Sports and Society
State Dept. cable clarifies who can enter U.S. for major competitions
The Trump administration has identified numerous athletic competitions it “classifies as ‘major sporting events,’” including the 2026 FIFA World Cup and 2028 L.A. Games, that “athletes and coaches will be allowed to travel to the U.S. to take part in despite a broad visa ban on nearly 40 countries,”...
Stan Kroenke now largest private landowner in U.S.
Kroenke Sports & Entertainment CEO Stan Kroenke “is now the largest private landowner in the United States,” according to Chevlen & Kaysen of the N.Y. TIMES. According to the Land Report, Kroenke in December “purchased 937,000 acres of noncontiguous land in New Mexico,” making it “the larges...
‘Unified sports’ designed to provide shared experience
The seed was planted for Molly Underly when she was just 7 years old, growing up in Indiana. Her family hosted a special-needs child from Australia, who was in the Hoosier State for a competition.
Backed by Nike, key push underway to recruit Special Olympics coaches
Like most sports competitions, the Special Olympics needed to rebuild after COVID, most notably as the organization lost almost half of its coaches because of the pause in 2020.
Host cities spread the Special Olympics message globally
The Special Olympics World Games will come to Latin America for the first time in 2027, when Santiago, Chile, plays host as the movement’s biggest events continue to expand globally.
New Special Olympics CEO sets ambitious goals to create more opportunities for athletes
David Evangelista views his role as the new CEO of the Special Olympics as a huge honor, but he is more attuned to the huge opportunity in front of him.
Equal Footing: Championing maternity rights and family-friendly policies to attract top talent
The pursuit of equality for women in the workplace has progressed in so many ways in recent years. But the sports industry remains behind the curve, especially when it comes to creating an infrastructure to ensure that female athletes do not need to choose between their careers and starting a family...
Wisconsin Congressman reaching out to State Dept to aid Brewers players stuck in Venezuela
The Brewers continue to “sort out logistics of how to get their players currently in Venezuela back to the United States,” and now they “could potentially receive help from lawmakers in their efforts,” according to Curt Hogg of the MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL. U.S. Rep. Scott Fitzgerald (R-Wis.) “pos...
One million ESPNs: Future of live sports distribution will be creator-led, personal, and nearly limitless
On May 17, 1939, NBC aired the first live televised sports broadcast in the U.S., a college baseball game between Princeton and Columbia at Baker Field in New York City. Announcer Bill Stern called the action to the few hundred households that even owned TVs at the time. It was a singular moment tha...
Inflection Points: How 2026 will reshape sports
Sports business reaches an inflection point in 2026 as a series of big shifts that have been quietly building begin to take shape.
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I binged it in one night. I thought the storyline was very compelling and a lot of fun, because I could (see) where they were picking at things that we had in the past, whether it was (Olympics) in Sochi or the All-Star Game in Tampa. It was very well done.-- NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, on his feelings about the HBO Max hockey drama "Heated Rivalry."
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