Daily Issue

07.06.2021

Featured

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Above & Beyond

The Crew's new Lower.com Field impresses in its debut, resulting in a "wonderful stage" to play a soccer match.

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Richardson ban creates new questions

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Protest rules pit IOC against USOPC

Media

ESPN's diversity culture questioned amid Rachel Nichols leak

Sources: Sterling Equities having trouble selling SNY

Marv Albert signs off for final time via TNT's NBA playoff coverage

Can Cowboys help rejuvenate HBO's "Hard Knocks" in '21?

Osaka guest editing Racquet magazine as tennis media changes shape

Sean McDonough itching for NHL to return to ESPN's airwaves

Franchises

Bucks take place as NBA power with Finals appearance

AT&T out of Spurs ownership mix; is new arena name forthcoming?

Court rules sale of T'Wolves, Lynx to Lore & A-Rod can continue

Blue Jays await federal approval for return to Toronto this month

Columnists slam NFL for handling, results of WFT investigation

Olympics

Richardson sparks wider conversation on marijuana prohibitions

U.S., IOC officials at odds over protest rules at Tokyo Games

Marketing and Sponsorship

Bucks fans snapping up NBA Finals merchandise

MLB Giants unveil controversial Nike City Connect uniforms

Leagues and Governing Bodies

IndyCar looks to add more ovals for '22 season

Djokovic's players association builds momentum behind revenue sharing issue

Facilities

Crew open Lower.com Field with sellout, raucous atmosphere

Colleges

MMA academy offers NIL contract to all Univ. of Miami football players

Notre Dame President: Embrace NIL, but maintain educational mission

Univ. of Nebraska paying former AD Bill Moos nearly $3M in exit

Events and Attractions

Road America impresses in NASCAR's Cup Series return

Mickelson, DeChambeau provide spark to Rocket Mortgage Classic

Finance

Blackstone buys majority stake in Certified Collectibles; Jay-Z, Rubin on board

People and Pop Culture

I Factor: NBA's Mark Tatum on compassion as a key aspect of leadership

Agent Tom Reich, who helped usher in MLB free agency, dies at age 82

Executive Transactions

Names in the News

Technology

Xfinity Series Driver Jesse Iwuji: ‘You’ve Got to Drive Using Your Body, Feeling It’

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Quote of the Day

If things like this are to continue to come out from the network, it is facing very long-term damage in terms of how it could recruit employees, how it’s perceived by its audience.
-- Axios' Sara Fischer, on problems at ESPN following a N.Y. Times story on Rachel Nichols and her comments regarding Maria Taylor.

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