Marketing and Sponsorship

Chime buys JMI; Brown to stay as CEO

More NBA sponsors planning new creative, activation for league’s opening night

Samsung near deal with NBA

Guinness’ ode to ‘bond of friendship’ produces a viral hit

Leagues and Governing Bodies

MLB weathers slings and arrows of October

Playoff races, U.S. team help MLS Web numbers surge

Game Time mobile app sees upgrade

Momentum drives NBA’s revenue projections

Tour viewership recedes after big 2012

ShotLink to be more portable

Red Sox ready to ride rebound at the gate

Franchises

Jerry’s World — a conversation with Jerry Jones

AT&T naming deal years in the making

NFL’s No. 1 challenge

NFL in Los Angeles, London

‘League of Denial’

Player safety, concussion settlement

The NFL’s deal with DirecTV

NFL’s $25 billion in revenue

View from the sideline

The Salvation Army partnership

Real Salt Lake signs one of top MLS jersey deals

In Depth

Racing with the stars

NBC wants permanent site for Breeders’ Cup

NYRA’s chief faces some important decisions

With ‘Mansion’ a hit, Churchill turns to infield

After success in prime time, NBC fine-tunes

To attract younger fans, Santa Anita restores old luxury

Media

‘PTI’ and ‘Around the Horn’ losing viewers — or are they?

Facilities

Party at the Palace: Pistons add more big single-event suites

Labor and Agents

CAA Sports’ Condon relocates to agency’s Nashville office

Lagardère in talks to add golf agents, Crown

Olympics

Ralph Lauren ensures Games togs are all-USA

Opinion

How competition for superstar endorsers is changing sports biz

Cartoon: A name is a heavy burden

Russia picks the wrong fight: How will sponsors respond?

Coast to Coast

Coast to Coast

People and Pop Culture

People: Executive transactions

Sandy Brown, president and CEO, One World Sports

Anne Finucane, global strategy and marketing officer, Bank of America