Sports Business Journal

Featured

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Mystery to be solved

Ahead of horse racing’s biggest day — Saturday’s Kentucky Derby — the industry searches for answers around racehorse deaths that threaten the sport’s future.

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Tobacco races ahead

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NBA sees dip in local television ratings

Marketing and Sponsorship

Tobacco companies are back in racing

Legends taking swing at memorabilia with possible Steiner Sports acquisition

Concacaf adds new partners with summer goal ‘to take over soccer calendar’

Media

NBA local ratings dip

Sabres see spike in NHL local ratings

First Look podcast

As Champions League semifinals arrive, Turner sees big returns on its big bet

SBJ, SBD part of new Leaders group

Facilities

Las Vegas Ballpark: Desert Dandy

Culinary offerings part of the Vegas experience

Leagues and Governing Bodies

Dundon not liable for AAF’s debts as creditors start to line up

With Sacramento and St. Louis in place, where next for MLS?

Teams want help from NASCAR to pay for new cars

Promoter claims World Rugby has taken over USA Rugby

In Depth

Race for survival

Wagering falls in first quarter after topping $11B in 2018

Churchill Downs to introduce new premium areas, infield entry for Derby

Ratings and Research

MLB cites ‘opportunity’ in wake of hiring report

Opinion

Forum: Five years later, Ballmer a fun addition to sports

These delicacies rise to the top in stadium food

The great amateurism compromise — Let someone else pay your athletes

People and Pop Culture

Weekly Issue

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Mystery to be solved

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Tobacco races ahead

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NBA sees dip in local television ratings

Tobacco companies are back in racing

Legends taking swing at memorabilia with possible Steiner Sports acquisition

Concacaf adds new partners with summer goal ‘to take over soccer calendar’

NBA local ratings dip

Sabres see spike in NHL local ratings

First Look podcast

As Champions League semifinals arrive, Turner sees big returns on its big bet

SBJ, SBD part of new Leaders group

Las Vegas Ballpark: Desert Dandy

Culinary offerings part of the Vegas experience

Dundon not liable for AAF’s debts as creditors start to line up

With Sacramento and St. Louis in place, where next for MLS?

Teams want help from NASCAR to pay for new cars

Promoter claims World Rugby has taken over USA Rugby

Race for survival

Wagering falls in first quarter after topping $11B in 2018

Churchill Downs to introduce new premium areas, infield entry for Derby

MLB cites ‘opportunity’ in wake of hiring report

Forum: Five years later, Ballmer a fun addition to sports

These delicacies rise to the top in stadium food

The great amateurism compromise — Let someone else pay your athletes

On My Mind: Sandy Montag talks about building his agency

On My Mind: Kate Barnes, Charlotte Hornets

State of Play

The Market

Faces and Places

On the Move

Closing Shot: Departing Demon Deacon

SBJ Morning Buzzcast: February 5, 2025

X Games CEO Jeremy Bloom, record AFC Championship viewership, big ad revenue for Super Bowl LIX and where UFC and F1 media rights might land in 2025