Daily Issue

06.15.2022

Featured

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Playing The Waiting Game

FIFA isn't tipping its hand regarding what cities will host '26 World Cup games, to much consternation.

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Garber, Cue talk MLS-Apple deal

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Mets unveil new Citi Field upgrades

Leagues and Governing Bodies

McIlroy deepens PGA Tour defense, finds ally in Rahm

DP World Tour CEO Pelley takes cautious approach to addressing LIV

Cam Smith hopes LIV fight pushes PGA Tour to bring event to Australia

USTA CEO: No pressure from DC on Russians, Belarusians at U.S. Open

MLS preparing Juneteenth commemoration for second straight year

Media

Garber highlights non-traditional aspects of MLS-Apple TV deal

MLS' new deal with Apple TV to end local broadcasts of matches

Coverage of Phil Mickelson at U.S. Open to be heavily scrutinized

MLB Network enhances coverage of baseball combine in Year 2

Audience Analysis: RBC Canadian Open has best final round in 22 years

Sports Media Podcast: Apple's big deal with MLS; LIV Golf's future

Franchises

Browns' Watson speaks for first time since intro press conference, maintains innocence

Longtime Suns employee resigns, alleging bullying by superiors after raising concerns about team's culture

Lightning's potential third-straight title made more difficult in salary cap era

Manchester United shares dips below $11 for the first time

Facilities

Mets, Samsung unveil new upgrades to Citi Field

St. Pete mayor providing update on future of Tropicana Field at end of month

UCF announces naming rights deal with 3MG for football stadium tower club

Marketing and Sponsorship

Brooks Koepka making gear changes ahead of U.S. Open

Sales of Avalanche merchandise sees expected spike as Cup Final begins

Olympics

Indigenous-led partnership moving on with Vancouver Winter Games bid

Colleges

NCAA investigating Miami's NIL deals, interviews booster John Ruiz

First ever NIL Summit providing insight into growing area of college sports

Gonzaga, MSU in talks to play basketball game on aircraft carrier

Events and Attractions

Brand Innovation Summit: NHL's Heidi Browning highlights importance of data

Brand Innovation Summit: USATF's unique leadership, attractive marketability

Hopeful '26 World Cup host cities prepare for official announcement

U.S. cities continue to make case to host '26 World Cup

People and Pop Culture

USGA's Mike Whan ready to bring change to organization

Executive Transactions

Technology

AKQA’s Action Audio to Help Blind and Partially Sighted Tennis Fans Follow Queen’s Club Matches

Reds Minor League Hitting Coordinator Dave Hansen Bringing V1 Sports Tech to Academy

Nix Biosensors to Launch Hydration-Monitoring Patch With SweatWorks

U.S. Open Will Make USGA and Deloitte’s Augmented Reality App Available to Fans

Why MLS and Apple’s Streaming Deal Is a Game-Changer for the Sports Media Landscape

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Quote of the Day

This horrible atrocity absolutely weighed on all of us. But I think at the end of the day we chose not to hold the individual athletes accountable for the decisions of their respective governments.
-- USTA CEO Lew Sherr, on allowing Russian and Belarusian players into the U.S. Open, unlike Wimbledon, despite the war in Ukraine.

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