Sports Business Daily: Issue

01.16.2022

Featured

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Time On Their Side

NFL officials believe there's still a chance to improve diversity hiring this offseason with several key openings.

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Dana White not a fan of ESPN increase

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French Open could bar Djokovic

Leagues and Governing Bodies

French law could keep Novak Djokovic out of Roland Garros

NFL's Vincent: Still time to improve diversity hiring in offseason

Q&A: NFL's Sills on league's response to the omicron variant

St. Louis attorneys discuss successful settlement of relocation lawsuit against NFL

White Sox' Williams sees room for improved diversity in MLB ranks

MLB Lockout, Day 47: Service time a key issue for players

AEW seen as viable competitor to WWE as it celebrates third anniversary

Media

UFC's White not a fan of the price increase for PPVs on ESPN+

Sources: Amazon, DraftKings showed interest in buying The Athletic

Teqball USA lands one-year broadcast rights deal with ESPN

NFL Media Notes: Echo of the whistle

People & Personalities: Pete Thamel a great hire for ESPN

Marketing and Sponsorship

Olympic sponsors feel mounting pressure ahead of Beijing Games

Tennis player Sofia Kenin inks multiyear activewear deal with FP Movement

Raducanu maps out commercial journey following U.S. Open win

Georgia football players seeing NIL deals roll in following CFP title

PGA Tour's Player Partnerships program aims to drive sponsorship revenues

Shoe brands making their way into NFT market

Franchises

Judgement of Texans GM Caserio questioned after Culley firing

49ers to use Leeds United ownership to bolster marketing in U.K.

Islanders settling in to UBS Arena after rocky on-ice start

Pressure on GM Roseman as Eagles look for big offseason spending

Miami columnist grades local pro, college teams

Facilities

Univ. of Nebraska seeks fan input on updating football stadium

Orioles unveil renderings of renovations to Camden Yards

Colleges

Phillips' stance on CFP expansion puts whole process in question

Oregon lawmakers considering legislation that would boost NIL efforts

Events and Attractions

Vail Resorts facing issues with operations as demand rises

People and Pop Culture

Wisconsin hires two Deputy ADs, makes other in-house changes

Executive Transactions

Names in the News

2022 Sports Business Awards: Nominations close tomorrow

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Quote of the Day

We don’t have any say in that. We gave the pay-per-views to ESPN, so yeah, that’s their decision.
UFC President Dana White, responding to criticism about increased PPV prices for fights.

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