2023 title game and a 285 percent increase from 2022. ESPN says it is the m ost-watched basketball game (men’s or women’s, college or pro) since 2019. Advertisement The interest in...
U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward Markey, along with members of the Massachusetts delegation announced that the General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport in Boston will be receiving over $22 million in federal funding.
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TOPEKA (KSNT) — Seven days until the seventh St. Jude Dream Home Campaign in Topeka, and every ticket sold and penny raised helps a child's chance of living. Over the past six years, with the help of your generosity, the Topeka community has been able to raise more than $4 million during the St. Jude []
South Carolina coach Dawn Staley has gotten plenty of prominent congratulations since winning her third national title earlier this month
Jrue Holiday and the Boston Celtics have agreed to a four-year, $135 million contract extension that will keep their veteran core in place long-term.