- LIV Golf on Thursday named Chris Heck as the league’s first-ever president, with Heck joining his longtime colleague Scott O’Neil as LIV begins the second half of its 2025 season, reports SBJ’s Josh Carpenter.
- The NHL and NHLPA haven’t finalized a new CBA yet, but Commissioner Gary Bettman said prior to Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final that they are “in really good shape” with more than a year to go before the expiration of the existing agreement, writes SBJ’s Alex Silverman.
- Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund will be a sponsor of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, which will be held from June 14 through July 13 in the U.S., notes Silverman. In other soccer news, Silverman reports that New Era Cap will be MLS’ new exclusive on-field headwear partner under a licensing agreement that grants the brand the right to produce headwear and apparel for all 30 clubs.
- Silverman also points out that President Donald Trump’s proclamation banning travel from 12 countries contains an explicit carve-out for athletes, team personnel and their families traveling to the U.S. for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, as well as the Olympics and other major sporting events.
- TNT averaged 292,000 viewers over its first eight days of coverage of the French Open, which has been for 12-plus hours each day, writes SBJ’s Austin Karp.
- NWSL selected Rank + Rally as its leaguewide retail partner in advance of the 2025 kit design launch for each of its 14 clubs several months ago, reports SBJ’s Bret McCormick.
- Actors Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds acquired a controlling stake in SailGP’s Australian team, which is being rebranded to the “Bonds Flying Roos SailGP Team” in line with the signing of its first title sponsor, Australian underwear brand Bonds, writes SBJ’s Chris Smith.
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