MLB
What is "America’s favorite pastime"?
Baseball
What is a salary cap?
When a professional sports team places a limit on the amount of money that a team can spend on players’ salaries
Which U.S. National Team makes more revenue?
WOMEN’S!!!!!!!
What WNBA athlete is currently imprisoned in Russia?
Brittney Griner
What state are the Phillies from?
Pennsylvania
Who has the highest payroll in the MLB?
Los Angeles Dodgers
What major sport in America is paid the least?
NHL (Hockey)
What is equal pay in the U.S. Soccer Federation?
When male and female athletes receive equal appearance fees and bonuses
How much more money do WNBA players make overseas?
5 to 8 times more money than they do in the WNBA
What European football team is also known for investing in key athletes, to the point where they’re put into debt? :(
FC Barca
What is revenue sharing?
When all teams combine and compile a percentage of their yearly local revenues and share evenly among the teams
What is the projected salary cap for 2025?
$88 million
In what year did the U.S. women’s soccer team start making more revenue than the men’s team?
2016
How many players in the WNBA have salaries less than $10,000?
8 players
What athlete was the Phillies primary investment in 2019?
Bryce Harper
What is a parity in sports?
When participating teams have roughly equivalent levels of talent
Who is the highest-paid NHL player?
Connor McDavid
When did the U.S. women’s soccer team last win the world cup?
2019
Who is the lowest-paid NBA player?
Ishmail Wainright from the Phoenix Suns
How many World Series Championships have the Phillies won?
2
Who has the highest salary in the MLB?
Max Scherzer from the New York Mets $43,333,333
How many players are each team required to submit each season for budget approval?
23 players
When did the U.S. men’s soccer team last win the world cup?
Never
How are the NBA and WNBA connected?
The NBA created the WNBA as a women’s analogue to the NBA
What football player does FC Barca overpay considering his current performance?
Ousmane Dembele