Weekly Issue

03.18.2024
Featured

Events and Attractions

Citrus Groove

Orlando has been tapped as the best sports business city for hosting events. See the full list.

Events and Attractions

Sports Business Awards nominees reflect the industry’s best

Finance

Four Score

State of Play

State of Play

Forum

Madkour: On SBA nominees; and on campus at Clemson

Upfront

Latest renovations will help Barclays Center offer fans high-end F&B and more interaction

NWSL’s Bay FC: The Founding Four

Sports Business Awards nominees reflect the industry’s best

Arizona Cardinals adding luxury ‘casitas’ to State Farm Stadium

Expanded MLS Next Pro battling USL for growth opportunities

Insiders

Marketing and Sponsorship: As bitcoin and crypto soar again, expect another sponsorship run

Finance: New companies latest to take a swing at investing in athletes’ future earnings

Portfolio

Where the Buffalo Roam: How the Bills are rounding up concepts for bison statues at their new stadium

In Depth

Best Sports Business Cities: Event Hosting

Best Sports Business Cities: Overview

Best Sports Business Cities 2024: Methodology

Best Sports Business Cities, Event Hosting: No. 1 Orlando

Best Sports Business Cities, Event Hosting: No. 2 Las Vegas

Best Sports Business Cities, Event Hosting: No. 3 Los Angeles

Best Sports Business Cities, Event Hosting: No. 4 Atlanta

Best Sports Business Cities, Event Hosting: No. 5 Indianapolis

Best Sports Business Cities, Event Hosting: No. 6 Arlington, Texas

Best Sports Business Cities, Event Hosting: No. 7 New York City

Best Sports Business Cities, Event Hosting: No. 8 Houston

Best Sports Business Cities, Event Hosting: No. 9 Phoenix

Best Sports Business Cities, Event Hosting: No. 10 Columbus

Best Sports Business Cities, Event Hosting: No. 11 Miami

Best Sports Business Cities, Event Hosting: No. 12 Minneapolis-St. Paul

Best Sports Business Cities, Event Hosting: No. 13 Kansas City

Best Sports Business Cities, Event Hosting: No. 14 Tampa

Best Sports Business Cities, Event Hosting: No. 15 San Antonio

Best Sports Business Cities, Event Hosting: No. 16 New Orleans

Best Sports Business Cities, Event Hosting: No. 17 San Jose/Santa Clara

Best Sports Business Cities, Event Hosting: No. 18 Philadelphia

Best Sports Business Cities, Event Hosting: No. 19 Cleveland

Best Sports Business Cities, Event Hosting: No. 20 Charlotte

Best Sports Business Cities, Event Hosting: No. 21 Boston

Best Sports Business Cities, Event Hosting: No. 22 Dallas

Best Sports Business Cities, Event Hosting: No. 23 Raleigh-Durham-Cary, N.C.

Best Sports Business Cities, Event Hosting: No. 24 Salt Lake City

Best Sports Business Cities, Event Hosting: No. 25 Seattle

Cities without a Big Five Team: No. 1 Fort Worth

Cities without a Big Five Team: No. 2 Greensboro, N.C.

Cities without a Big Five Team: No. 3 Birmingham, Alabama

Cities without a Big Five Team: No. 4 Louisville

Cities without a Big Five Team: No. 5 Palm Beach County, Florida

Cities without a Big Five Team: No. 6 Tulsa, Oklahoma

Cities without a Big Five Team: No. 7 Spokane, Washington

Cities without a Big Five Team: No. 8 Colorado Springs, Colorado

Cities without a Big Five Team: No. 9 Palm Springs, California

Cities without a Big Five Team: No. 10 Omaha, Nebraska

Cities without a Big Five Team: No. 11 Des Moines, Iowa

Cities without a Big Five Team: No. 12 Eugene, Oregon

Cities without a Big Five Team: No. 13 Lake Placid, New York

Cities without a Big Five Team: No. 14 Virginia Beach, Virginia

Cities without a Big Five Team: No. 15 Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Best Sports Business Cities — Ones to watch: Austin

Best Sports Business Cities — Ones to watch: Detroit

Best Sports Business Cities — Ones to watch: Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Best Sports Business Cities — Ones to watch: Frisco, Texas

Best Sports Business Cities — Ones to watch: Milwaukee

Best Sports Business Cities — Ones to watch: Nashville

Best Sports Business Cities — Ones to watch: Orange County, California

Best Sports Business Cities — Ones to watch: Pittsburgh

Best Sports Business Cities — Ones to watch: Portland

Best Sports Business Cities — Ones to watch: San Diego

Opinion

Light the lamp: PWHL earns well-deserved early traction

People and Pop Culture

Faces and Places: SBJ Tech Week 2024, New York City

Closing Shot

Closing Shot: Magic vs. Bird

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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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