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02.13.2020

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Turning Up The Heat

Jim Crane and the Astros publicly apologize for their sign stealing, but not everyone is satisfied with how the team owner answered things.

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Astros Players Express Remorse For Scandal

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NASCAR Makes New Verizon Deal Official

Marketing and Sponsorship

NASCAR Signs Partnership With Verizon, Filling Wireless Category

Eli Lilly Signs Short-Term Deal With USOPC Only Through Tokyo Games

Cincinnati Wings Joint Taking Over Popular Space At Reds' Ballpark

NBA Not Licensing Kobe Memorial Product Ahead Of All-Star Game

Media

NBA Viewership Down 12% Headed Into All-Star Break

Sources: YouTube's Deal With Activision Blizzard Valued At $160M

NBC Cuts Ties With Jeremy Roenick After Inappropriate Comments

Leagues and Governing Bodies

USMNT Players Take Strong Stance Against USSF On Women's Pay

NHL, NHLPA To Meet Next Week As Urgency For CBA Extension Builds

NASCAR's Daytona Speedweeks In '21 Could Conflict With Super Bowl

MLB Eyes Reducing Pace Of Play With New Rule Changes This Season

Franchises

Astros Apologize For Scandal, But Jim Crane Faces More Heat

Astros Players Offer More On Scandal In Clubhouse Media Session

A's Among Teams To Alert MLB Of Astros Sign-Stealing Suspicions

Pelicans' Game Atmosphere Improving, But Attendance Still Lags

Swing And A Miss: Padres Opt Not To Wear Spring Training Caps

NFL Franchise Notes: Patriots Exec Caserio Gets Multiyear Extension

Franchise Notes

Labor and Agents

Endeavor Launching Fellowship Program For Young Professionals

Facilities

Santa Clara Votes To End 49ers' Management Of Levi's Stadium

Dodger Stadium's Renovation Should Be Done By Opening Day

Credit Union Puts Name On Triple-A Isotopes' Albuquerque Ballpark

Olympics

Salt Lake City Forms Committee To Bid For Winter Games In '30 Or '34

Colleges

Memphis' Bottom Line Reaping Benefits Of Penny Hardaway Hire

Esports

OWL Pleased With Home-Away Model Heading Into Second Weekend

Gambling

NJ Sports Betting Sees $540M Handle In January, Up 185% From Last Year

Technology

5G Will Be a Big Player at the NBA All-Star Game in Chicago

Bundesliga Partners With Esports Platform Battlefy to Launch Virtual Bundesliga International Series

FanDuel President and COO Kip Levin: ‘I Crammed 10 Years’ Worth of CEO Experience Into Three’

Australia’s PointsBet Makes First Partnership With a U.S. Sports League

Adam Silver’s Vision for NBA Arenas Comes Into Sharper Focus as Intel Partners With the Kings for R&D

PlayVS Signs New Partnership Deal With Riot Games

NBA Agent Todd Ramasar Testing Sports Science Service With Clients

People and Pop Culture

MGM Resorts Int'l Chair & CEO Jim Murren Stepping Down

VIDEO: NASCAR's Brian Herbst Thinking About OTT's Potential

Going Off The Grid: Execs Talk Daytona Traditions, Car Monikers

Executive Transactions

Names In The News

Thought Leaders, Stakeholders, Dealmakers At '20 WCOS

Get Set For a Star-Studded 2020 Forty Under 40 Awards

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Quote of the Day

When I saw the press conference, I thought, 'Oh, that was bad.' ... I feel better about it now hearing what some of them are saying.
-- MLB Network's Sean Casey, on his reaction to the Astros addressing the sign-stealing scandal.

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