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Women's Elite Rugby launches as first women's pro 15-on-15 league in U.S., plans to debut in '25

Jackie Finlan/The Rugby Breakdown Women’s Elite Rugby launched on Wednesday with plans to hold its debut season in 2025, creating the first professional women’s 15-a-side rugby league in the U.S. The Women’s Premier League has built a sturdy foundation of amateur rugb...

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SBJ Morning Buzzcast: May 21, 2024

Historic week for the NCAA?; NFL owners vote on private equity; NASCAR's charters; and the NBA Conference Finals.

NASCAR’s Brian Herbst, NFL Schedule Release, Caitlin Clark Effect

On this week’s pod, SBJ’s Austin Karp chats with our Big Get, NASCAR SVP/Media and Productions Brian Herbst. The pair talk ahead of All-Star Weekend about how the sanctioning body’s media landscape has shaped up. The Poynter Institute’s Tom Jones drops in to share who’s up and who’s down in sports media. Also on the show, David Cushnan of our sister outlet Leaders in Sport talks about how things are going across the pond. Later in the show, SBJ media writer Mollie Cahillane shares the latest from the network upfronts.

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