Daily Issue

05.09.2023

Featured

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Spoilin' for a Fight

Interest around UFC helps spur growth for Endeavor's sports division during its first quarter of 2023.

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A's get new Vegas ballpark site

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Big Ten squashes UMD's Terps Plus

Franchises

A's to seek less public funding with new Tropicana site for Vegas ballpark

NHL Draft Lottery win leads to flurry of Blackhawks season-ticket sales

Jets already seeing Rodgers effect with Black Friday game

Leagues and Governing Bodies

MLB committed to hosting games in Paris, various cities abroad

Williams lays out more details of plan for Orlando ballpark to lure MLB to city

NWSL's Berman talks growth of league and plans on tap

Tennis organizers aim to address pay gap at Italian Open

Media

Maryland's streaming service halted amid Big Ten pushback

Korn Ferry Tour eyes increased visibility with Barstool Sports stream

Audience Analysis: F1 down 24% for Miami, but historically strong

ESPN Notes: John Anderson apologizes for Whitecloud remark

Marketing and Sponsorship

Homage's brand presence rises with NFL license deal

State of Florida releases new Panthers license plate design

Facilities

Milwaukee County Committee unanimously rejects funding proposal for Brewers' ballpark

UNC Charlotte approves funding for first steps in stadium expansion plan

Colleges

Pac-12 schools could see financial shortfall amid fallout from Comcast overpayments

OU women's sports seeing attendance boost amid on-field success, off-field enhancements

Sources: Big Ten considering dropping Power 5 nonconference scheduling requirement

Finance

Endeavor reports increase in sports revenue in Q1 earnings

Events and Attractions

LIV Tulsa Tournament Dir expecting event to be 'best attended' for series

IndyCar seeing increase in ticket sales for Iowa, Detroit events

Labor and Agents

Range Sports expands into NFL player rep; hires NFL agent Kyle Strongin

Technology

ARound hires Dana Ware as first chief creative officer, Lauren Fisher as creative advisor

Samsung gains FDA clearance for irregular heart rhythm notification on Galaxy Watch

Skillest completes $440,000 crowdfunded investment round on Wefunder

Pioneer Baseball League partners with TrackMan for data tracking

People and Pop Culture

Executive Transactions - May 10, 2023

Names in the News

More than 20 Brand-Side Marketers to Take the Stage at the Brand Innovation Summit

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Quote of the Day

When you invest in a business, you do so with the expectation of a return on your investment, and that is the seismic shift that we're seeing across our ecosystem.
-- NWSL Commissioner Jessica Berman, on the investments recently in her league as well as across women's sports more broadly.

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