- This week’s episode of the SBJ Sports Media Podcast features Austin Karp digging into the NBA Draft, NASCAR’s debut in San Diego and Linda Cohn’s “SportsCenter” legacy. He also chats with Fox Sports lead analyst Stu Holden to break down what’s happened so far in the World Cup.
- The USMNT’s 2-0 win over Australia on Friday in the second game of the FIFA World Cup group stage drew 23.1 million viewers across Fox and Telemundo, short of the U.S. TV soccer record of 27.5 million set during U.S.-Paraguay to open the tourney, reports Karp.
- Karp also writes that Concacaf and Fox Sports renewed an English-language media-rights deal that will now go through 2029 that will keep the Gold Cup on the network and add the Nations League for the 2026-27 and 2028-29 cycles.
- The International Tennis Federation’s rebrand to “World Tennis” is now in effect, with CEO Ross Hutchins outlining five forward-looking pillars as the organization seeks a new identity, reports SBJ’s Rob Schaefer.
- The Familie is turning to Garmai Momolu, a seasoned builder of football divisions and player brands, as its VP/clients services, writes SBJ’s Irving Mejia-Hilario.
- The X Games League, the new action sports league that kicks off its first summer season this weekend in Sacramento, sold São Paulo team to Ali El Ali, the CEO Emirati offshore energy logistics firm ZMI Holdings, notes SBJ’s Chris Smith.
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