League One Volleyball, a U.S. youth volleyball group that will launch a women's pro league next year, raised $35 million in Series B funding led by Left Lane Capital.
Why it matters: Women's volleyball is having a moment, as evidenced by the 92,000 fans who showed up last month to watch Nebraska take on Omaha.
Hall of Fame third baseman Brooks Robinson, who died Tuesday at 86 years old, is being heralded as a true great, on and off the field.
People in Baltimore, the city that adopted him during his 23-year career as the heartbeat of the baseball franchise there, rushed to pay tribute to their hero, who was also known as Brooksie, Mr. Oriole and the Human Vacuum Cleaner.
