Sports Business Daily: Issue

09.06.2020

Featured

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Unforced Error

Novak Djokovic's default leaves the U.S. Open without one of its biggest stars and marks the latest PR blow for the top-ranked player.

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NBA Allows Coaches To Have Guests

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Big 12 Not Relying On Outside Loans

Marketing and Sponsorship

Broncos Outpace Other NFL Teams With Three Sports Betting Deals

Oakley Adds Cowboys, Packers To Growing NFL Portfolio

Media

Kentucky Derby Hits Viewership Low With Date Shift

Herbstreit Gives Powerful Take On Racism During ESPN's "GameDay"

Media Notes

Leagues and Governing Bodies

Djokovic Default Latest Blow To His Image In Recent Months

Goodell: "Competitive Inequities" Inevitable This NFL Season

NFL Writer Blasts Goodell For Saying No Advantage With Fans

NBA Coaches, Staff Allowed To Bring Guests Into Bubble

Toronto Bubble A Success As NHL Leaves With No Positive Tests

Hockey Diversity Alliance Heads Conversation On Race Within NHL

World TeamTennis Cuts Full-Time Staff By 60%

NFL League Notes

Franchises

Jones To Allow Cowboys Players To Peacefully Protest Injustice

Bengals, Browns Get Local Clearance To Host Some Fans

Vikings' Mark Wilf Speaks On Team's Health, Social Justice Efforts

Warriors' Daily Staff Emails Evolve During Pandemic, Social Unrest

Facilities

Heat Unhappy With Miami-Dade's Decision To Reject Voting Site Plan

Colleges

Big 12 Decides Against Pursuing Outside Loans Amid Pandemic

Big 12 To Allow Teams To Decide On Possible Pregame Protests

Pac-12 Optimistic About Return Of Football After COVID Testing Deal

Univ. Of Utah Athletic Furloughs To Include AD, All Coaches

Univ. Of Colorado Has More Layoffs, Furloughs While Budget Uncertain

Trump Tweets On Big Ten, Suggests Playing Without Some Schools

Events and Attractions

French Open Allowing Fans Despite Virus Numbers In Country

People and Pop Culture

Tom Jernstedt, Who Helped Grow The NCAA Tourney, Dies At 75

Attorney: NFL Told Dan Snyder To Stop Use Of Private Investigators

Executive Transactions

Names In The News

Technology

Pac-12 Signs Contract for Rapid, Daily COVID-19 Testing

Training With Pro Soccer’s Yael Averbuch: ‘When You Get to Game Time, It’s Almost Like That’s the Relaxation Point’

The French Open Will Admit Up to 11,500 Fans Daily

Topps Makes First Women’s Pro Softball League Card Set

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Quote of the Day

I would have loved for them to look for a way, and I hope they did, to figure out some type of way or decision that would have kept him in the tournament. But when it hit her in the throat and she was having trouble breathing, it just ended any debate right there.
-- ESPN's John McEnroe, on Novak Djokovic being defaulted from the U.S. Open

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