Daily Issue

12.08.2021

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Games Without Frontiers

NBC will be under the microscope for how -- or if -- it covers issues around Beijing Games amid diplomatic boycott.

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UM buoyed by new, aggressive approach

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Endeavor acquires nine MiLB teams

Leagues and Governing Bodies

Garber: Las Vegas leads effort to be MLS' newest team

MLS reimagines diversity hiring to encourage more Black candidates

Mexican Football Federation looks to curb offensive chants

Media

NBCUniversal pressed for how boycott could affect Beijing coverage

MLS on track to finalize new media rights deal in early '22

SEC, Big Ten championship games deliver for CBS, Fox

Marchand & Ourand Podcast: Steve Bornstein joins the show

Audience Analysis: Warriors-Suns doubleheader leads hoops coverage

Franchises

Endeavor buys nine minor league teams, forms new subsidiary

Kraken have work to do in drawing more casual fans to games

Penguins fans clamoring for return of black alternate jerseys

Facilities

USF's on-campus stadium plan advances

Chicago politicians balk at plan for sports betting in city facilities

IndyCar looks for solutions to expanding paddocks, which pose issues for some tracks

Reactions roll in following removal of Staples Center signage

Colleges

Miami's culture shift seems evident with Cristobal hiring process

Betting

PointsBet named official partner of Maryland Athletics

Marketing and Sponsorship

Mercedes ends F1 sponsorship deal with Kingspan

Senators make Bet99 first gambling company on helmets

USOPC, KT Tape extend partnership through '28 L.A. Games

People and Pop Culture

SBJ Spotlight: Oak View Group's big plans, how investors are changing sports ownership

ESPN's Kurkjian wins "overdue" Career Excellence Award from BBWAA

Executive Transactions

Names in the News

Call for nominations: '22 Sports Business Awards

Technology

Ata Football Gamifies Women’s Soccer Streams With Sport Buff

“Meet Next League: A Necessary Ally in Tech Services” – Sports OS 2021

Maria Sharapova Partners With Investment App Public

Maryland Is First Big Ten School to Have a Sportsbook Partnership After Deal With PointsBet

"Creating a VIP Digital Fan Experience" – Sports OS 2021

"Investing in New Tech Trends: Finding the Signal in the Noise" – Sports OS 2021

"Frictionless, Customized and Digital: The Demands of Tomorrow's Fans" – Sports OS 2021

"A Global Examination of Innovative Fan Engagement and Non-Traditional Monetization" – Sports OS 2021

"NFT Strategy: Examining Various Use Cases for Teams" – Sports OS 2021

“The Evolution of Sports & Entertainment Partnerships” – Sports OS 2021

"The Innovation Process - From Idea to Implementation" – Sports OS 2021

Q&A With Opendorse CEO Blake Lawrence: The Company's Crucial for NIL Because ‘99 Percent of Student-Athletes Don’t Have Agents’

The ATP’s 'Tennis Data Innovations' Makes Ex-Sportradar Exec David Lampitt Its Inaugural CEO

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I'm not a great writer. I don't love to write. I don't love to be on TV all the time. I just love to be at the games. I love to watch the games. I love what baseball brings us every night.
-- ESPN's Tim Kurkjian, on winning the BBWAA Career Excellence Award, formerly known as the Spink Award.

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