SBP Snack: Week of 7/28-8/3

Five Interesting, Funny, and Touching Things that Happened in Sports This Week

Alex Abrams
July 31, 2025

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Good Thursday Morning. Bringing you an abbreviated, “snack size” version of SBP this week.

#1: The NFL revenue machine rolls on

The Packers generated a franchise-record $719.1M in revenue this past fiscal year, up 10%.
As the only publicly owned NFL team, the Packers offer a unique glimpse into the league’s finances.
Here's what we learned from their surging finances ⬇️
— Front Office Sports (@FOS)
3:33 PM • Jul 27, 2025

#2: This MLB game taking place inside of Bristol Motor Speedway is going to be fascinating to watch, and it’s even showing up in video games now

Saturday’s MLB Speedway Classic will break the all-time regular season single-game attendance record, with more than 85,000 tickets sold to date.
It will be the first American or National League game ever played in Tennessee – which will feature the Cincinnati Reds taking on the
— Sportico (@Sportico)
3:00 PM • Jul 29, 2025

One of the coolest video game additions ever? 🔥
MLB The Show just dropped a playable version of the Bristol Motor Speedway field and Ronald Acuña Jr. is already sending baseballs to the race track 🤯
— MLB (@MLB)
6:20 PM • Jul 29, 2025

#3: Rising tide continuing to lift all boats

The WNBA is averaging 794,000 viewers through 56 games this year across all national networks, a source tells FOS.
That is 21% higher than the WNBA’s full-season viewership average in 2024.
— Front Office Sports (@FOS)
9:51 PM • Jul 30, 2025

#4: Even during his announcement that he beat bladder cancer and is now facing incontinence challenges, Deion Sanders is still the same showman

"It is real. So if you see a porta-potty on the sideline, it is real. I'm just telling you right now, you're going to see it."
Deion Sanders breaks down the new challenges he is facing now that he is cancer-free.
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX)
5:27 PM • Jul 28, 2025

While talking about beating bladder cancer, Deion Sanders said, “I depend on Depend.”
Now, Depend, the underwear brand for incontinence, has a partnership with Sanders.
(🎥 via @FOXSports)
— Front Office Sports (@FOS)
12:18 AM • Jul 29, 2025

#5: Who knew fourth division U.S. soccer was this lit?

If told you this crowd and atmosphere is from 4th division soccer in the 🇺🇸, would you believe me?
Well it is, that’s Vermont Green FC in USL League 2
— Tactical Manager (@ManagerTactical)
12:57 PM • Jul 27, 2025

Here is the final whistle to that same game - watch the kids storm the field (and I mean kids)
— stan (@stanwilliams9)
3:17 PM • Jul 27, 2025

Until next time, sports fans!

-Alex