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David Berri @wagesofwins.bsky.social · 5h

BRI is total revenue minus revenue the NBA is not sharing.

In 2025 the women got about 7% of what we think total revenue was.

The NBA did not say, though, what "net revenue" was. That concept seems to have been just invented! 😂

David Berri @wagesofwins.bsky.social · 5h

Yes, they are trying to be deliberately confusing!!

David Berri @wagesofwins.bsky.social · 6h

In the NBA's (the entity that is the majority owner of the WNBA) interpretation, net revenue is gross revenue minus expenses BEFORE women get paid.

So it is profit before paying the players.

And it is a nonsensical concept.

David Berri @wagesofwins.bsky.social · 6h

The NBA has never offered 50% to the women at any point in any offer they have made. They don't even pay the men 50% of total revenue.

David Berri @wagesofwins.bsky.social · 6h

No one I know involved in this had ever heard that story

David Berri @wagesofwins.bsky.social · 6h

No, you aren’t reading it right. It’s 70% of “net revenue “. That is revenue minus whatever expenses the nba thinks are more important than paying the women.

I am pointing out that net revenue is meaningless and the nba can claim the women are getting whatever percentage they like.

David Berri @wagesofwins.bsky.social · 6h

Two stories at ESPN right now.

Both describe the SAME OFFER to the WNBA players from the NBA.

This one says the offer is 70% of net revenue.
www.espn.com/wnba/story/_...

This earlier one says the SAME OFFER is 50% of net revenue.
www.espn.com/wnba/story/_...

How do you negotiate with this?

WNBA, WNBPA fail to reach new CBA at deadline

The WNBA and its players' union failed to agree to a new collective bargaining agreement or an extension of the previous one by Friday's 11:59 p.m. ET deadline.

www.espn.com

David Berri @wagesofwins.bsky.social · 7h

Packers finished the year with the same number of wins and losses as the Lions.

Also... Lions in the regular season had the same point differential as the rest of the division combined.

Just some thoughts I am having this morning... 😄

David Berri @wagesofwins.bsky.social · 20h

Study idea:

4th down interceptions

How often do defensive back refuse to intercept the pass because it give the team better field position?

Classic conflict between a player and team incentives and I suspect players almost always choose the player.

David Berri @wagesofwins.bsky.social · 1d

According to Pro Football Reference's SRS metric, the Lions season in 2025 was their 6th best in the past 50 years.
www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/det/

And both the GM and the head coach are calling this a failure!

Very much feel like both Holmes and Campbell don't respect our history! 😂

Detroit Lions Team Records, Leaders, and League Ranks | Pro-Football-Reference.com

Checkout the Detroit Lions Records, Top 12 Leaders, League Ranks, history and more on Pro-Football-Reference.com

www.pro-football-reference.com

David Berri @wagesofwins.bsky.social · 1d

I very much want Matt Ryan to name himself the team's starting quarterback.

And then I want him to fire people during games if they are losing!

😂
www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...

Ex-QB Ryan named Falcons' president of football

Former Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan has been named Atlanta's president of football.

www.espn.com

Sarah Spain ✨ @sarahspain.com · 1d

WNBA star and Unrivaled co-founder Breanna Stewart talks about losing some Unrivaled players to Project B and how her league is reacting to competition.

Listen to the full episode: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...

David Berri @wagesofwins.bsky.social · 1d

No matter what happens, salaries are rising dramatically next year. There is no point in negotiating anything under the current CBA.

Nancy Drew: Girl Detective @sonjajacobsen.bsky.social · 1d

The WNBA and WNBPA are about to enter the labor negotiations period called “status quo.” Which is exactly what it sounds like, except for one particularly pointless distinction:

Teams, “can send out qualifying offers to free agents…subject to the terms of the previous CBA” and its salary limits.

WNBA Telling Teams To Send Free Agent Offers Amid CBA Limbo

The league has called every team to tell them they can send out offers to free agents, sources tell FOS. But players are unlikely to sign.

frontofficesports.com

Nancy Drew: Girl Detective @sonjajacobsen.bsky.social · 1d

The WNBA and WNBPA are about to enter the labor negotiations period called “status quo.” Which is exactly what it sounds like, except for one particularly pointless distinction:

Teams, “can send out qualifying offers to free agents…subject to the terms of the previous CBA” and its salary limits.

WNBA Telling Teams To Send Free Agent Offers Amid CBA Limbo

The league has called every team to tell them they can send out offers to free agents, sources tell FOS. But players are unlikely to sign.

frontofficesports.com

David Berri @wagesofwins.bsky.social · 1d

The Indiana Hoosiers have been playing football since 1899.

As one can see, they have always dominated college football.
www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/...

The current system just allows the traditional powers to dominate even more.

And I hate it! 😂

Indiana Hoosiers College Football History, Stats, Records | College Football at Sports-Reference.com

Check out the Indiana Hoosiers College Football History, Stats, Records, Polls, Bowls and More College Football Stats at Sports-Reference.com

www.sports-reference.com

David Berri @wagesofwins.bsky.social · 1d

The same offer before was described as 50% of net revenue.
Now it is 70% of net revenue.

Net revenue is gross revenue minus expenses.

And expenses are whatever you like.

I guess since you can define expenses anyway you want, you can make the percentage as big or small as you like.

David Berri @wagesofwins.bsky.social · 2d

The deadline is passing for the WNBA's CBA negotiations. Breanna Stewart talks with @sarahspain.com about this.

www.iheart.com/podcast/1119...

