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Lev Akabas
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NBA 🏀 & sports business 💵 data viz 📊 for Sportico
All opinions are my own
Michigan just reported a record $67.6 million in football ticket sales for 2024-25

The Buckeyes were the national leader in this category for five straight seasons before the Wolverines overtook them

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February 2, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Jamal Murray has made his first NBA All-Star Game

Nikola Jokic will finally play with an All-Star or All-NBA teammate for the first time in his career!
February 2, 2026 at 1:06 AM
Carlos Alcaraz is very close to passing Andy Murray for 5th all-time in tennis prize money

He is 22 years old
February 1, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Carlos Alcaraz has the career Grand Slam at age 22!

That's 9 straight majors for Sincaraz
February 1, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Record in matches longer than 3 hr 50 min:

Carlos Alcaraz: 12-1
Jannik Sinner: 0-8
January 31, 2026 at 12:36 PM
One of the most amazing sports statistics: Aryna Sabalenka has won at least one set in 110 straight Grand Slam matches

The next-longest active streak by a woman is 12

Federer, Nadal, nor Djokovic ever had a streak this long

You literally can't blow her out. What a player
January 31, 2026 at 10:16 AM
Novak Djokovic...

• Hit fewer winners
• Hit fewer aces
• Made a lower % of his serves
• Had fewer break points chances
• Won 12 fewer points overall

... and won the match
January 30, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Age when having reached all four major finals:

Alcaraz - 22
Sinner - 23
Federer - 24
Nadal - 24
Djokovic - 25
January 30, 2026 at 10:15 AM
The 2026 Australian Open has had the most chalk of any tennis Grand Slam this century

7 of the top 8 men and 6 of the top 8 women made the quarterfinals
January 29, 2026 at 1:26 AM
Iowa women's basketball ticket sales declined 27% post-Caitlin Clark

But $2.37 million is still one of the top women's basketball ticketing revenue totals in the country
January 27, 2026 at 10:02 PM
The highest-paid male vs. female athletes last year:

• The women are MUCH younger
• 10 of the top 15 women play tennis 🎾
• 12 of the top 15 men play team sports 🏀⚾️⚽️🏎️
January 27, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Learner Tien is 5-4 vs. Top 10 opponents in his career

The only three other active players over 50% are Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner

Win or lose tonight, Learner is legit
January 27, 2026 at 5:10 AM
With grounds passes costing about $35 USD, the 2026 Australian Open drew more than 100,000 fans in four of its first five days

For comparison, the US Open's single day attendance record is ~75,000

The crowds are INSANE down under 🦘🐨
January 27, 2026 at 2:58 AM
Indiana football is one of the most unlikely champions in recent US team sports history
January 20, 2026 at 12:58 PM
The Australian Open begins tonight!

Will it be a 9th straight grand slam title for Alcaraz or Sinner?
January 18, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Josh Allen makes the most of the 8 quarterbacks remaining in the NFL playoffs with an average annual salary of $55 million

Bo Nix makes the least at $4.6 million
January 17, 2026 at 9:28 PM
NBA landscape over the past month 👇

* Boston has been the No. 1 team behind the No. 1 offense
* OKC is still very good, but their offense has slipped
* Knicks, Lakers, and Nuggets can't guard anyone
January 16, 2026 at 6:29 PM
The 100 highest-paid athletes in the world by age 👇

Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham ⚽️ and tennis star Carlos Alcaraz 🎾 are the youngest at 22 years old

Tiger Woods is the oldest at age 50 ⛳️
January 16, 2026 at 4:20 PM
The Los Angeles Dodgers have $2.14 BILLION in guaranteed salary, per @spotrac.com

That's more than the bottom 13 MLB teams combined!
January 16, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Reminder that the Los Angeles Dodgers had a higher luxury tax bill last year ($169 million) than the entire payrolls of 13 MLB teams
January 16, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Relevant given today's news...

Americans gambled more than $140 billion on sports in 2025 and are gambling more and more on sports each year
January 15, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Who made the most money in each sport last year?
January 15, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Nebraska women's volleyball sold $3.2 million of tickets in the 2024-25 season

Iowa and UConn's women's basketball were the only women's teams in the country that made more in 2024!

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January 14, 2026 at 9:14 PM
NBA players have missed 8% more games than at this point last season, per @instreetclothes.bsky.social

And last season already had more missed games than any non-COVID season in the past two decades
January 14, 2026 at 3:46 PM
62 of the 100 highest-paid athletes are American 🇺🇸

UK has the next-most with 5 🇬🇧

28 different countries represented on the list 🌎
January 14, 2026 at 2:41 PM