Daily Issue

04.03.2018

Featured

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Class Dismissed

Donte DiVincenzo and Villanova roll Michigan for the NCAA title, but the lopsided affair gives Turner the lowest overnight rating ever.

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San Antonio Basks In Final Four, For Now

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SeatGeek Puts Roots Down In North Texas

Marketing and Sponsorship

Anthony Davis Adds To National Profile With ExxonMobil Deal

Shohei Ohtani Proving Off-Field Worth With Big Merch Sales

Vineyard Vines Launching New Collection For Red Sox, Fenway

Nevada Talking With Under Armour, Nike, Adidas For Apparel Deal

Media

Villanova's Blowout Leads To Lowest NCAA Hoops Title Game Rating

ESPN Reveals New Streaming Service ESPN+ Will Launch April 12

ESPN's Launch Of "Get Up!" Comes At Key Moment For Network

Comcast Potentially Due $54M Or More From Astros, Les Alexander

MLB Expands Presence In China, Signs Multiyear Deal With Tencent

Fox Turns Eyes To Buck, Aikman For "TNF" After Manning Snub

Social Studies: WWE Exec VP Jayar Donlan on WrestleMania, VR

Media Notes

Leagues and Governing Bodies

Cold Weather, Snow Causing Problems For Northern MLB Teams

MLB, Players Have Plenty Of Labor Issues To Iron Out Before Next CBA

IndyCar Series Looks To Promote Its Next Generation Of Superstars

MLS Gets Boost On Global Soccer Radar From Zlatan's Theatrics

League Notes

Franchises

Sources: Hornets Offer Vacant GM Position To Mitch Kupchak

Brewers Hoping Higher Payroll Offset By Better Attendance

Jazz Bringing Back Popular City Edition Jerseys Next Season

Canucks Tickets Prices Soar As Sedins Announce Retirement

Manchester United To Hit Mexico, Santa Clara On Summer Tour

MLB Franchise Notes: Orioles Hope Free Kids Promotion Engages Fans

Facilities

SeatGeek Formally Completes Deal With Cowboys, AT&T Stadium

Colleges

NCAA Tournaments Displayed Good In Sport Ahead Of Potential Changes

Events and Attractions

Aging Alamodome May Have Trouble Landing Future Final Fours

Charleston WTA Event Looks To Grow Stature, Ticket Sales

Finance

ISC Reports Stable Earnings Despite Decline In Admissions Revenue

Esports

Kings Name Shaq GM For Franchise's NBA 2K League Team

Top Esports Teams Joining Supercell's Clash Royale League

People and Pop Culture

NASCAR Elevating Longtime Exec Steve Phelps To COO Role

Executive Transactions

Names In The News

2018 Sports Business Awards – Wednesday, May 23

SBJ In-Depth: Horse Racing

Technology

Blockchain Apps Look To Nab Market Share From DraftKings, FanDuel

Examining Brain Functioning In Athletes With SyncThink’s Scott Anderson

What Razer’s Partnership With Team Queso Says About The Future Of Mobile Esports

The Surprisingly High Sports Sponsorship Value of Unofficial Social Media Accounts

MLB Partners With Global Giant Tencent To Stream Games In China

Thinking Baseball, Inc. Offers Mental Training App To Baseball Community

Twitter, MLB Resume Partnership With Weekday Afternoon Games

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Quote of the Day

There’s a perception that baseball, as affordable as it is, is not accessible to everybody. We have to have families, we have to have families with kids -- for right now, and the next generation.
-- Orioles Exec VP John Angelos, on the team allowing kids age nine and under to attend games for free.

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