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03.20.2023
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SBJ ranks Best Sports Business Cities

How SBJ ranked the best cities in which to conduct sports business, and why Dallas is so popular

Events and Attractions

Inflation worrisome for NFL licensees

Franchises

NWSL excited to start 2023 season

State of Play

State of Play

Forum

Madkour: Stories — and some trends — to keep your eyes on

Upfront

Merch Madness: For sports licensees, inflation supplants shipping and the supply chain as the biggest challenge they face

AT&T shines light on women’s tournament in its hometown

NCAA revenue distribution rewards only men, not women

Lore-led trio building tech company to give fan experience a Jump

NBA 2K League sees increased interest in hosting competition

NWSL rides momentum into new season

Insiders

Labor and Agents: Bill Duffy goes all in with WME Sports following two-year ‘experiment’

Finance: Lessons for sports startups in wake of Silicon Valley Bank collapse

In Depth

Best Sports Business Cities

Best Sports Business Cities — Methodology

Best Sports Business Cities: No. 1 — Dallas

Best Sports Business Cities: No. 2 — New York

Best Sports Business Cities: No. 3 — Charlotte

Best Sports Business Cities: No. 4 — Minneapolis

Best Sports Business Cities: No. 5 — Atlanta

Best Sports Cities: No. 6 — Los Angeles

Best Sports Cities: No. 7 — Las Vegas

Best Sports Business Cities: No. 8 — Nashville

Best Sports Business Cities: No. 9 — Chicago

Best Sports Business Cities: No. 10 — Phoenix

Best Sports Business Cities: No. 11 — Indianapolis

Best Sports Business Cities: No. 12 — Miami

Best Sports Business Cities: No. 13 — Tampa

Best Sports Business Cities: No. 14 — Cleveland

Best Sports Business Cities: No. 15 — Boston

Best Sports Business Cities: No. 16 — Kansas City

Best Sports Business Cities: No. 17 — Cincinnati

Best Sports Business Cities: No. 18 — San Diego

Best Sports Business Cities: No. 19 — San Francisco

Best Sports Business Cities: No. 20 — Seattle

Best Sports Business Cities: No. 21 — Philadelphia

Best Sports Business Cities: No. 22 — Raleigh

Best Sports Business Cities: No. 23 — Austin

Best Sports Business Cities: No. 24 — New Orleans

Best Sports Business Cities: No. 25 — Orlando

Best Sports Business Cities — Nos. 26 through 50

Opinion

How to weather uncertainty in the RSN marketplace

Cartoon: Mascot posturing

Technology

Second Spectrum's next-generation solution will track 'mesh' data, aim to expand on-court data points

Basketball legend Lynette Woodard on working with IOwn.me to protect athletes' data, digital identities

How ScorePlay's AI-powered digital asset manager is helping sports organizations centralize media assets

UMotorsports wants to become the LinkedIn of motorsports with their platform for data, information of drivers in lower tiers

People

Faces & Places

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Closing Shot: Party Crashers

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