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Claims of 'greed' as cricket figures divided by plans for major Test shake

Will the ICC speak out about this? Former Australian captain Mark Taylor“So in a way, South Africa have been the winner of one side of the draw and Australia have been the winner of the other side of the draw. Advertisement West Indies great Michael Holding“I don’t like it. I don’t think it’s good for […]

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Claims of 'greed' as cricket figures divided by plans for major Test shake

Will the ICC speak out about this? Former Australian captain Mark Taylor“So in a way, South Africa have been the winner of one side of the draw and Australia have been the winner of the other side of the draw.

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West Indies great Michael Holding“I don’t like it. I don’t think it’s good for the game,” Finn told BBC.”If you can keep five, six or seven nations strong and competitive people will always watch Test cricket.

Former England bowler Steve Harmison

“How many Test matches have we played against Bangladesh in the last six years? … I can’t recall when we last played Zimbabwe … It [introducing a two-tier system] is almost formalising what’s happening now.”READ MORE: Inside Kyrgios’ ‘ridiculous’ war with world No.1

“If this is the best (idea) on the table, I don’t think this is a great one largely down to promotion and relegation, how do you get to that point? Is it the teams with the most money that can bring in the biggest revenue? Do they get into the top seven?””I think it will be terrible for all those countries who worked so hard to get the Test status,” he’s been quoted as saying.Former England captain Michael Vaughan“Now they’ll be playing among themselves in the lower section. How are they going to make it to the top when you play against better teams.””I think Test cricket needs to be revamped (but) I don’t like this model,” he said on talkSPORT Cricket.
“I have no doubt that there will be people disappointed to hear that West Indies or Bangladesh, perhaps even some other well-loved teams, would miss out on the top flight,” he continued.Kevin Pietersen (left) and Steve Harmison in 2008 during a nets session.
Speaking on the Sky Sports Cricket podcast with Nasser Hussain and Michael Atherton, Smith wanted to see more detail before offering a strong opinion but offered his thoughts on the current state of the game and the scheduling issues.”I don’t think Test cricket is more than a six or seven format anyway,” he said.”Do they need to start doing it? Do they start messing with the Test calendar? Those are the interesting debates, because the (men’s) calendar’s a mess but I think a bit more information needs to be bashed out. The problem is everyone’s going to fight for themselves going forward, outside England, India and Australia, everyone is under pressure.”

“What they need to do is put some adults in a room and try and thrash something out to make a World Test Championship system fairer to make sure that the best teams play against the best players more often than not but to still have the chance of developing Test match cricket around the world to make it more appealing to players … to play more red-ball cricket,” he said.

“That’s something that’s been discussed for a number of years, that very topic, and I’m certainly not against it,” he told Wide World of Sports.What have they all said?”It’s an interesting point for the women’s game now. I think the women’s game is probably structured the best out of everything. They’ve got their windows for their leagues, white ball cricket’s structured, bilaterals is structured and we’re seeing the need for more Test cricket there.”I’m sure it wasn’t planned that way, but in a way that’s what’s happened … If that’s the way it’s going to be, I’m for the idea, provided all the larger Test nations do the most they can to continue to develop the lesser financially backed nations.”Maybe that is what they want.”I would live to see people responsible for the game being truly responsible for the game, and not being just responsible for a few countries to better themselves.””Yes England and Australia are blessed with a cricketing culture but if a good team comes to South Africa we see good crowds, we see good interest in Test cricket so I think that’s an opportunity.South African cricket great turned SA20 commissioner Graeme Smith“The ICC is the problem. They should distribute the money that they are making very differently so poorer teams have a chance.Many are divided.

“I have seen this coming for a long, long time,” he wrote in the UK’s Telegraph.

These are questions that need to be answered and plenty of respected voices have discussed the potential new system at length.”The bottom division will get poorer and teams will disappear.Former England bowler Steven Finn“In a way that’s almost what we’ve got now. If you look at the World Test Championship [WTC] final you’ve got Australia taking on South Africa, and the way they’ve got there is by Australia winning this battle against India and England, and South Africa have won the battle against a lot of the other nations.”I have been saying for a long time this is the way to keep Test cricket relevant by ensuring the best play the best as often as possible, and we get fewer mismatches.”How will this impact the struggling Test nations?West Indies cricket legend Clive Lloyd“They have provided some great moments but more often than not, they struggle against the top teams and without radical change, sadly the sums don’t add up.””I think it’s greedy — monetising something that is so pure like Test cricket feels like it is sullying the game. It just doesn’t sit right with me.”

