Closing Bell

Thursday 4:00pm ET....Latest News....J&J Renews MLS/USSF Deal

  • Johnson & Johnson Renews MLS/U.S. Soccer Deal For Multiple Years 
  • NBC Sports Lands Media Rights To Diamond League Track & Field
  • Tebow-Mania Boosts Ticket, Merch Sales For Single-A Fireflies
  • CONCACAF Confirms U.S.-Canada-Mexico Joint Bid For '26 World Cup

The Starting Five....

The most-read stories today on SportsBusinessDaily.com:

1)  Sources: Three Bidders Emerge To Purchase Marlins, Including Derek Jeter, Jeb Bush

2) NHLPA's Donald Fehr Hints Olympic Dispute Could Cloud Next CBA Negotiations

3) Several MLB Ballparks Look To Benefit From Newly Installed LED Lighting Systems

4) "TNF" Seen As Good Experiment For Amazon; Is OTT Serious Threat For Bigger Package?

5) Consultants Suggest Replacement Of Aloha Stadium With Smaller, More Modern Facility

Headliners....

Here are tonight’s headline guests on the following talk shows:

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Of all the things I’m worried about, World Cup tickets selling below face value isn’t one of them.
-- Eagle Point Credit Management founder & Managing Partner Thomas Majewski, on why his firm felt it was a safe bet to back Sports Illustrated Tickets' plan to purchase World Cup tickets and resell them.
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