WNBA Doubles-Down on Caitlin Clark’s Record-Breaking Season with Expanded 2025 Playoff Format
The WNBA received huge ratings during Caitlin Clark's record-breaking rookie season. Now, the WNBA is doing its best to secure an even bigger payday. Taking advantage of a season in which 19 of the 22 regular season games saw viewership surpass the 1 million viewer mark, the WNBA decided to not only expand the regular […]
WNBA announces new 2025 playoff format, capitalizing on historic season headlined by Caitlin Clark
The WNBA will expand its regular season and move to a seven-game series format for the 2025 Finals, a move that capitalizes on the records set this year, thanks in large part to the Indiana Fever stars. Caitlin Clark. WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced the news Thursday before Game 1 of the WNBA Finals between […]
Why the WNBA needs to change its playoff format
It's easy to forget that we are a relatively young generation, WNBA That's right: As the final stretch of the 28th season approaches, the playoffs have officially begun, but saying it out loud doesn't really sound like anything new. But compare that to other leagues across the U.S. and it quickly becomes clear: the NFL's […]
Viktor Hovland provides the truth about the unpopular FedEx Cup playoff format
The FedExCup has a unique format at the Tour Championship that not all PGA Tour players like. That’s foolish, said Scottie Scheffler, the world’s No. 1 ranked player, at the FedEx St. Jude Championship last week. He started the week with more strokes than he has in the past two years but hasn’t been able […]
Superflex format fixes fantasy football quarterback problem
Madmen are hypocrites. We admit it. Those of you who read our articles regularly will be well aware of our “football with a football flavour” philosophy: we want fantasy gaming to be as close as possible to the real-world product. So in the real game, it doesn’t matter if a player gets the ball on […]
Rory McIlroy, Collin Morikawa disagree with Scottie Scheffler, applaud FedEx Cup Playoff format
The PGA Tour’s three-week playoffs begin Thursday with the FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis, but debate continues to rage among the top players over its format. Some, such as Scottie Scheffler, don’t like that structure. Scheffler even called it “absurd,” adding that he doesn’t like the idea of it all boiling down to the […]
Scottie Scheffler rips ‘silly’ PGA Tour playoff format: ‘It is what it is’
Scottie Scheffler is all but certain to win his first FedExCup title, but a poor weekend could ruin it all. That’s why the reigning Olympic gold medalist (and Masters champion) isn’t a big fan of the PGA Tour’s current playoff format. “I’ve been talking about this for a few years now, and I think it’s […]
MLB Home Run Derby 2024: New rules, format, tiebreakers, predictions, and more
The All-Star holiday is fast approaching, which means the eyes of the baseball world will be on what happens at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, on both Monday and Tuesday. Monday’s events include the annual MLB Home Run Derby, an event whose field can best be described as “interesting.” This season’s edition also sees […]