“… If there is no promotion and relegation, the top division will just keep on making all the money.

READ MORE: Skipper lifts lid on impact of brutal Tigers punishmentsHarmison argued that right now England could be close to being in a relegation spot, adding “they’re not going to relegate England”.”… if we go down the road in five to 10 years time where there’s only six Test playing nations, Test cricket’s finished. We need a whole spectrum of cricket around the globe to play red-ball cricket.”

With news of a potential two-tier Test cricket system breaking after the Border-Gavaskar Trophy ended, debate has raged across the world.

READ MORE: Opetaia defends world titles with ruthless display“I was delighted to read the ICC are considering a two-tier structure from 2027 which could see the Ashes staged twice every three years,” he wrote in his Telegraph column.Michael Vaughan.

What about the little guy? Will it just lead to more domination from the big three of Australia, England and India?

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Here are the top returning 6A volleyball stat leaders in 2025

The 2025 North Carolina high school volleyball season is around the corner. Schools in the N.C. High School Athletic Association will officailly begin practice on July 30. To help you prepare for the season, HighSchoolOT has poured through the stats for all of the returning players and broken them down into the new classifications. Here […]

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The 2025 North Carolina high school volleyball season is around the corner.

Schools in the N.C. High School Athletic Association will officailly begin practice on July 30.

To help you prepare for the season, HighSchoolOT has poured through the stats for all of the returning players and broken them down into the new classifications.

Here are the returning stat leaders from teams in the 6A classification.

See the returning stat leaders in other classifications and other sports:

Note: Teams must have posted season stats to MaxPreps or sent them to us to be featured in this article

Taylor Baggett (8) of Gray's Creek on October 10, 2024 (Photo: Evan Moesta/HighSchoolOT)
Taylor Baggett (8) of Gray’s Creek on October 10, 2024 (Photo: Evan Moesta/HighSchoolOT)

Returning 6A Volleyball Leaders: Total Kills

  1. Bailey Dorman, senior, Harnett Central — 422
  2. Clara Evans, senior, J.H. Rose — 402
  3. Molly Gallagher, junior, Scotland — 335
  4. Taylor Baggett, senior, Gray’s Creek — 332
  5. Rosalie Sharp, senior, Asheville — 324
  6. Riley Parker, senior, Sun Valley — 301
  7. Mckenzy McDougald, senior, Lee County — 296
  8. Samantha Chavis, junior, Northern Guilford — 288
  9. Paxton Black, senior, Harnett Central — 280
  10. Emma Kate Forester, senior, Asheboro — 266
  11. Kate Wallen, junior, J.H. Rose — 255
  12. Denet Houey, senior, Kings Mountain — 248
  13. Roslyn Taylor, senior, Southern Alamance — 245
  14. Lia George, senior, Asheboro — 240
  15. Madeline Adair, junior, Union Pines — 236
  16. Hayley Hooks, junior, A.C. Reynolds — 223
  17. Kylee McArtan, junior, West Johnston — 219
  18. Reagan Pierce, sophomore, Alexander Central — 216
  19. Hallie Harrington, senior, Alexander Central — 212
  20. Lakota Flatt, junior, Jacksonville — 208
  21. Faith Raby, senior, South Caldwell — 202
  22. Ava Faucette, senior, Harnett Central — 201
  23. Mylee Mitchell, senior, Lee County — 199
  24. Elli Feliciano, senior, Gray’s Creek — 186
  25. Ruby Osborne, senior, Kings Mountain — 183
Maggie Jewell (11) of East Chapel Hill on October 15, 2024 (Photo: Evan Moesta/HighSchoolOT)
Maggie Jewell (11) of East Chapel Hill on October 15, 2024 (Photo: Evan Moesta/HighSchoolOT)

