By David Goldman, CNN New York (CNN) — For the first time in its 42-year history, more people watched the women’s NCAA basketball final than the men’s. The total number of viewers for Sunday’s women’s national championship game between South Carolina and Iowa was 18.9 million, peaking at 24.1 million in the game’s final 15
When it comes to NCAA ratings for 2024, it's a whole new game. Sunday's 2024 NCAA women's championship between Iowa and South Carolina, a 3 p.m. ET tipoff airing on ABC and ESPN, scored an average of 18.9 million viewers, blowing by the men's championship game on Monday, which had 14.8 million (live+same-day) across TBS, TNT and TruTV, according to Nielsen. This is the first time the women's championship beat the men's in ratings, and advertisers who got in early are scoring big. "This...
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Source: Houston Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers via Getty Images / Getty The Men’s U.S. Basketball team for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris is being rounded out. Some of your favorite NBA superstars will be partaking in the event this summer while others will remain in America to cheer on their professional peers from the comfort of their own homes. According to ESPN, Team USA will be featuring some of today’s icons and legends on the roster as the likes of LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant...
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Marcel Hug crushed his own Boston Marathon record Monday en route to winning the men’s wheelchair race for a seventh time. Hug recorded an unofficial race time of 1:15:33, more than a minute faster than his race-record time of 1:17:06, which he set last year. His finish in 2023 broke a course record he previously set in 2017. Advertisement On Monday, the Switzerland native beat his record despite crashing into a barrier about 18 miles into the race. “I just had too much pressure on the...
After winning eight Olympic gold medals from 2008 to 2016, Usain Bolt’s retirement in 2017 left a noticeable vacuum in men’s sprinting. No one has yet come close to matching his achievements, but i
16-year-old Nickecoy Bramwell has broken Usain Bolt's Under-17 400m record. Bramwell finished in 47.26 seconds to beat Bolt's time set 22 years ago. The record was beaten by 0.07 seconds at the 51st Carifta Games in Grenada
JERUSALEM (AP) — It’s the last wish of a dying mother, to be with her daughter once more. But six months into Israel's war against Hamas, time is running out for Liora Argamani, who hopes to stay alive long enough to see her kidnapped daughter come home. “I want to see her one more time. []
A Jamaican teenager has made history by breaking Usian Bolt’s world record in the Under-17 400m event. Nickecoy Bramwell has shattered the eight-time Olympic gold medallist’s time by 0.
By Oliver Salt Published: 08:22 EDT, April 15, 2024 | Updated: 11:52 EDT, April 15, 2024 Lemma storms homeEthiopian star Sisay Lemma has claimed victory in the elite men's race after crossing the finish line in just over two hours and six minutes, about 40 seconds ahead of his compatriot Mohamed Esa in second place.In operationThe 128th Boston...
Nothing captures the public’s imagination like the Randox Grand National. Focus on horse welfare has increased the scrutiny on our greatest race. Start of the Aintree race last year was delayed for 15 minutes by protesters