Weekly Issue

05.06.2017
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Wasserman’s world

If you’re part of the campaign to bring the 2024 Olympics to Los Angeles, you’re in the room, or patched in on a conference call. Seventeen employees of LA 2024 are wedged in around a table. As many or more are standing behind them.

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NFL, MLB, NFLPA buy equity stakes in Fanatics

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Law firms hit ex-NFLers with settlement liens

Marketing and Sponsorship

Spartan Race conditions itself for loss of Reebok as global title sponsor

WNBA season tips off with increased digital focus, fresh activation

Media

Former executive offers advice as more ESPN marriages end

Stadium adds round-the-clock component to over-the-air sports

NBA shifts League Pass feed for mobile viewers

Leagues and Governing Bodies

NFL, MLB, NFLPA buy equity stakes in Fanatics

Drive for stats ties into NHL digital feature

Facilities

Legends Hospitality sells minority interest

Labor and Agents

CAA Sports adds to its roster of NFL veterans

Reps intact: Draft offers few surprises on the agent side

Franchises

Cosmos try some New York attitude

NASCAR teams focused on ways to cut costs

Law and Politics

Law firms hit ex-NFLers with settlement liens

First Look podcast: Liens on ex-NFLers and more from this week’s issue

Court revives case tied to the sale of Liverpool club

In Depth

Simplify my league

Growing Jr. NBA turns focus to youth play, coaching standards

Technology

Octagon CMO: Tech and tech-related companies are sports’ ‘new endemics,’ offer biggest room for growth

Events and Attractions

CONCACAF Gold Cup leads summer soccer lineup for SUM

Opinion

WNBA’s leader rises over every hurdle smarter, stronger

Hacking scandals highlight vulnerabilities for teams and leagues

Olympics

Visit from IOC members means high-stakes week for LA24

People and Pop Culture

Wasserman’s world

Casey Wasserman timeline

Acquisitions bring new links to new business

Plugged In: Joao Chueiri, A-B InBev

People: Executive transactions

Faces and Places

The Sit-Down: Bob Moran, Volvo Car Open

Research and Ratings

New Turnkey study puts focus on ad themes

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Quote of the Day
Sports were fine for 150 years before we had technology. ... So now we've added this VAR, Video Assisted Referee, which again, I wouldn't mind, what I mind is when we get it wrong. ... I could live with human error, I can't live with human error when the technology is wrong.
-- Peak6 Investments co-founder Matt Hulsizer, on his frustration with the Premier League's VAR technology getting calls wrong.
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