Golden State Valkyries Hit $100M, Apple Wins F1 Rights and NBA's Smart Ball Revolution

Sports Geek Rapid Rundown · Oct 13, 2026 · 7m

In today's Sports Geek Rapid Rundown: the Golden State Valkyries become the first women's sports team to surpass $100 million in annual revenue, the inside story of how Apple won exclusive US Formula 1 broadcasting rights, why Kim Kardashian matters to F1's growth strategy, the NBA's smart basketball microchip plans, netball's bold 2031 World Cup venue announcement, LIV Golf's bankruptcy fallout, L'Oréal's global sports partnership strategy, YouTube's push for live sports rights across all major US leagues, and how Claude AI decides which web pages to cite. All curated by Sports Geek Reads…