Returning 6A Volleyball Leaders: Total Blocks

  1. Emma Kate Forester, senior, Asheboro — 178
  2. Ady Scherer, junior, Asheboro — 160
  3. Maggie Jewell, sophomore, East Chapel Hill — 118
  4. Ramsey Hale, junior, Scotland — 109
  5. Nora Teasley, sophomore, Scotland — 106
  6. Sierrah Simmons, senior, Franklinton — 100
  7. Chinenye Ejindu, senior, Northern Guilford — 92
  8. Sofia Gryshaieva, junior, Terry Sanford — 69
  9. Addison Granger, sophomore, St. Stephens — 62
  10. Jazmin Mcneill, senior, Terry Sanford — 60
  11. Denet Houey, senior, Kings Mountain — 59
  12. Lauren Heafner, senior, Central Cabarrus — 58
  13. Athena Teel, junior, Jacksonville — 56
  14. Kora Knight, senior, Watauga — 55
  15. Alyssa Carkhuff, senior, White Oak — 52
  16. Kate Wallen, junior, J.H. Rose — 52
  17. Elizabeth Miller, junior, Franklinton — 51
  18. Savannah Mccaskill, senior, Union Pines — 49
  19. Valor Jansen, junior, T.C. Roberson — 49
  20. Ansley Stevenson, junior, Northern Guilford — 49
  21. Kylie Sykes, senior, Franklinton — 46
  22. Ruby Osborne, senior, Kings Mountain — 43
  23. Molly Gallagher, junior, Scotland — 43
  24. Cameron Bublitz, sophomore, East Chapel Hill — 43
  25. Peyton Connolley, junior, Mount Tabor — 42
Camden Pasour (2) of Kings Mountain on September 14, 2024 (Photo: Evan Moesta/HighSchoolOT)
Camden Pasour (2) of Kings Mountain on September 14, 2024 (Photo: Evan Moesta/HighSchoolOT)

Returning 6A Volleyball Leaders: Total Assists

  1. Camden Pasour, sophomore, Kings Mountain — 900
  2. Olivia Bellamy, junior, South Johnston — 753
  3. Kailey Ellis, junior, Harnett Central — 719
  4. Maylee Garner, sophomore, Northern Nash — 614
  5. Kaylan Watt, sophomore, T.C. Roberson — 576
  6. Caroline Bayes, junior, J.H. Rose — 543
  7. Samantha Chavis, junior, Northern Guilford — 538
  8. Lainey Gragg, junior, Watauga — 522
  9. Finley Brennan, sophomore, Middle Creek — 446
  10. Kendall Smith, sophomore, Sun Valley — 418
  11. Mackenzie Bulfer, sophomore, Asheville — 395
  12. Eva Vuncannon, sophomore, Asheboro — 386
  13. Madison Starkey, sophomore, Mount Tabor — 344
  14. Mariah Reeves, sophomore, White Oak — 323
  15. Sydney Bassett, sophomore, Northern Guilford — 321
  16. Breanna Joyner, sophomore, J.H. Rose — 309
  17. Caroline “Kiki” Shallal, junior, Charlotte Catholic — 303
  18. Abigayle Hodges, junior, Terry Sanford — 301
  19. Elli Feliciano, sophomore, Gray’s Creek — 293
  20. Madelyn Perkins, junior, Union Pines — 292
  21. Makayla Williams, sophomore, Alexander Central — 277
  22. McCartney Harrington, sophomore, South Caldwell — 267
  23. Lydia Church, sophomore, South Caldwell — 257
  24. Mallory Corbett, junior, A.C. Reynolds — 239
  25. Mckinnon Tatum, sophomore, A.C. Reynolds — 234
Teagan Rodulfo (3) of Northern Guilford on September 17, 2024 (Photo: Evan Moesta/HighSchoolOT)
Teagan Rodulfo (3) of Northern Guilford on September 17, 2024 (Photo: Evan Moesta/HighSchoolOT)

