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04.21.2018
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Dissecting the disruption

Executives and attendees at World Congress of Sports navigate the new upheaval in the areas of media, facilities and sponsorship.

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Forty Under 40

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Report card grades MLB hiring efforts

World Congress of Sports

World Congress 2018: Dissecting the disruption

PGA Tour’s Monahan: ‘We’re a new tour. We’re a modern tour’

#MeToo, Time’s Up hit sports with an urgency

Seen and heard at World Congress

Forty Under 40

First Look: World Congress

Marketing and Sponsorship

Sponsors line up for NFL draft in Dallas

NHL opens new sponsor inventory in the ice

Leagues and Governing Bodies

Giant debt limit for L.A. surprises NFL insiders

Weather brings MLB schedule changes

Franchises

Creating a Storm for social justice

Media

Fox signs on to carry new Jr. NBA World Championship event

Warriors stay atop local television ratings

Penguins find their way back to top of local ratings

Events and Attractions

Former NFL partner QuintEvents signs with NFLPA to develop player events

In Depth

Horse racing's pacesetters

Bob Baffert, Trainer

Bill Carstanjen, CEO, Churchill Downs

Craig Fravel, CEO, Breeders’ Cup

James Gagliano, President and COO, The Jockey Club

Walker Hancock, Managing Director, Claiborne Farm

Joe Harper, CEO, Del Mar Thoroughbred Club

Chris Kay, CEO, New York Racing Association

Lynn LaRocca, Senior Vice President and Chief Experience Officer, New York Racing Association

Kip Levin, CEO, TVG

Jon Miller, President of Programming, NBC Sports and NBC Sports Network; Rob Hyland, Lead Producer, NBC Sports

Todd Pletcher, Trainer

Mike Repole, Owner, Repole Stable

Tim Ritvo, Chief Operating Officer, The Stronach Group

Belinda Stronach, Chairman and President, The Stronach Group

Bill Thomason, President and CEO, Keeneland

Kenny Troutt, Owner, WinStar Farm

Johnny Velazquez, Chairman, Jockeys’ Guild

Alex Waldrop, CEO, National Thoroughbred Racing Association

Kristin Warfield, Vice President, Partnerships, Churchill Downs

Industry leaders differ on ways to improve horse racing

Choosing their words: How NBC’s team calls the action

Horse racing: By the numbers

Opinion

Report card on gender and ethnic hiring part of long-term effort

Welts ‘quietly a phenomenal partner’ with Hornets

Clarifications on USATF’s incentive program for athletes

Tips on how to grow your media rights value

Cartoon: A closer look

People and Pop Culture

People: Executive Transactions

Hanging up the headphones after a half century in the game

Research and Ratings

Report gives MLB higher grades for racial, gender hiring efforts

NBA Turnstile Tracker

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We’re a natural team to play there, we are a marketing partner with Australia and New Zealand, we’re one of the designated partners. So if there’s an opportunity to be an away team there, we will embrace that.
-- Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie, specifically stating his team would not give up a home game to play a regular-season contest in Melbourne. A recent Australian media report had the Eagles as the home team for a 2026 game against the Rams.
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