Nice to see my article with @winsidr.com mentioned!
winsidr.com/2026/01/pay-...

Unrivaled 201: 60 Hours In The Day with Breanna Stewart - Good Game with Sarah Spain | iHeart

<p>WNBA superstar and Unrivaled co-founder Breanna Stewart joins Sarah to discuss what she learned from Unrivaled’s inaugural season, her goals for season two, how the 3-on-3 league has played a...

www.iheart.com

Winsidr @winsidr.com · 2d

The Winsidr Show is back 🎙️

Aryeh is joined by @hansen13.bsky.social to discuss the CBA, Unrivaled’s ripple effects, the uncertainty impacting teams across the W, and more 🏀

Tap in ➡️ share.transistor.fm/s/f9da84e6

Sarah Spain ✨ @sarahspain.com · 2d

Only *TWO* veteran WNBA players are signed for 2026, so when the CBA gets done there could be a frenzy of activity and players changing teams. Breanna Stewart talks about the free agency chatter down in “Tamper Bay,” aka Unrivaled HQ.

Listen to the full episode: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...

David Berri @wagesofwins.bsky.social · 2d

More women participate in a broadcast and more women start watching. Almost like having a broadcast where only men talk isn't very good business!

Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 3d

Feels like a weird time to post about this but I wanted to highlight something: So dang proud of the fact that NFL Live is up nearly *50%* with women.

We have consistently grown our female audience since relaunching the show five years ago.

Football is for everyone.

Alexa Philippou @alexaphilippou.bsky.social · 2d

This Q&A from @katiebarnes.bsky.social with Nneka Ogwumike and Napheesa Collier is worth your time today:

www.espn.com/wnba/story/_...

WNBA CBA Q&A: Nneka Ogwumike, Napheesa Collier on 'standstill'

WNBPA president Nneka Ogwumike and VP Napheesa Collier applaud player solidarity but bemoan a lack of progress in CBA negotiations.

www.espn.com

Winsidr @winsidr.com · 2d

With the Jan. 9 CBA deadline now here and no official update, negotiations remain unresolved. Reports indicate the players’ union will not agree to another extension.

@wagesofwins.bsky.social breaks down how NBA ownership has shaped WNBA pay—and what the numbers reveal ⬇️ winsidr.com/2026/01/pay-...

PAY US CLOSER TO WHAT YOU OWE US! The fight to end the gender-wage gap in professional basketball! » Winsidr

Inside the WNBA labor fight: revenue math, NBA ownership, and why players are willing to strike for a fair share of a booming league.

winsidr.com

Brian Mills @bmmillsy.bsky.social · 2d

Heckman managed to open himself up to being so thoroughly undressed in that case one wonders why Chicago keeps employing him. And that article interview was an embarrassment.

Nancy Drew: Girl Detective @sonjajacobsen.bsky.social · 2d

I think it’s funny that basketball coaches dress like they’re going to court (pun!), football coaches dress like fans and baseball coaches dress like they think they are on the team.

David Berri @wagesofwins.bsky.social · 2d

Here is what I wrote about how paying college athletes would improve competitive balance.

Wrote this back in October of 2024.
wagesofwins.substack.com/p/the-so-cal...

David Berri @wagesofwins.bsky.social · 2d

As sports economists predicted, paying the players would make college sports more competitive!

Joel D. Anderson @joelanderson.bsky.social · 3d

Ole Miss. Indiana. Miami. Oregon. Sweeping changes to college football were supposed to make the sport’s historic powers more powerful. But as the CFP semifinal matchups show, something else happened instead. The latest from @me. www.theringer.com/2026/01/08/c...

College Football’s New World Order

Ole Miss. Indiana. Miami. Oregon. Sweeping changes to college football were supposed to make the sport’s historic powers more powerful. Something else happened instead.

www.theringer.com

David Berri @wagesofwins.bsky.social · 3d

Each time they tell the $700m in losses story:
www.espn.com/wnba/story/_...

Someone should look here...
winsidr.com/2026/01/pay-...

and here...
wagesofwins.substack.com/p/the-nba-as...

and simply say the NBA's story also says the WNBA will break even with the NBA's offer.

Which is nonsense.

No extension in WNBA labor talks, Stewart says

Breanna Stewart said the players' association and WNBA will not agree to another collective bargaining agreement extension after the deadline passes Friday.

www.espn.com

Joel D. Anderson @joelanderson.bsky.social · 3d

Ole Miss. Indiana. Miami. Oregon. Sweeping changes to college football were supposed to make the sport’s historic powers more powerful. But as the CFP semifinal matchups show, something else happened instead. The latest from @me. www.theringer.com/2026/01/08/c...

College Football’s New World Order

Ole Miss. Indiana. Miami. Oregon. Sweeping changes to college football were supposed to make the sport’s historic powers more powerful. Something else happened instead.

www.theringer.com

David Berri @wagesofwins.bsky.social · 3d

Ryan is only 40 years old. This is obviously just a move to make sure he can get the starting QB position back!

www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...

Falcons to interview ex-QB Ryan for new prez role

The Falcons will interview former franchise quarterback Matt Ryan, among others, for a new role entitled the "president of football," owner Arthur Blank said Thursday at a news conference.

www.espn.com

Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 3d

Feels like a weird time to post about this but I wanted to highlight something: So dang proud of the fact that NFL Live is up nearly *50%* with women.

We have consistently grown our female audience since relaunching the show five years ago.

Football is for everyone.

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