Eric Fisher, US Editor

Dispute continues over number of spam accounts on social media platform

In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Tom McMillen, president and chief executive of the college sports’ Lead1 Association. Fisher and Russo also discuss Major League Soccer’s new eight-year betting data and streaming rights deal with Endeavor-owned IMG Arena, the Las Vegas Raiders’ historic hire of new team president Sandra Douglass Morgan, a preview of sports merger-and-acquisition activity in the second half of 2022, a pair of key upcoming industry conferences, and the new five-year employment contract for Live Nation chief executive Michael Rapino.

MLB club calls legal challenge against it a 'meritless and relentless campaign'

Proposed dates are just before federal legislators leave for summer recess

Former gambling regulator is NFL's first Black female team president

Event returning with schedule similar to one formed prior to the pandemic

Executive for Ticketmaster parent in line to earn at least $30m annually

City extending efforts to keep NFL's Bears from moving to suburban locale

Union makes a series of executive-level staff promotions

Basketball icon to be featured in perennially popular video game franchise