SBJ Daily at 30: The more things change, the more they stay the same
Today marks 30 years since the first edition of SBJ Daily -- officially known as The Sports Business Daily in September 1994 -- and somehow I’ve been around for nearly two-thirds of that time. My first day working here was February 28, 2005. To say things have changed -- both in the sports business ...
Galaxy to set new MLS attendance mark with return to Rose Bowl
The latest chapter in one of MLS’s top rivalries -- Galaxy-LAFC -- will take place tomorrow night at the Rose Bowl in front of what will be a record crowd for a league match. More than 80,000 fans will be in Pasadena for the Galaxy home game, breaking the previous record set last year when Charlotte...
NBA Christmas games on ESPN, ABC up from 2021
The traditional Christmas Day NBA coverage on ESPN and ABC averaged 4.3 million viewers against all-day NFL coverage, up 5% from last year’s numbers.
USGA: Players can wear LIV Golf logo at U.S. Open
Mickelson made waves on Thursday by wearing a black vest featuring a blacked-out Masters logo when he teed off in the inaugural LIV Golf event. He shortly thereafter changed into another black vest that did not feature the logo.
2022 Sports Business Awards
Learn more about the 96 nominees for Sports Business Awards in 15 categories, in addition to Sports Business Journal’s 2022 recipient of the Celebration of Service Award, America SCORES. The winners will be revealed during an awards presentation on May 18 at the New York Marriott Marquis, representi...
Steinberg Sports enters basketball with AMG merger
Steinberg Sports & Entertainment is expanding into the basketball representation space after merging with Athlete Management Group. AMG co-Founders Mike Silverman and Brandon Grier will take on new titles as part of the transaction; Silverman will serve as SSE Senior VP/Basketball Operations and...
WWE sets attendance, sales marks for Royal Rumble in St. Louis
WWE held its annual Royal Rumble at the Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis on Saturday, and the event drew some impressive financial results.
Fanatics expanding its business; Rubin to be CEO
Fanatics today is announcing plans to expand beyond just e-commerce and into different businesses. Those potential growth areas are in sports betting, iGaming, media and ticketing, though there is no definitive timetable for when Fanatics could announce plans in those spaces. Fanatics has already be...
Fanatics rides Lawrence to record NFL Draft sales
Demand for Trevor Lawrence’sofficial No. 16 Jaguars jersey led Fanatics to its best sales ever for the first night of an NFL Draft. Lawrence, long projected to be the No. 1 overall pick, more than doubled the previous best sales for an individual draftee, which Joe Burrow established last year after...