Daily Issue

01.16.2020

Featured

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Carlos Beltran Out As Mets Manager

Former All-Star leaves before one game in position due to role in sign-stealing scandal.

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Red Sox Hoping For Less Severe Penalties

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Rupp Arena Gets Slight Name Change

Marketing and Sponsorship

Brands Ready To Activate Around Sunday's Conference Championships

BodyArmor Investor Kobe Bryant Helps Introduce MLS Partnership

Patrik Frisk Charts Ambitious Path Forward For Under Armour

Kuechly's Retirement Brings Local Endorsement Future Into Question

Pro Athletes Utilize Social Media For More Than Just Brand Building

Marketplace Roundup

Media

Pac-12 Networks Seem To Be Cutting Production, Broadcast Costs

People & Personalities: Keith Hernandez Finalizing New SNY Deal

Media Notes

Leagues and Governing Bodies

Cincinnati Group Working To Bring G League Franchise To City

League Notes

Franchises

Update: Mets Part Ways With Carlos Beltran Amid MLB Scandal

Red Sox Confident They Won't Suffer Same Punishment As Astros

Pelicans Ticket Prices Spike With Word Of Zion's Possible Debut

Red Wings Winning At Box Office Despite Poor On-Ice Product

Football Notes: Steelers Hope To Extend GM Kevin Colbert

Facilities

Central Bank Strikes Naming-Rights Deal For UK's Rupp Arena

Public Funding For Charlotte MLS Developments Still Being Negotiated

Mercedes-Benz Stadium Preparing Transformation To Host Final Four

Colleges

Back In Black: Tennessee Athletics Operates With $790K '19 Surplus

AAC Exit Fees Contribute To UConn Athletics' $42.3M Deficit For FY '19

Events and Attractions

Concerts Expected To Boost Crowds At PGA Tour's Desert Event

PGA Tour's Rocket Mortgage Classic Looks To Improve In Year 2

Esports

Activision Blizzard's Vlastelica Counters Overwatch League Unrest

NHL Holding Talks With EA Sports Over Possible Esports Venture

People and Pop Culture

VIDEO: Wine By Design Founder Grows Presence Inside Sports Venues

Going Off The Grid: Execs Talk Tom Brady's Future, Academy Awards

Executive Transactions

Names In The News

Sports Business Awards: Deadline For Nominations Closing Tomorrow!

Technology

BetMGM Becomes Exclusive Gaming Partner of the National Lacrosse League

Cleveland Cavaliers CIO Mike Conley: ‘Technology Always Has a Hand on Us’

High School Sports Platform VNN Acquires Fundraising App RallyAroundUs

National Lacrosse League Partners With Greenfly to Enhance Content Distribution

Four NHL Teams Will Host Regional Esports Tournaments

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Quote of the Day

The league does need him. Because he's a great personality, a great feel for the game. And he's a different kind of player.
-- Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry, on rookie F Zion Williamson being scheduled to make his anticipated season debut on Jan. 22.

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