Eric Fisher, US Editor

League pauses all digital and social media outreach to the country

Marathon day of bargaining brings new levels of movement by management

Former Yankees star points to divergence in franchise strategy

Daily bargaining sessions in Florida fail to produce significant progress

In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Jessica Berman, National Lacrosse League interim commissioner. Fisher and Russo also discuss ongoing labor negotiations with the MLB Players Association, heightened turbulence in the United States sports betting market impacting entities such as DraftKings and Churchill Downs Inc.’s TwinSpires, a new funding round for digital sports media company Wave Sports + Entertainment, the sports industry’s response to the Russian military invasion of Ukraine, and the state of spring leagues for American football.

Full-year revenue more than triples compared to pandemic-shortened 2020 season

Move marks one of the first major casualties in US online sports betting market

The National Basketball Association and technology partner Canon during the recent All-Star Game in Cleveland, Ohio, tested a new volumetric video capture technology allowing for a wide array of replays, opening up many new opportunities for fan engagement, coaching, and analytics. US Editor Eric Fisher reports.

Labor talks take darker turn as league sets deadline for a new agreement

Operator of Bally Sports RSNs issues downbeat earnings report