Returning 6A Volleyball Leaders: Total Digs

  1. Emma Little, senior, Asheboro — 439
  2. Lucy Tisch, junior, East Chapel Hill — 434
  3. Piper Jones, junior, Northern Nash — 423
  4. Saleece Crisafi, sophomore, Franklinton — 418
  5. Mckayla Mcdougald, junior, Lee County — 414
  6. Allie Williams, senior, Harnett Central — 397
  7. Lakota Flatt, junior, Jacksonville — 385
  8. Anna Preslee Warren, senior, South Johnston — 341
  9. Teagan Rodulfo, junior, Northern Guilford — 330
  10. Clara Evans, senior, J.H. Rose — 326
  11. Mylee Scruggs, senior, Union Pines — 319
  12. Caroline Childers, sophomore, Watauga — 313
  13. Lia George, senior, Asheboro — 313
  14. Emma Ingold, junior, Asheboro — 295
  15. Cameron Gerber, sophomore, Middle Creek — 287
  16. Samantha Chavis, junior, Northern Guilford — 275
  17. Landis Williams, senior, West Johnston — 272
  18. Olivia Bellamy, junior, South Johnston — 272
  19. Ava Tipton, senior, Kings Mountain — 268
  20. Riley Parker, senior, Sun Valley — 264
  21. Kaylan Watt, senior, T.C. Roberson — 262
  22. Anne Price Duke, senior, J.H. Rose — 255
  23. Hallie Harrington, senior, Alexander Central — 252
  24. Ady Mchenry, junior, St. Stephens — 249
  25. Alyssa Carkhuff, senior, White Oak — 245
Clara Evans (13) of J.H. Rose on August 24, 2024 (Photo: Evan Moesta/HighSchoolOT)
Clara Evans (13) of J.H. Rose on August 24, 2024 (Photo: Evan Moesta/HighSchoolOT)

Returning 6A Volleyball Leaders: Total Aces

  1. Riley Parker, senior, Sun Valley — 91
  2. Clara Evans, senior, J.H. Rose — 88
  3. Samantha Chavis, junior, Northern Guilford — 86
  4. Paxton Black, senior, Harnett Central — 74
  5. Caroline Bayes, junior, J.H. Rose — 74
  6. Ryann Marsh, senior, Asheville — 69
  7. Kailey Ellis, junior, Harnett Central — 63
  8. Chinenye Ejindu, senior, Northern Guilford — 62
  9. Rosalie Sharp, senior, Asheville — 60
  10. Faith Raby, senior, South Caldwell — 58
  11. Anna Preslee Warren, senior, South Johnston — 57
  12. Abigail Hedgepath, senior, Kings Mountain — 55
  13. Taylor Baggett, senior, Gray’s Creek — 55
  14. Madison Starkey, senior, Mount Tabor — 55
  15. Mylee Scruggs, senior, Union Pines — 54
  16. Eva Vuncannon, senior, Asheboro — 53
  17. Lucy Tisch, junior, East Chapel Hill — 53
  18. Molly Gallagher, junior, Scotland — 52
  19. Sarah Bouchard, senior, Kings Mountain — 49
  20. Mariah Reeves, senior, White Oak — 49
  21. Kaylan Watt, senior, T.C. Roberson — 47
  22. Landis Williams, senior, West Johnston — 47
  23. Grace Horne, senior, South View — 46
  24. Camden Pasour, senior, Kings Mountain — 45
  25. Katie Burley, senior, Union Pines — 44

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Dye named All-Academic | Titantown Sports

NEW ORLEANS–Westminster College rising sophomore Rylan Dye (Hermitage, Pa., Hickory) was recently named a 2025 NCAA Division III Men’s Track and Field All-Academic Athlete by the U.S. Track and Field & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) for his performances during the 2024-25 indoor and outdoor track and field seasons.  Dye and W&J’s Brock Pennington were the only two […]

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NEW ORLEANS–Westminster College rising sophomore Rylan Dye (Hermitage, Pa., Hickory) was recently named a 2025 NCAA Division III Men’s Track and Field All-Academic Athlete by the U.S. Track and Field & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) for his performances during the 2024-25 indoor and outdoor track and field seasons. 

Dye and W&J’s Brock Pennington were the only two recognized from the Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC).

Dye, a business administration major, carries a 3.50 cumulative grade-point average (GPA). He has been named to the Dean’s List once and the PAC Academic Honor Roll one time. At the PAC Indoor Championships, Dye won the high jump with a career-best mark of 1.99 meters (6-06.25). It was the No. 2 mark in the Mid-Atlantic Region. At Slippery Rock’s John Papa Invitational on April 17, Dye tied for fifth place after clearing a season-best 1.95 meters (6-04.75). The mark tied for the fourth-best in the Mid-Atlantic region. He posted a runner-up finish at the PAC Outdoor Championships after clearing 1.86 meters (6-01.25).

Led by 18th-year head coach Tim McNeil, Westminster finished fourth at this year’s PAC Indoor Championships with 81 points and fifth at the PAC Outdoor Championships after racking up 89 points. 

