North America
Carolina Hurricanes to host 2021 NHL Stadium Series game
The National Hockey League's Carolina Hurricanes will host the 2021 Navy Federal Credit Union NHL Stadium Series game at Carter-Finley Stadium, it has been announced
Cindy Parlow Cone re-elected US Soccer vice-president
Cindy Parlow Cone has been re-elected as United States Soccer Federation vice-president to a full four-year term following a vote at the organization's Annual General Meeting
Daytona International Speedway to host soccer, music festival in 2021
Nascar venue Daytona International Speedway has announced that it will stage a two-day soccer and music festival during July 4 weekend in 2021
MiLB players set to receive sizable pay bump in 2020
Salary increases comes amid still-fractious talks between MLB, MiLB
Mediapro and Pitch to sell US rights to South America’s 2022 World Cup qualifiers
International media rights agencies Mediapro and Pitch International will join forces to sell the exclusive broadcast rights in the United States to South American nation’s qualifying matches for the F…
XFL adds The Action Network as latest sports betting partner
The rebooted XFL has named The Action Network as its latest sports betting partner
Canadian Premier League creates first esports tournament
The Canadian Premier League has partnered with computer games publisher Electronic Arts to create the inaugural eCanadian Premier League (eCPL) esports tournament.
CAS pro/rel ruling raises questions over Fifa’s reluctance to force initiative in US
For many years now, the issue of introducing promotion and relegation into the structure of US soccer has been one of contention. Bob Williams explores what is happening at the moment.
Brewers strike revised extension with Molson Coors
With ballpark naming rights ending, brewing giant to gain several other entitlements
LaLiga targets US fans with FanWide bar network link-up
LaLiga North America has teamed up with FanWide, a website that shows sports fans the closest match-watch party or fan community event at sports bars across the US
DraftKings signs multi-year partnerships with Pacers, 76ers and Celtics
Daily fantasy sports operator and gaming company DraftKings has announced multi-year partnerships with the National Basketball Association's Boston Celtics, Philadelphia 76ers, and Indiana Pacers
PGA Tour’s BMW Championship moving to Baltimore in 2021
The BMW Championship will be staged at Caves Valley Golf Club outside Baltimore in August 2021, becoming the PGA Tour's first event in the area since 1962
Viagogo completes acquisition of StubHub
Former StubHub parent intends to shift sale proceeds into share buybacks
TNT to broadcast NBA All-Star Game’s fourth quarter commercial-free
TNT has announced it will broadcast the untimed fourth quarter of this weekend's National Basketball Association All-Star Game, which will honor the late Kobe Bryant, commercial-free for the first time
Nashville SC reaches deal with city mayor over MLS stadium
Following a public and acrimonious months-long stand-off, Nashville Mayor John Cooper and Nashville SC majority owner John Ingram announced that they have reached agreement to allow construction to begin…
Nascar signs multi-year partnership with Verizon, Trump to attend Daytona 500
US stock car racing series Nascar has announced a multi-year partnership with telco Verizon, designed in large part to improve the fan experience at its racetracks
USOPC and NBCUniversal sign up Eli Lilly as Team USA sponsor
The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committe (USOPC) has signed global pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly as a sponsor the US Olympic and Paralympic teams in a deal also involves its broadcast rights-holder…
Spartan completes takeover of Tough Mudder’s UK business
Obstacle-racing company Spartan has completed its acquisition of the UK affiliate of Tough Mudder, announcing that the takeover will allow the mass-participation company to run a full schedule of events…