Kevin Durant

Jessica Berman, commissioner of the National Women’s Soccer League, speaks during a panel on women's professional soccer at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas on Feb. 10, 2024.Omar Vega | Getty Images Sport | Getty ImagesAt 16 years old, Jessica Berman was one of those rare teenagers who knew exactly what she wanted to do in life: lead a professional sports league.Nearly 30 years later, the New York City native has not only achieved her dream — becoming the commissioner of the National Women's Soccer League in 2022 — but she's…

There is a snippet of “The Illiad, or The Poem of Force,” Simone Weil’s 1940 essay about the blind poet Homer’s Trojan War epic, that has always stuck with me: “The progress of the war in the Iliad is simply a continual game of seesaw. The victor of the moment feels himself invincible, even though, only a few hours before, he may have experienced defeat; he forgets to treat victory as a transitory thing.” The Golden State Warriors seemed invincible once. Now, far from it. Nobody saw this coming five years ago,…

Fanatics bought Mitchell & Ness in February of 2022.Source: FanaticsSome of the biggest names in sports and entertainment are investing in Fanatics' lifestyle clothing brand, Mitchell & Ness.Fanatics CEO Michael Rubin said the new ownership group will include LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Chris Paul, CJ McCollum, Devin Booker, James Harden, Joel Embiid, Odell Beckham Jr., Kevin Hart, Rich Paul, Rich Kleiman, Scooter Braun and Steve Stoute.Established in 1904 in Philadelphia, Mitchell & Ness now makes and sells…

Kevin Durant #7 of the Brooklyn Nets dribbles during the first half against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Barclays Center on May 16, 2021 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.Sarah Stier | Getty ImagesBrooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant is the latest celebrity athlete taking his love of pickleball big league.The NBA All-Star and his business partner Rich Kleiman announced Thursday that their firm, 35 Ventures, has purchased Major League Pickleball's newest expansion team.Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.In…

Kevin Durant #7 of the Brooklyn Nets dribbles during the first half against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Barclays Center on May 16, 2021 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.Sarah Stier | Getty ImagesKevin Durant will remain with the NBA's Brooklyn Nets this upcoming season, the team said Tuesday.The announcement comes after a couple disappointing seasons from the talent-packed Nets and a summer-long uncertainty about Durant's and fellow star Kyrie Irving's futures with the team. The Nets were swept by the Boston…

Fantasy-sports app Underdog said it has completed a second fundraising round that values the company at $485 million with plans on expanding into the growing sports-betting market in the U.S. Underdog said it raised $35 million in a B round including BlackRock and Acies Investment, the latter a venture-capital firm focused on sports betting and online gambling. Underdog says it intends on expanding from fantasy-sports contests into sports wagering, which has rapidly grown into a more…