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Does any women’s sports team make money?
Posted on 3/14/23 at 10:38 am
Posted on 3/14/23 at 10:38 am
Curious to know if there’s any women’s sports team/league in existence that doesn’t operate at a net loss.
The WNBA is essentially a charity and the Women’s NCAA tournament costs less than half the Men’s tournament to operate and still loses millions.
Besides Olivia Dunne who people actually want to see, Women’s sports should be thankful for crushing social pressure and 24/7 nonstop promotion from ESPN or they probably wouldn’t exist past the high school level.
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The WNBA is essentially a charity and the Women’s NCAA tournament costs less than half the Men’s tournament to operate and still loses millions.
Besides Olivia Dunne who people actually want to see, Women’s sports should be thankful for crushing social pressure and 24/7 nonstop promotion from ESPN or they probably wouldn’t exist past the high school level.
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Posted on 3/14/23 at 10:43 am to TulaneFan
I know women's leagues overseas pay more, like Japan for softball and Russia for basketball. Whether those leagues actually turn a profit or the owners are just willing to pay more despite taking a loss, I'm not sure.
Posted on 3/14/23 at 10:51 am to WaterLink
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I know women's leagues overseas pay more, like Japan for softball and Russia for basketball. Whether those leagues actually turn a profit or the owners are just willing to pay more despite taking a loss, I'm not sure.
Someone posted a while back that the Russian women's basketball leagues weren't very profitable, but were more of a dick measuring contest for the oligarchs.
This post was edited on 3/14/23 at 10:52 am
Posted on 3/14/23 at 10:52 am to TulaneFan
UCONN basketball maybe?
Posted on 3/14/23 at 10:54 am to TulaneFan
Kinda weird that y’all like a chick who looks like a child.
Posted on 3/14/23 at 10:55 am to TulaneFan
Multiple women’s basketball teams make money. In an article in the Top 10 money makers in men’s and women’s basketball this is the 10 they have listed:
Insider 2022 article
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Here are the 10 biggest money-makers in this year's NCAA Women's Tournament:
Baylor — $8.3 million
UConn — $7.3 million
Florida State — $6.0 million
Miami — $5.7 million
Gonzaga — $4.7 million
DePaul — $3.2 million
Tennessee — $3.2 million
South Carolina — $3.1 million
Villanova — $2.9 million
South Florida — $2.8 million
Insider 2022 article
Posted on 3/14/23 at 10:56 am to father2sons
You could say that about every gymnast ever
Posted on 3/14/23 at 10:57 am to High C
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UCONN basketball maybe?
2022, they loss $650K.
Posted on 3/14/23 at 11:00 am to BluegrassBelle
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Multiple women’s basketball teams make money. In an article in the Top 10 money makers in men’s and women’s basketball this is the 10 they have listed:
Wrong, that is without total expenses.
LINK
Posted on 3/14/23 at 11:24 am to TulaneFan
I would assume that the LPGA and Women's pro tennis turn profits... but that might just be a bad assumption.
Posted on 3/14/23 at 11:28 am to LSUBoo
Women’s tennis makes profits at some tournaments. It is heavily dependent on the sponsors and the sponsors wanting to pay for the events and then continue to pay for them. Some do not make sense and no longer exist. Tv money helps the tour. I assume the LPGA is similar.
Posted on 3/14/23 at 11:34 am to Tvilletiger
I assume the answer to this is zero, but I could've sworn I read somewhere years ago that Tennessee WBB used to make money 15-20+ years ago when Pat Summitt was in her heyday.
But honestly, a lot of men sports lose money as well. So it stands to reason that pretty much all women sports would too since they generally have a lot less support.
But honestly, a lot of men sports lose money as well. So it stands to reason that pretty much all women sports would too since they generally have a lot less support.
Posted on 3/14/23 at 11:37 am to TulaneFan
Womens tennis
Posted on 3/14/23 at 11:42 am to TulaneFan
Maybe Stripping should be considered a sport 
Posted on 3/14/23 at 11:45 am to TulaneFan
Most make money. Not many turn a profit.
Posted on 3/14/23 at 11:45 am to father2sons
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Kinda weird that y’all like a chick who looks like a child.
What kind of children are you hanging out with?
Posted on 3/14/23 at 11:45 am to TulaneFan
Beach volleyball?
Posted on 3/14/23 at 11:49 am to TulaneFan
I'd say Nebraska's WVB program does - they constantly sell out their arena to the point that they're hosting a game in Memorial Stadium next year and are expected to seat over 75k for it.
WVB > any other womens sport btw. Those shorts are gnarly.
WVB > any other womens sport btw. Those shorts are gnarly.
Posted on 3/14/23 at 11:50 am to BluegrassBelle
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The money looks a lot different on the women's side. While women's basketball is often the third-highest revenue generator for athletic departments, behind football and men's basketball, they still trail both by a considerable margin.
Revenue
Revenue isn’t profit. Ole Cork needs a finance lesson
Posted on 3/14/23 at 11:51 am to father2sons
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Kinda weird that y’all like a chick who looks like a child.
Anyone over 35 that follows this girl on social media is creepy AF.
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