Daily Issue

06.05.2021

Featured

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Doubles Partner

CVC Capital Partners reportedly is eyeing a $600M deal that would combine ATP, WTA tours under same umbrella.

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OU coach: Late WCWS start "ridiculous"

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Canadian border opens up for NHL

Marketing and Sponsorship

Sponsor recognition high among Bengals fans, likely due to longevity

Media

Ariel Helwani leaving ESPN, could work for multiple entities

ESPN fires Kelly Stewart after homophobic tweets resurface

Stanford's Shaw latest coach critical of Fox' Big Noon Kickoff placement

Dan Le Batard celebrates new beginnings with 24-hour show

Leagues and Governing Bodies

Report: CVC Capital in talks on $600M deal to combine ATP, WTA tours

Canadian government grants NHL travel exemption for playoffs

MLB set to adopt random checks of pitchers for foreign substances

NFL teams may have trouble reaching expected 85% vaccination mark

Positive COVID test forces leader Jon Rahm out of Memorial Tournament

DeChambeau says PGA Tour will need to step in and deal with fan behavior

NBA Playoffs providing drama, unpredictability early on

Las Vegas group looking to bring NBA expansion team to city

Franchises

Sharks to begin accepting cryptocurrency payments next season

Pirates set to reach 85% vaccine mark this week; Red Sox still waiting

Sister of Spanos files new legal action in Chargers' sale dispute

Texans' offseason woes likely leading to slow ticket sales

Facilities

Formally official: FTX has name on Heat's downtown arena

Fire proposing new 32-acre training facility

Column: Arlington Park a good fit if White Sox opt to leave South Side

Colleges

Coach blasts NCAA for late start of Women's College World Series game

UCF's Mohajir discusses busy transition to AD role

Events and Attractions

Victoria Azarenka challenges French tennis on gender equality issues at Open

Simone Biles to headline her own 35-city, post-Olympic tour

People and Pop Culture

Marshall AD transitioning to new role focusing on on-campus baseball venue

Executive Transactions

Names in the News

Deadline for Game Changers Nominations is Quickly Approaching

Technology

Pádraig Harrington: ‘Once You Become Successful, You’ve Got to Get Smarter’

Sports App Developer YinzCam Integrates Clear Biometrics

Techstars Selects New Cohort of Sports Tech Startups

TSM Esports Signs $210 Million Sponsorship With FTX Crypto Exchange

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Quote of the Day

They sound relatively small, but they add up to helping us and players and staff feel a little bit better about themselves over the course of the season.
-- Pirates GM Ben Cherington, on the loosened restrictions coming for the team as they are set to reach the 85% vaccination threshold.

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