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3 Stories: Women's World Cup Ad Revenue, Cubs' Collapse, The 'Grandmasters Diet'

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Advertisers spent about $100 million on TV ads during the 2019 Women's World Cup, which was won by the U.S. (Al Bello/Getty Images)
Advertisers spent about $100 million on TV ads during the 2019 Women's World Cup, which was won by the U.S. (Al Bello/Getty Images)

While the U.S. women's national soccer team's fight for equal pay continues, new reports have found that the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup drew nearly $100 million in advertising revenue. The Wall Street Journal's Rachel Bachman asks what it will take for advertisers to go all-in on women's sports.

Also, after they won the World Series in 2016, subsequent Chicago Cubs regular seasons have ended earlier and earlier. New York Magazine contributing editor Will Leitch delves into how the Cubs' hopes to become a dynasty went the other way.

And Only A Game's Karen Given discusses a recent ESPN article by Aishwarya Kumar about how stress is causing chess grandmasters to burn up to 6,000 calories a day during competitions.

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This segment aired on September 21, 2019.

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