Daily Issue

11.05.2021

Featured

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Staring At The Suns

As the NBA investigates Robert Sarver, Suns coach Monty Williams and Chris Paul have to maintain a balancing act.

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Kroenke S&E plots esports expansion

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NYT does deep dive on past, present and future for Fanatics' Michael Rubin

Marketing and Sponsorship

Pandemic to again negatively impact hospitality at L.A. Super Bowl

New NIL company launched to develop opportunities for Univ. of Washington athletes

UFC adds Gopuff as delivery sponsor for next two events

SBJ Atlas: Reigning champs Baylor lead college hoops teams in social media growth

Media

EPL's new U.S. TV rights deals could be worth at least $1.4B

NBA rolls out its own version of the popular ManningCast

ESPN broadcast team returns to Washington after '17 "cupcake" controversy

Al Michaels dishes on future, possible move to Amazon

People & Personalities: ESPN's Emily Kaplan shining in expanded role

Leagues and Governing Bodies

NASCAR amps up promotional efforts for Championship in Phoenix

NASCAR hopes to speed up change towards more inclusive sport

Greg Norman reiterates new series "not an attack" on PGA Tour

Now-discontinued NFLPA player ride service potentially could have prevented Ruggs crash

Franchises

NBA to investigate allegations against Sarver as Suns preach patience

NFL Giants go virtual for day after "lab irregularities" led to false positives

Mets' front-office search continues after Red Sox' Ferreira declines

Colleges

Notre Dame, Navy will play in Ireland to open '23 season

New WAC Commissioner Brian Thornton tabbed to continue basketball growth

Finance

Live Nation surge continues with strong Q3 financials

Events and Attractions

N.Y. Marathon marks an important milestone in city's pandemic recovery

Esports

Kroenke Sports & Entertainment ramps up esports business

People and Pop Culture

Future is bright for Fanatics, "always on" CEO Michael Rubin

Executive Transactions

Names in the News

Technology

Broken-Hearted by One of Aaron Rodgers’ Broken Bones (Pre-Covid), a Wisconsin PhD Is Developing a Quicker Way to Heal

DraftKings to Present NBABet Game Streams, FanDuel Sponsors Studio Show

NASCAR’s Roush Fenway Racing Adds Catapult’s RaceWatch

QR Codes Take a Seat at the Oklahoma City Thunder's Paycom Center

Soccerment Launches Smart Shin Guards to Track Player Performance

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Quote of the Day

Isn’t that their fiduciary responsibility, to be doing that every year? Shouldn’t that be the precedent they set, rather than being reactionary to somebody else’s proposal? I shake my head because I’m just so perplexed about it all.
-- Greg Norman, on the PGA Tour's reported newest proposal to start increasing purses in the fall.

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