Awarded to all nominated student-athletes who meet ALL the following criteria:

  1. Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.30 on a 4.0 scale through the most recently completed grading period. Institutions utilizing a different GPA scale must convert the GPA to a 4.0 scale using the standard conversion method [GPA/Scale x 4.0]. Data must be certifiable by the institution’s registrar.
  2. Meet one of the following athletic criteria:
    1. Must have finished the season among the top 50 individuals as listed on the descending order lists on TFRRS. In addition, any athletes not among the top 50, but who participated at the Indoor OR Outdoor National Championships, are eligible.
    2. Must have competed as a member of one of the top 35 relay teams as listed on the descending order list on TFRRS. In addition, any athletes not among the top 35 relay teams, but who participated in the relay at the Indoor OR Outdoor National Championships, are eligible. Finally, any competing relay team member on an expanded descending order list to include 35 institutions (1 relay team per institution) is eligible.
  3. Graduate students must take all undergraduate plus graduate coursework into account.



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Husker trio hosts youth volleyball camp in Lincoln

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – Three Nebraska volleyball star players are hosting a youth camp in Lincoln this week. Andi Jackson, Harper Murray, and Bergen Reilly welcomed roughly 1,000 youngsters to Speedway Sports Complex on Wednesday, with an equal amount expected Thursday. The camp is being run by FlexWork Sports, a national company that organized Dylan […]

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LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – Three Nebraska volleyball star players are hosting a youth camp in Lincoln this week.

Andi Jackson, Harper Murray, and Bergen Reilly welcomed roughly 1,000 youngsters to Speedway Sports Complex on Wednesday, with an equal amount expected Thursday. The camp is being run by FlexWork Sports, a national company that organized Dylan Raiola’s youth football camp on Saturday.

Because of demand, the volleyball camp is offering four sessions of approximately 500 participants each. At the camp, youngsters get to work with the Husker trio, as well as take pictures and receive autographs.

Jackson, Murray, and Reilly are all returning AVCA All-Americans. Each of the players are on the preseason watch list for college volleyball’s Division I Player of the Year.

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Flo Hyman posthumously receives USOPC Hall of Fame honor 

Her honors are extensive and her accomplishments historic: 41 years after Flo Hyman was part of a medal-winning U.S. Olympic volleyball team and 39 years after her untimely death, she has been inducted into the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Hall of Fame. Hyman’s honor was accepted by Ruth Nelson, who was a teammate and then […]

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Her honors are extensive and her accomplishments historic: 41 years after Flo Hyman was part of a medal-winning U.S. Olympic volleyball team and 39 years after her untimely death, she has been inducted into the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Hall of Fame.

Hyman’s honor was accepted by Ruth Nelson, who was a teammate and then coached her at the University of Houston, where Hyman was the first female student-athlete to receive an athletic scholarship. “She was offered the first scholarship at Houston and she said, ‘I need to share it with everyone,’” said Nelson. “That’s the kind of person she was.”

After three collegiate seasons, Hyman focused her attention on the U.S. national team. The squad failed to qualify for the 1976 Olympics and set their sights on the 1980 Summer Games, held in Moscow, the capital of the then-Soviet Union, but the United States boycott of the games due to the Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan, which was launched in February of 1979 and didn’t end until March of 1989, delayed Hyman’s Olympic debut.

1984 U.S. Women’s Olympic Volleyball Team with Hyman at rear center. (Credit: Courtesy of USA Volleyball)

By the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, the team was internationally ranked. At 6-foot-5 and 30 years old, Hyman was the tallest and oldest member of the team, capturing attention for her dynamic play and personality. People across the U.S. stayed up to watch women’s volleyball live. The team earned a silver medal.

 “She was very humble,” said Nelson. “[This honor] was a long time coming. All these years have gone by, and I’ve kept up her website (flohyman.com) and social media because I believe that it’s very important for people to understand the history and how the ’84 medal really set the stage and foundation for volleyball’s development.”

Four-time Olympic beach volleyball medalist Kerri Walsh Jennings, who played indoor volleyball at Stanford, was also among the inductees. “The idea of both of them being inducted sets the stage for so much larger growth for volleyball,” said Nelson.

Nelson noted that Hyman had a considerable impact on diversity in volleyball, due not only to her athletic prowess, but also her dynamic personality. “She wanted to meet everybody,” Nelson recalled. “National Girls and Women in Sports Day is named after her.”

Hyman died on January 24, 1986, while playing professionally in Japan. It was disclosed that the cause was Marfan syndrome. Extensive research has been done in her memory, and the Marfan Foundation holds her name in a place of honor.

