Scout’s Overview
📡 🚨 Weekly Sports Radar: Artistic Swimming

Artistic Swimming, or Synchronized Swimming, is a hybrid sport that blends swimming, dance, and gymnastics into choreographed routines performed in water, set to music. Athletes execute intricate formations, synchronized movements, and acrobatic lifts, all while maintaining elegance and precise timing.

Judges evaluate execution, choreography, and the ability to stay in perfect harmony with teammates and the music. Originally known as water ballet, artistic swimming first gained popularity in the 1920s and 1930s in Hollywood films. It became an Olympic sport in 1984, initially with solo and duet events before evolving into team competitions.

🏋 Athlete of the week: Lindsey Vonn

Lindsey Vonn is was a retired American alpine ski racer and one of the most successful female skiers in history, with four overall World Cup titles and an Olympic gold medal.

Fun fact: This season, she came back out of retirement and became the oldest female Alpine skier to make the podium of a World Cup race!

🏟️ Venue of the week: Saint-Raphaël (Cliff Diving)

Red Bull Cliff Diving at Saint-Raphaël takes place off the edge of volcanic red rock formations at Cap Dramont, where athletes launch themselves 27 meters (88 feet) into the Mediterranean.

🧤 Fit Check: Wayne Mardle Jersey: Hawaiian shirt

Wayne Mardle was a successful darts player. His trademark: a classic Hawaiian shirt. This earned him his nickname "Hawaii 501" in 2000. The number 501 is based on the TV series "Hawaii 50," which Mardle turned into a 501 for his nickname. Sometimes in bright orange, now and then in bright blue or now and then in a rich green: Mardle set himself no limits about the color scheme of his Hawaii shirts. He was one of the first players to cause a sensation on the professional tour because of his dazzling outfit.

From the bench
🗞️ In case you were injured:

• Bullfighting is a major part of many South American cultures, especially in Mexico. This week, Mexico City banned bullfighting

• The Baller League, a spin-off of traditional football, kicked off this week with 1 million views in less than 24 hours

• New Zealand's Sam Ruthe, a 15-year-old, becomes the youngest person ever to run a sub-4-minute mile

🎯 In over-time:

• Last week, a person with 76% disability successfully completed a marathon

• Conor McGregor (the UFC fighter) is running for president of Ireland. We’re living in one big social experiment

• Sergio Garcia missed a putt just 3 feet away (1 meter), missing out on The Open, the oldest golf tournament in the world

📊 Analyst’s Corner:

​This week, the Boston Celtics became the most expensive sports team in the world, being sold for an alleged $6.1 billion. Let’s look at the 5 most expensive sports teams in the world:

1. Boston Celtics (2025) – Purchased for $6.1 billion

2. Washington Commanders (2023) – Acquired for $6.05 billion

3. Chelsea Football Club (2022) – Sold for approximately $5.3 billion

4. Denver Broncos (2022) – Purchased for $4.65 billion

5. Phoenix Suns and Mercury (2023) – Acquired for $4 billion

According to Forbes' 2024 valuations, the most valuable teams are:​

1. Dallas Cowboys (NFL) – $8 billion

2. New York Yankees (MLB) – $7.1 billion

3. New England Patriots (NFL) – $6.9 billion

4. Los Angeles Rams (NFL) – $6.2 billion

5. Manchester United (EPL) – $6 billion

It’s insane how much American sports dominate- the two teams that are not from America, Chelsea and Manchester United, are both owned by American investors.

🏆 Sports Calendar

Here’s a look at the ongoing and upcoming sports events this week: