Daily Issue

04.08.2024

Featured

Finance

Cashing In

Dude Perfect has secured a $100M investment from Highmount Capital in a play to build out their business.

Leagues

Bringing The Heat

Colleges

Gavitt talks college basketball's future

Leagues and Governing Bodies

WNBA's Engelbert sees next rights deal as key to sustaining momentum

Mercury's Diana Taurasi's comments spark new potential rivalry with Caitlin Clark, Fever

College coaches stress need for WNBA to better market its stars amid growing interest

Yankees' Gerrit Cole frustrated with MLB, MLBPA fight over pitch clock

MLB player salaries see slight increase despite teams cutting payrolls in offseason

IndyCar grid to get even more crowded with Prema Racing joining in 2025

USL looks to grow place in U.S. soccer landscape with greater visibility from TV deal

Colleges

NCAA Tournament, season deliver breakthrough moment for women's college basketball

NCAA's Dan Gavitt talks future of college basketball

Evanston gives initial OK for Northwestern's temporary lakefront stadium plan

NAIA votes to restrict transgender women from competing in women's sports

College Notes

Facilities

Groundbreaking of USSF training center the latest step in Atlanta's growing soccer footprint

Scottsdale mayor opposes Coyotes' arena plan for northeast Phoenix

Arizona officials working on deal to appease D-backs, fans in Chase Field lease

Packers' funding request to build third Lambeau locker room delayed by stadium board

Events and Attractions

Relevent Sports, FIFA settle legal fight over leagues playing games in other countries

Shapiro: Feeling optimistic Toronto will host MLB All-Star game in 'near future'

WrestleMania XL becomes WWE's most successful event in company history

Franchises

Red Sox start season 'a little bit behind' in ticket sales

Red Stars to host Bay FC at Wrigley Field in an effort to make matches 'more accessible' to Chicagoans

Finance

Dude Perfect scores $100M investment from Highmount

Endeavor, TKO to buy $311.2M in TKO stock from Vince McMahon

Media

NCAA men's Final Four up 4%, outdraws women’s semis doubleheader

Marketing and Sponsorship

WNBA continues advocacy commitment with Opill birth-control partnership

U.S. Army strikes partnership with UFL in hopes of driving recruitment

Playfly Sports rolls out big plans ahead of Penn State partnership launch Saturday

Olympics

Paris nonprofit testing shows 'higher' contamination levels in Seine River ahead of Summer Games

People and Pop Culture

Executive Transactions - April 9, 2024

Names in the News

4se New York Agenda Announced

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Quote of the Day

MLS interests are not inherently the interests of the sport in this country.
-- Detroit City FC co-founder & CEO Sean Mann, on the tensions between USL and MLS this offseason.

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