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12.01.2021

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NHL's Double Shift

As the NHL deals with ongoing Covid outbreaks, the league also is turning its attention to the Beijing Games in February.

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MLB, union still worlds apart

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Tucker Kain kicks off SBJ Dealmakers

Leagues and Governing Bodies

COVID-19 a growing concern for NHL as Beijing Games get closer

MLB, players brace for lockout as sides remain far apart

Reports show MLB used two different balls in '21 season

NBA cites need for vaccine boosters after COVID antibody study

Woods' opposition of Saudi-backed leagues could be good news for PGA Tour

Overtime Elite continues rise as disruptor in basketball

Marketing and Sponsorship

Fanatics' Tucker Kain dishes on new business, IPO possibility

Champs Sports x Eastbay is latest brand to sign Cavinder twins

Curry welcomes UConn women's hoops player Fudd into SC30 brand

NBA partners with Infinite Objects to bring NFTs to physical world

Starbucks branding, coffee hard to find in Climate Pledge Arena

Marketplace Roundup

Media

ACC Network, Comcast quietly worked out carriage deal

Audience Analysis: Football delivers on Thanksgiving weekend

Media Notes

Facilities

SBJ Dealmakers: Leiweke implores industry to fight global warming

Speedway Motorsports, Nashville unveil plans for Fairgrounds overhaul

Franchises

Charlotte FC eyes MLS single-match attendance record amid strong sales

Law firm begins Suns investigation as employees seek answers on NDAs

Colleges

Swarbrick says Notre Dame will be patient in search for new football coach

Miami mulling whether to go with former player or college admin for new AD

New FIU AD Scott Carr tasked with improving struggling football program

Labor and Agents

Knicks' Nerlens Noel takes aim at NBPA after Rich Paul lawsuit

Olympics

IOC's Dick Pound addresses Peng Shuai situation, impact on Winter Games

People and Pop Culture

Executive Transactions

Names in the News

Last Chance  -- SBJ Learfield Intercollegiate Athletics Forum

Technology

Arizona Coyotes CEO Xavier Gutierrez, Speaking at SBJ's Dealmakers Conference, Urges Startups to Chase Tech, Innovation

DDSports' ShotTracker Technology May Branch Out From Basketball Into Football, Other Sports

ESPN Goes All In on Twitter Spaces, Becomes the First to Stage a Ticketed Fundraiser There for 'V Week'

Financial Literacy App Goalsetter Raises $15 Million Backed by Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony and Others

FIFA Hopes to Take Human Error Out of the Sport as It Trials Offside Technology at This Week’s Arab Cup

Next League to Offer Web 3.0 Consulting for Sports Industry

NFL Cornerback Jonathan Jones Supports Youth Coding Challenge, Forms $20,000 STEM Scholarship

PointsBet to Livestream Sports, Expand In-Play Betting Through Multi-Year Sportradar Deal

Wave.tv Rebrands and Doubles-Down on Sports Betting

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Quote of the Day

If we don’t fix it in 10 years, this is over and there’s no turning this back.
-- Oak View Group co-Owner & CEO Tim Leiweke, on climate change and the need to address it in the sports industry.

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