Sports Shorts

* Champa update: Congrats to Jesuit High, which won the state (Class 5A) baseball championship for the sixth time. It was also Jesuit’s third state championship—along with football and wrestling—this school year.

* Since the Supreme Court ruling four years ago cleared the way for legal sports gambling outlets, Americans have bet more than $125 billion on sports. Two thirds of the states have legalized sports betting.

* The Lightning, now back in the Stanley Cup final four, has been named Sports Business Journal’s “Sports Team of the Year.” Criteria include attendance and new-season ticket and sponsorship revenue.

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