Emma Grace Patrick

Champions 2026: James Brown timeline

Born: Feb. 25, 1951, in Washington, D.C.

Platforms taking full advantage of World Cup fandom with original content

Beyond the live game action, the FIFA World Cup has brought a host of new soccer-related documentaries across myriad platforms, proving a wealth of new content for viewers. Production also has not been limited to FIFA (Fox and Tubi) or U.S. Soccer (HBO Max) media partners, as platforms like Netflix,...

Athletic directors on the move

Of the 64 athletic director changes across Division I since June 25, 2025, 15 are at the Power Four level. The nine ADs listed below have begun or are about to begin their tenures.

Candice Storey Lee: Biography and Career Timeline

Born: Fort Riley, Kan.; grew up in Madison, Ala.


Best Sports Business Cities: No. 30 Austin

The city is the hub for Major League Pickleball; sports-active companies such as Dell Technologies, FloSports, Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Vrbo and Yeti; and five new professional teams in the last five years, including the Athletes Unlimited Softball League’s Texas Volts.

Best Sports Business Cities: No. 17 Boston

For a city with two teams, a marathon and a ballpark each more than a century old, Boston is building for its future. That includes two new soccer stadiums (and the expansion NWSL Boston Legacy), Northeastern University’s $310 million under-construction arena and another $100 million in upgrades ann...

Best Sports Business Cities: No. 35 Jacksonville

The $1.45 billion EverBank Stadium makeover includes a roof that will cover 90% of the fans and is set to be ready in 2028. The city is home to VyStar Credit Union (the naming rights holder of a minor league ballpark and arena), the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl (since 1946), the Atlantic Sun Conference and ...

Best Sports Business Cities: No. 23 Research Triangle, N.C.

The Raleigh-Durham-Cary, N.C., triangle is more than just college basketball and the Durham Bulls. The Lenovo Center, where the Carolina Hurricanes have sold out 162 consecutive games, will begin a $300 million renovation in July. Two ongoing mixed-used developments — a $1.2 billion arena-area redev...

Best Sports Business Cities: 2026

Sixty years after Atlanta built a new ballpark to entice the Milwaukee Braves to move south, the city’s sports business ecosystem has become a model for other markets. World-class venues, entrepreneurial team owners, a diverse lineup of events, a blue-chip roster of sponsors and forward-thinking pub...