A great American tradition returns Saturday as yet another spring football league attempts to carve out the part of the calendar not already dominated by the NFL.
Driving the news: The rebooted USFL kicks off tomorrow with a historic simulcast on Fox and NBC (7:30pm ET) — the first scheduled sports event to air on competing broadcast networks since Super Bowl I in 1967.
The average MLB franchise is now worth $2.31 billion, up 5% from 2021, according to Sportico's latest valuations.
State of play: That uptick in value is largely due to post-lockout labor peace and new revenue opportunities with an expanded postseason and jersey patches (coming in 2023).
The NFL is pushing for flag football to be included in the Olympics as early as 2028 in Los Angeles.
Why it matters: The NFL wants to attract 50 million new international fans over the next 10 years, and the growth of flag football is critical to accomplishing that goal.
