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Saturday Sports: U.S. Open launch; skyrocketing ticket costs; record NBA team sales

NPR | By Scott Simon
Published August 22, 2026 at 7:43 AM EDT

NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Howard Bryant talk about the upcoming U.S. Open tennis tournament, the increasing ticket prices in professional sports and the recent sales of NBA teams.

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Scott Simon is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First.
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