Elsewhere in the industry

  • SBJ’s Adam Stern interviews CEO Steve O’Donnell on NASCAR’s plans for global growth, which include projects spearheaded by the recent hire of Adam Layton as SVP/international.
  • The average nine-inning MLB game played through July 8 lasted nearly 2 hours and 42 minutes, slightly more than four minutes longer than the average for the 2024 season, notes SBJ’s David Broughton.
  • Cleveland-based KeyBank emerged as the founding sponsor of the city’s impending WNBA franchise, with a long-coveted multiyear deal two years ahead of the team’s first game, writes SBJ’s Tom Friend.
  • With LA28 two years from opening, SBJ’s Rachel Axon checks in on the business side of the operation. It’s already sold almost 4 million tickets.
  • The International Ice Hockey Federation signed a four-year U.S. media-rights deal making FloSports the exclusive home of the IIHF Men’s World Championship beginning in 2027, notes SBJ’s Alex Silverman.
  • SBJ’s Josh Carpenter talks with Jim Furyk about his growing comfort in an analyst role for Golf Channel/USA Sports.
  • The Yankees tapped Lumen Technologies for a large-scale fiber installation that will connect the organization’s data infrastructure inside Yankee Stadium to a new data center facility in Tampa, notes SBJ’s Rob Schaefer.
  • Tennis players have the career grand slam. Tuesday’s op-ed provides a guide for those who want to achieve the “fan” grand slam.


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