Daily Issue

08.17.2023

Featured

Colleges

Yormark says Big 12 is finished expanding, but questions linger across the landscape

When was asked if there were any further plans for the Big 12 to add other schools, Commissioner Brett Yormark said, 'Right now, we’re done.'

Leagues

Crawford looks to create boxing union

Leagues

Playfly's new Fan Score looks at MLB

Colleges

Yormark closes door on Big 12 expansion, but realignment saga continues

Colorado receives record-breaking donations for Buff Club

New Rice AD looking to tap into school's 'potential' in first year in AAC

San Diego State seeing thousands of tickets still available for early season games

Memphis football season-ticket sales down from peak years

Leagues and Governing Bodies

Welterweight champ Crawford looks to create boxing union

Playfly, Vision Insights team up for new Fan Score metric, with first report focused on MLB

Rangers' Chris Kreider talks joining NHL, NHLPA's Player Inclusion Coalition

Pressure now squarely on USSF to deliver following Andonovski resignation

Messi's signing raises topic of increasing team spending across MLS

NWSL Current fined for charter flight in July

Media

Q&A: ESPN's Burke Magnus talks net's NBA, college media rights plans

'Hard Knocks' Episode 2 includes off-field fun, highlights more players

Up and down: Tom Brady, Amazon and Sinclair execs, ESPN DTC naysayers

Marketing and Sponsorship

Anheuser-Busch back with Commanders 17 months after ending sponsorship

Athletic apparel brands bet big on Women's World Cup merch demand

Facilities

76ers face pushback from fans during forum on new arena

Vanderbilt's FirstBank Stadium expected to be ready for season opener despite ongoing construction

Franchises

Mets 'cornerstone' Lindor confident in team's approach going forward

Brady's motivation for buying minority stake in EFL club questioned

Betting

NBA, Sportradar partnership could lead to expansion of in-game betting

People and Pop Culture

Emanuel talks success, 'Entourage' on recent podcast

Executive Transactions - August 17, 2023

Names in the News

SBJ and AXS are hosting DRIVE next month in St. Louis

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We want very much to keep it. As always with an incumbent property, I’m sure there’s little things, pieces of it, that could be changed or altered throughout the process. But we hope to come out of it with a package that looks pretty similar to what we have now.
-- ESPN President of Content Burke Magnus, on the network's plans for renewing its media rights agreement with the NBA.

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