SBJ Weekly — May 1, 2023: The impact of DEI leaders in sports

Featured

People and Pop Culture

Sola Winley making a difference with MLS

Sola Winley took an unlikely path to becoming the first Chief DEI Officer at Major League Soccer, where he has been willing to tackle problems both inside and outside league headquarters

Franchises

Desert politics: May 16 vote for Coyotes

Sports and Society

Youth Sports: Supply. Demand. Access.

State of Play

Forum

Madkour: ALL IN insight: ‘Think big, start small, move fast’

Upfront

Politics in the desert: How the Arizona Coyotes are pushing to win a May 16 vote that would secure the team’s future in Tempe

LPGA tournament eager to showcase junior golfers

Schanzer savors role as Derby producer

San Diego State signs new multimedia rights deal with JMI Sports

New experiences in store for F1 Miami

Lava helps Lions collect real-time data to make immediate adjustments and offer incentives to fans

Insiders

Labor and Agents: More agents test the waters as pickleball popularity soars

Facilities: Early data show not only increased MLB attendance with faster games, but improved F&B sales, too

Portfolio

Notable Impact: Sola Winley

Officers of change: DEI

Impressive new slate of sports content includes a documentary on the ‘King of Collectibles’ and a hard-hitting feature

“4SE in Sports Storytelling” honorees

Freshly rebranded MLB Studios is teaming with Hollywood heavyweights as part of its effort to bring baseball’s stories to more people

In Depth

Youth Sports: Supply. Demand. Access.

Project Play Summit celebrates 10th anniversary

Youth Sports: Ones to Watch

Opinion

A remote sales staff? It’s working in Orlando with creative approach

Nonprofit groups play a crucial role in the youth sports landscape

Cartoon: Bird flying the coop?

People

Faces & Places — ALL IN

Technology

Kentucky Derby to bring back aerial coverage following last year's viral overheard view of Rich Strike's upset win

MLS teams up with ai.io to offer access to mobile scouting app aiScout

How the Philadelphia 76ers utilized motion capture data for lower-limb injury reduction and rehab

Reality Bytes customizes and deploys VR experiences for teams to engage with younger generation of fans

Fox Sports-owned USFL is quick to test out new broadcast technologies like helmet cams, drones, more

Closing Shot

Weekly Issue

People and Pop Culture

Sola Winley making a difference with MLS

Franchises

Desert politics: May 16 vote for Coyotes

Sports and Society

Youth Sports: Supply. Demand. Access.

State of Play

Madkour: ALL IN insight: ‘Think big, start small, move fast’

Politics in the desert: How the Arizona Coyotes are pushing to win a May 16 vote that would secure the team’s future in Tempe

LPGA tournament eager to showcase junior golfers

Schanzer savors role as Derby producer

San Diego State signs new multimedia rights deal with JMI Sports

New experiences in store for F1 Miami

Lava helps Lions collect real-time data to make immediate adjustments and offer incentives to fans

Labor and Agents: More agents test the waters as pickleball popularity soars

Facilities: Early data show not only increased MLB attendance with faster games, but improved F&B sales, too

Notable Impact: Sola Winley

Officers of change: DEI

Impressive new slate of sports content includes a documentary on the ‘King of Collectibles’ and a hard-hitting feature

“4SE in Sports Storytelling” honorees

Freshly rebranded MLB Studios is teaming with Hollywood heavyweights as part of its effort to bring baseball’s stories to more people

Youth Sports: Supply. Demand. Access.

Project Play Summit celebrates 10th anniversary

Youth Sports: Ones to Watch

A remote sales staff? It’s working in Orlando with creative approach

Nonprofit groups play a crucial role in the youth sports landscape

Cartoon: Bird flying the coop?

Faces & Places — ALL IN

Kentucky Derby to bring back aerial coverage following last year's viral overheard view of Rich Strike's upset win

MLS teams up with ai.io to offer access to mobile scouting app aiScout

How the Philadelphia 76ers utilized motion capture data for lower-limb injury reduction and rehab

Reality Bytes customizes and deploys VR experiences for teams to engage with younger generation of fans

Fox Sports-owned USFL is quick to test out new broadcast technologies like helmet cams, drones, more

Closing Shot: Mighty May

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