Daily Issue

02.06.2023

Featured

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Getting All The Breaks

Fox sells out of Super Bowl LVII inventory with more alcohol brands than ever and crypto on the bench.

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Man City facing financial breaches

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Netflix Tour show avoids LIV drama

Marketing and Sponsorship

Fox Sports sells out Super Bowl LVII ad inventory

Anheuser-Busch set to enter F1 with Michelob Ultra, Williams Racing partnership

Premier League clubs continue looking for new partners

Media

Fox's Olsen can cap praised season with SB call as future in booth uncertain

Netflix's 'Full Swing' not bogged down in PGA Tour-LIV drama

Kevin Harvick only considered Fox for broadcasting opportunity after NASCAR retirement

Pickleball aims to find strategies to translate growth to TV viewership

SI publisher using AI to help produce articles

Franchises

Nets aim for stability, less drama in trading Irving to Mavericks

Man City faces Premier League expulsion after financial breaches

Orioles see benefits of long-term view to ballpark lease deal

Kraken see all-round improvement in year two, but TV ratings remain low

Bettman assures that Senators will stay in Ottawa following sale

Rockies' Monfort pushes back on notion of club tanking, rebuilding

Facilities

Auto Club Speedway track adjustments mean no NASCAR race in 2024

Pimlico, Laurel Park renovations stall, with rising costs at issue

Florida Panthers arena could soon have new name, drop FLA Live

Royals' John Sherman suggests new ballpark could come in '27, '28

Leagues and Governing Bodies

Bettman stands by NHL's handling of Pride Night issues

WNBA focused on long-term financial security in charter flight conversation

Golf Channel's Chamblee critical of LIV's relationship with Saudi Arabia

Events and Attractions

NHL All-Star Game faces the challenge of improving event

NHL, Panthers have had early talks about team hosting outdoor game

Colleges

Ohio State athletics taking out $48M loan to cover COVID losses

Many factors at play for why Texas, Oklahoma won't leave Big 12 early

Labor and Agents

Tua among 2020 first-round NFL picks switching agents

Technology

FIFA Club World Cup showing live VAR decisions to fans in stadium and watching on broadcast

Neil deGrasse Tyson praises auto-racing technologies at F1 Red Bull Racing event

Yakkertech and PitchCom partner to quantify pitch command

Zebra Technologies extends partnership with NFL through 2025 season

People and Pop Culture

Maura McGreevy named new Endeavor Chief Communications Officer

Austin FC promotes 35 full-time staffers in business, soccer ops

Executive Transactions - February 6, 2023

Names in the News

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Quote of the Day

The NFL’s answer to anything now is just add some Manning brothers to it.
-- ESPN's John Anderson, on Peyton and Eli Manning coaching the AFC and NFC, respectively, during the re-worked Pro Bowl.

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