#3 The 2023 Holiday Season Edition ??????

Welcome back Sports Enthusiasts to another edition from the US OF SPORT DESK - this week we're bringing the Christmas cheer and delivering you the following headlines:

?? Sporting Year in Review

• Best of The Athletic 2023: Top sports stories for MLB, NFL, NHL, NBA, and more - all stories in the best of list are unlocked until the end of 2023 so catch-up on great stories like Messi’s mysterious bodyguard; Kym Ng the first woman to serve as general manager of an MLB team and how it ended; and did you know Steve Carell was a college hockey goalie?
• SportsPro 2023 in review: 25 stories that shaped the sporting year - on the back of 12 months that saw Saudi Arabia show up in virtually every corner of the sporting world, women's sports teams attract unprecedented investment, and even more media disruption, SportsPro looks back on some of the moments and storylines that got the industry talking.
• Sports Business Journal's Year In Review: The Year In Sports Business

?? NBA

• Shaquille O'Neal sounds off on terms of Draymond Green's suspension
• In case you didn't already know but dunking hurts - why players hate and love the NBA’s greatest feat
• Conference and Division Leaders
• NBA Player Stats
• Team Stats

?? NCAA

• Are college athletes students or employees? Interview with sports business Professor David Ridpath
• College Bowl Games & Schedule

?? NFL

• Purdy, Prescott, Allen, MVP candidates
• How quickly do 31 QBs earn Purdy's US$870K salary?
• Whether you're a die-hard or casual fan, New Heights Show with Jason & Travis Kelce is the #1 US sports podcast for their unique insight, humour and engaging conversations with recent guests Jordan Mailata, Pat Mahomes, Andy Reid, Brock Purdy to name a few - let us know in the comments which is your go-to sports podcast
• AFC & NFC Division Standings

?? NHL

• NHL Power Rankings with a fun Christmas twist
• NHL Standing
• 2024 Juniors

? MLB:

• Does MLB have a salary cap? How baseball's luxury tax compares with NFL, NBA, NHL contract limitations
• Spring Training Schedule

? MLS

• Luis Suarez joins Inter Miami as ex-Barcelona star completes Lionel Messi MLS reunion
• Latest expansion news
• MLS Conference and Standings

?? Tennis

• Why tennis trading cards could be a big deal
• Game of Paddles: Cash, controversy, celebrity envelops professional pickleball like an HBO drama
• ATP and WTA Rankings

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Cheers for now,

Jon (Founder and Coach - US OF SPORT)

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