- More change is coming at the top rungs of MLS’s org chart, MLS President and Chief Administrative and Strategy Officer JoAnn Neale stepping aside and Commissioner Don Garber streamlining his senior leadership group, reports SBJ’s Alex Silverman.
- President and COO Mark Shapiro kicked off Morgan Stanley’s technology, media and telecom conference Monday morning with comments on UFC’s planned White House card, On Location’s work at the Olympics and Paramount’s successful bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, writes SBJ’s Chris Smith.
- Ilitch Sports + Entertainment launched Detroit SportsNet, which will feature linear and digital local broadcasts of Tigers and Red Wings games, reports SBJ’s Mike Mazzeo.
- The 2026 edition of the BNP Paribas Open (Indian Wells) begins this week, and as has become typical for the event widely referred to as pro tennis’ “Fifth Slam,” organizers are plotting plenty of new initiatives, writes SBJ’s Rob Schaefer.
- Major League Volleyball named Jaime Weston (a 2016 SBJ Game Changers honoree) as its first commissioner, a move toward centralized league leadership as growth comes into focus, reports SBJ’s Mary Gaughan.
- Sequel, a female hygiene product company, signed a sponsorship deal with the Yankees that includes venue integration and ballpark signage at Yankee Stadium, notes SBJ’s Mike Mazzeo.
- Blackhawks Ice Center reopened following a renovation that doubled the facility’s size, made it a more community-facing and multiuse space and changed its name, writes SBJ’s Bret McCormick.
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