Daily Issue

08.29.2021

Featured

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Sour Apples

Mets players giving fans a thumbs down is the latest headache in a promising season that's gone off the tracks.

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BetMGM makes big NFL ad buy

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Late IOC boss Jacques Rogge remembered

Franchises

Trouble in Queens as Mets players, brass spar over thumbs-down gesture

Hurricanes' offer sheet for Kotkaniemi stirs up beef with Canadiens

Red Sox' lower vaccine rate a concern in final stretch of season

Tensions rise amid power struggle for NWSL Spirit ownership

Marc Lore's vision for T'Wolves starting to take shape

MLB Giants seeing some struggles at gate despite place in standings

49ers again caught up in drama regarding Santa Clara City Council

Franchise Notes

Colleges

Bowlsby stands by claims that ESPN, conferences colluded to hurt Big 12

Kliavkoff praised for protecting Pac-12's future with Alliance

UCLA looks to bounce back from attendance slump with ticket offers

COVID-19 could be latest factor in college football's attendance slide

Media

Malika Andrews seen as heir apparent to Rachel Nichols at ESPN

Football Media Notes: Pac-12 Networks going big in '21

People & Personalities: Blue Jays slammed for mixing in-game, remote broadcasters

Marketing and Sponsorship

Shaq dishes on new WynnBet spot with Ben Affleck

BetMGM goes big on NFL this season in first national TV ad buy

PGA Tour brings on Tito's as new official vodka

Leagues and Governing Bodies

NFL confident despite delta variant because of high vaccination numbers

MLS, Liga MX owners: Merger not being discussed

Facilities

California investigating county's sale of Coliseum site share to A's

Events and Attractions

Sources: NHL planning Maple Leafs-Sabres outdoor game in Hamilton

U.S. Open faces questions after last-minute change to COVID protocols

Betting

NFL adds four sportsbooks under approved operator status

Sources: ESPN looking to license brand to sportsbook for at least $3B

Finance

Oak View Group, Spectra announce plans to merge pending approval

Whoop now valued at $3.6B following investment from SoftBank

People and Pop Culture

Jacques Rogge, influential IOC President of 12 years, dies at 79

Peyton Manning talks commish speculation, team ownership

Paul Tagliabue releases "terrific" memoir on time as NFL commissioner

Executive Transactions

Names in the News

Sports Business Journal seeks to fill open position in Charlotte

Technology

Disc Golf Pro Ricky Wysocki: The Pandemic Created Lifelong Fans

ESPN Looks to License Its Brand to a Sportsbook for $3 Billion

Michael Jordan Invests in Golf & Baseball Coaching App V1

NASCAR Drivers Had Real-Time Whoop Data Integrated Into NBC’s Broadcast

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Quote of the Day

If the NFL was lucky, Roger Goodell would do it another 20 years to tell you the truth.
-- Peyton Manning, shooting down speculation that he may be a candidate to succeed Goodell as NFL commissioner.

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