Daily Issue

03.28.2022

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First UNC-Duke tournament matchup highlights marquee Final Four

North Carolina and Duke are set to square off in the Final Four on Saturday in one of the most anticipated college basketball games ever.

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How did Watson's Browns intro land?

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Lions to be featured on "Hard Knocks"

Facilities

Bills, New York State, Erie County agree to build $1.4B stadium, part of 30-year lease

Pegulas taking on cost overruns at new Bills stadium comes amid inflation growth

Temple to renew contract to play football games at Lincoln Financial Field

Complexity Gaming secures multiyear partnership with Lenovo, including HQ naming rights

Events and Attractions

First UNC-Duke tournament matchup highlights marquee Final Four

Signs of growth for NCAA women's tourney, but media deal still a sore point

LPGA hopes to capture legacy of Dinah Shore in final year at Mission Hills

Franchises

Browns' press conference featuring Deshaun Watson, team execs leads to scrutiny

Browns see more fans renew tickets than cancel after acquiring Watson

Positive signs for Blue Jays as '22 season brings return to normalcy

Altitude carriage dispute undercutting Nuggets' ability to grow fan base

Padres set record for season ticket sales, eye high mark for total season attendance

Charlotte FC develops signature tradition early on in franchise history

Franchise Notes

Media

Lions picked to appear in latest version of HBO's "Hard Knocks" series

NFL to develop subscription streamer, tentatively called NFL Plus

Apple TV+ to exclusively broadcast Max Scherzer's return to Nationals Park

Sam Ponder to remain as ESPN's "NFL Countdown" host with new three-year deal

Mike Francesa to do pair of podcasts for Rush Street Interactive

Leagues and Governing Bodies

NASCAR to return to Circuit of the Americas after adding option for '23

MLB still testing PitchCom device that targets pace of play, sign-stealing

Sources: MiLB to move second base inward as part of rule change experiments

Disc golf dealing with inventory issues after pandemic-fueled boost

Marketing and Sponsorship

Emma Raducanu defends sponsorship deals amid criticism

Women's college basketball players taking advantage of NIL opportunities

Colleges

JMI Sports reportedly investing in Nebraska athletics at about $18M a year

Big Ten's Warren hoping for standardized NIL rules for all schools

People and Pop Culture

USL makes Court Jeske new Chief Commercial Officer, Greg Lalas CMO

Executive Transactions

Names in the News

Tod Leiweke talks Kraken's commitment to DEI during SBJ ALL IN

Technology

Liga MX Begins Using Fan ID System After Stadium Violence and Heckling, Will Require Facial Recognition Next Season

MLB Proposes Using PitchCom Device to Prevent Sign Stealing

Stadium Security Company Liberty Defense Raises $8 Million, Will Test System in Baltimore Stadiums

Tiare Jennings Supplies the Power, Rapsodo Supplies the Data, and the Rest of College Softball Runs for Cover

Whoop Study Details Exercise Benefits for Pregnant Women

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Quote of the Day

I don't know if we can be a billion-dollar, revenue-producing sport. No one knows. But no one knew that men's basketball could either, until you start putting money into it.
-- South Carolina women's basketball coach Dawn Staley, on the growth of the women’s tournament.

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