The other female hall of fame inductees were Gabby Douglas, Anita DeFrantz, Allyson Felix, Susan Hagel, Marla Runyan, Serena Williams, and the 2004 women’s Paralympic wheelchair basketball team.



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Spain’s Water Polo Team Crowned World Champions

The Spanish water polo team are the new world champions in water polo, for the fourth time in history, after defeating the Hungarians in the final of the world championship in Singapore, with a score of 15:13 (5:5, 2:1, 2:4, 6:3). The Spanish led 7:6 at half-time, but the Hungarians opened the second half with […]

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The Spanish water polo team are the new world champions in water polo, for the fourth time in history, after defeating the Hungarians in the final of the world championship in Singapore, with a score of 15:13 (5:5, 2:1, 2:4, 6:3).

The Spanish led 7:6 at half-time, but the Hungarians opened the second half with a 3:0 series. Spain led 11:10 at the beginning of the last period, and soon after 13:11, then 14:11, thus resolving the question of the winner.

Bernat Sanahuja and Alvaro Granados led Spain to the title with five goals each, while Felipe Perone and Alberto Munariz scored two each. Gergeli Burian was the most effective for the Hungarians with three goals, reports Tanjug.

The bronze medal at the World Championship, held in Singapore, was won by Greece, which defeated Serbia today with a score of 16:7.

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Swerve TV serves up new women’s sports-focused FAST channel

WNBA TV ratings are up this season 23% over last year’s breakout-year performance, and softball’s NCAA College World Series on ESPN last month averaged a record 1.3 million viewers. With the “moment” female-driven competition is enjoying in mind, FAST channel programmer Swerve TV has launched Swerve Sports, a new free streaming channel devoted to live […]

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WNBA TV ratings are up this season 23% over last year’s breakout-year performance, and softball’s NCAA College World Series on ESPN last month averaged a record 1.3 million viewers.

With the “moment” female-driven competition is enjoying in mind, FAST channel programmer Swerve TV has launched Swerve Sports, a new free streaming channel devoted to live events, series, films and highlights themed around women’s sports.

Launching on free, ad-supported streaming services The Roku Channel and Pluto TV, Swerve TV promises the “best in women’s football, basketball, soccer, volleyball, softball, gymnastics, boxing, rugby and more.” The channel has deployed the tagline “Where women rule the game.”

Also check out our exclusive StreamTV Live video interview with Swerve TV Chair Christy Tanner below or see a transcript here:

Content partners backing the channel include Athletes Unlimited Pro Volleyball, Athletes Unlimited Pro Basketball, Athletes Unlimited Softball League, Women’s Football Alliance, Red Bull, Outside, USA Cheer & Stunt, Freestyle Trampoline Association, Queen & King of the Court, Professional Fighters League, Invicta Fighting Championships, Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship and Stihl Timbersports.

“Our research on Gen Z sports viewers found that more live events and more highlights were most in demand, with 41% wanting more women’s sports highlights and 38% wanting more women’s games and matches,” Swerve TV’s Tanner, the former CBS News executive overseeing the launch of the new channel, told StreamTV Insider.

“For Gen Z, streaming is their No. 1 most-watched source of sports content, followed by No. 2 social. We feel confident that Swerve Sports is in the sweet spot of demand, and we’re interested to gather more information on fans’ viewing preferences as we make this channel available in more than 80% of US and Canadian homes,” Tanner added.

Swerve TV was founded in 2021 by digital media veterans Steve Shannon and Dan Keston. As it is with Swerve’s flagship FAST channel, Swerve Combat, a 24/7 channel devoted to blood-sport enthusiasts, Swerve Sports will target the Gen-Z audience. Now featuring more than 200 live events annually, Swerve Combat is currently experiencing 215% YoY audience growth, Swerve said, reaching 20 million viewers in the last year.

“With the launch of Swerve Sports, we’re applying the same innovative approach that fueled the breakout success of Swerve Combat,” said Shannon, who also serves as CEO, in a statement. “We’re redefining what’s possible in women’s sports for fan engagement with athletes, teams, and leagues.”

Added Tanner: “Broadly, women’s leagues, teams and athletes are rewriting the rules of engagement for fans. Our Swerve team will be combining forces with these mavericks to rewrite the rules of sports viewing to create more opportunities for connection, fandom and sharing the joy of sports.”



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