Forget MMA; today is the world's largest food fight in La Tomatina, Spain. The festival, held the last Wednesday of August, draws a crowd of 20,000.
Bring on the pasta,
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Let’s get loud
The US Open is so American - the biggest tennis stadium in the world with the most prize money and the loudest fans.
The US Open has been a trailblazer in advocating for equal prize money for men and women since 1973. Tennis was the first sport, and the US Open was the first Grand Slam to offer equal prize money to the winners. This year, a staggering $65M is up for grabs, with the singles champions walking away with $3M each. Even players losing in the first round earn a respectable $81,500.
Make sure to catch this week's podcast, "The US Open - How America Does A Tennis Grand Slam," about the star-studded player lineup and fascinating trivia of this iconic Grand Slam event as only your favorite siblings' sports podcast can do. LISTEN UP
Short and Sweet
Yesterday was the deadline for all NFL teams to narrow their rosters from 93 to 53 players in preparation for the regular season starting next week. The league is ruthless - Jacksonville Jaguars coach Doug Pederson cut his son from the team.
Don't expect your sports to be generated by AI anytime soon after this awkward AI-generated high school football report.
The record for the largest crowd to attend a women's sporting event could be broken today for the Nebraska-Omaha women's volleyball game, which is taking place inside Nebraska's football stadium. The expected crowd is 95,000. The previous record of 91,648 was set when Barcelona hosted Wolfsburg last April in a UEFA Women's Champions League match.
Venus Williams played in the first round of her record-extending 24th US Open yesterday. Belgian qualifier Greet Minnen eliminated Williams in her most lopsided loss in 100 career matches at the Grand Slam tournament.
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