Sports Business Daily: Issue

08.02.2023

Featured

Colleges

Burning Spear

Florida State makes clear the school is unhappy with the ACC and will explore its options -- whatever they are.

Media

Lloyd praised for willingness to criticize

Marketing

Nike signs to sponsor USA Gymnastics

Colleges

FSU officials publicly address possible departure from ACC

Source: Big Ten presidents, media partners split over further Pac-12 additions

USC, UCLA preparing for Big Ten move ahead of final Pac-12 season

Big 12 pushing to expand to 14 members for 2024

NCAA to craft rules for NIL compensation following business review

Brown’s Calhoun tackling college sports issues from an Ivy League perspective

Media

Fox's Carli Lloyd walks back USWNT comments following criticism

Despite billions in revenue, ESPN not powering Disney like before

Why did ESPN blow up its top NBA announcing team?

Amazon Freevee to release football docuseries 'God. Family. Football.' Sept. 1

Media Notes

Franchises

Magic, not DeVos family, listed as donor to DeSantis Super PAC

Bills taking team approach to business operations with management committee

Portland Thorns CEO confirms sale for team on pace for end of year

Charlotte FC still expects Messi to play at BoA Stadium despite artificial turf

Mets plan on competing in 2024 without last offseason's approach

MLB Trade Deadline fallout: Red Sox's inactivity puts spotlight on Bloom

Chicago mayor takes patient approach to Bears' future stadium plans

Facilities

Spurs officially land Frost Bank for arena naming rights

MGM Resorts considering MGM Grand modifications for A's planned move

Leagues and Governing Bodies

Only four non-major events on 2024 PGA Tour schedule will feature a cut

Marketing and Sponsorship

Nike signs on as official apparel, footwear sponsor of USA Gymnastics

Federer, JW Anderson team on new apparel collection for Uniqlo

Finance

AB InBev sees U.S. sales and profit drop in Q2 amid Bud Light boycott

People and Pop Culture

Another LIV Golf exec out as Chief Events Officer Ron Cross 'abruptly removed' from position

Executive Transactions - August 3, 2023

Names in the News

Sponsored content

Quote of the Day

What you have right now are two superconferences in the Big Ten and SEC. It’s Coke and Pepsi, and when one moves, the other one reacts. That’s exactly where we are right now in college football. Chaos would be an understatement.
-- ESPN’s Paul Finebaum, on the ramifications of the Big Ten adding even more schools to its ranks amid reports that the conference is interested in at least two more Pac-12 members.

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