Daily Issue

08.17.2020

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CFB Ad Dollars Moving To NFL

Marketers are shifting even more focus to pro football with the college season in doubt.

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MLB Bubble Could Come Before Playoffs

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Local On The Eight

Marketing and Sponsorship

Lamar Jackson Becomes Latest NFLer To Sign Deal With Oakley

Marketers Shifting Focus, Dollars To NFL With So Much CFB Uncertainty

Saquon Barkley Starring In New Ad Campaign For Oikos Brand

More Details Emerge From Cal, Under Armour Legal Dispute

ASU Hires Consultant To Help Athletes Develop Personal Brands

Media

Hornets Radio Man Explains Self Over Tweet With N-Word

"Hard Knocks" Episode Two Shows Increased Contact At Camps

Audience Analysis: NBA Seeding Games Average 1.28 Million Viewers

Leagues and Governing Bodies

NBA, NBPA To Allow Eight Non-Bubble Teams To Conduct OTAs

MLB In Planning Stages Of Pre-Bubble For Final Week Of Season

CFL Commissioner Admits Mistakes In Government Funding Negotiations

IndyCar Dealing With Lack Of Female Drivers In Marquee Race

Franchises

Patriots, Revolution Without Fans At Home Until At Least October

Titans Won't See Fans At Home Games At Least Through September

Facilities

Court Rules Warriors Must Cover $49M Debt For Oakland Arena

Olympics

IOC's Dick Pound Critical Of Proposed U.S. Anti-Doping Bill

Colleges

Colleges Grapple With Fine Line Between Athletics, Student Safety

Univ. Of Alabama Limiting CFB Capacity To 20% This Season

Ohio State Athletics Could Lose Up To $110M Without Football

Texas Tech Will Review AD Kirby Hocutt's Response To Hoops Scandal

Events and Attractions

U.S. Open Enlists 40 Social Distance Ambassadors To Monitor Procedures

Board Questions Millions Of Unpaid Purse Money At Monmouth Park

Sports in Society

Bay Area Sports Franchises Support Affirmative Action Vote

People and Pop Culture

LAFC Co-Owner Tom Penn Stepping Down From President Role

Chip Ganassi Racing Names Jason Bitsoff Chief Commercial Officer

Nike Bonuses Expanded Despite Losses Due To COVID-19

Executive Transactions

Names In The News

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SportsAtlas DataHub

NBA Sponsors In Focus As Bubble Playoffs Begin In Orlando

Technology

Amazon Scores First Local MLS Streaming Deal with Seattle Sounders

Cisco Partners With Riot Games to Power League of Legends

HearMeCheer To Provide Fan Noise During Red Bulls Broadcasts

SEC Will Require Fans to Be Masked at Football Games

The Pandemic Is Accelerating a Shift in Youth Sports From a Hobby to a Profession

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The difficulty in trying to manage 18-to-22-year-old young people is next to impossible. Everybody understood when students came back, I don’t care how much you talk about socially distancing; most are not going to abide by those rules.
-- ESPN’s Jeff Saturday, on coronavirus outbreaks at universities as students returned to campus.

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