Pro Volleyball Federation lands move linear TV games, including debut on CBS

The inaugural PVF All-Star Match on Feb. 22 will air on CBS at 1:30pm, the first time a pro volleyball march will be broadcast on CBS’ over-the-air network. The league’s two semifinals will take place on Friday, May 9, and the Championship will be two days later (those three matches will each air on...


Year-End Awards: Best New Event — MLB at Rickwood Field

For an MLB campaign that opened with the league’s first-regular season games in Seoul and ended with a titanic Yankees-Dodgers clash in the World Series, it might seem incredible that the year’s most memorable game took place on a simple Thursday night in June, 150 miles away from the nearest MLB ci...

North Carolina AD Cunningham acknowledges 'risk' of Belichick hire

Bubba Cunningham was starting the first day of the next era of North Carolina football when he got a sense of just how much of a splash his latest coaching hire as UNC’s AD had made.

Will Belichick hire have industry rethinking NFL-to-college-football coaching pipeline?

As the transfer portal and NIL era ramped up, college football was often seen as too much of a headache for coaches who could pursue opportunities in the pro ranks. Does Belichick’s hire signal a reversal? Does the increasing professionalization of college football actually make it more appealing to...


Reader Survey 2024: Major Jump

Throughout 2024, Sports Business Journal has been reporting on the surge in visibility and popularity surrounding women’s sports, and now there are more data points to illustrate that development: the results of this year’s SBJ Reader Survey.

Looking back on 1952 World Series offers rare glimpse into baseball, TV history

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The 25 best sports studio shows: NFL Network — ‘Good Morning Football’

It’s not uncommon for sports studio shows to undergo some turbulence at launch, often cycling through segments, hosts, even studios before settling in for a long run of largely uninterrupted success.

The 25 best sports studio shows: iHeart Media / Peacock — ‘The Dan Patrick Show’

Dan Patrick rose to fame during his 17 years as a “SportsCenter” anchor, particularly his years co-hosting with Keith Olbermann in what they termed “The Big Show” at 11 p.m. ET. His deep voice, witty catchphrases (“Dare I say, en fuego”; “You can’t stop him, you can only hope to contain him”) and sh...