- Olympic athletes will now be able to receive money for their participation in the Games, one of several reforms approved by IOC members at their session in Switzerland on Wednesday, reports SBJ’s Rachel Axon.
- The Cardinals elevated Bill DeWitt III to CEO and Anuk Karunaratne to president of business operations, with DeWitt III overseeing both baseball and business operations, writes SBJ’s Mike Mazzeo.
- Arkansas’ two-year journey toward a new naming-rights sponsor for its football stadium wraps up with a 13-year deal with CommunityAmerica Credit Union beginning in 2027, reports SBJ’s Ben Portnoy.
- The Greater Williamsburg Sports & Events Center in Virginia held a ribbon-cutting Wednesday. The $80 million, 200,000-square-foot can be configured to hold 12 basketball courts, 24 volleyball courts, 36 pickleball courts, one full-sized football field or three indoor soccer fields, writes SBJ’s David Broughton.
- The group of top tennis players lobbying for a greater share of Grand Slam revenue in prize money will continue their public push during Wimbledon, reports SBJ’s Rob Schaefer.
- Mexico-South Korea in the World Cup group stage Thursday put up NFL-level numbers across English and Spanish broadcasts, but for Telemundo, the superlatives attached to the match come amid heightened scrutiny for NBC’s internal streaming measurement after a correction was needed for early numbers, notes SBJ’s Austin Karp.
- Mobile TV Group — which was the production backbone for all of Main Street’s FanDuel Sports Network broadcasts — announced a full-stack, turnkey platform Wednesday that it can offer directly to teams, which SBJ’s Tom Friend notes might be of interest to the 11 NBA refugees of Main Street still in need of local TV solutions for next season.
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