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College Football Playoff title game draws nearly 26m US viewers
Both title game, entire playoff series shows audience growth
PGA Tour unveils new pace-of-play policy to speed up action
The PGA Tour has unveiled its new pace-of-play policy, which is designed to speed up the slowest players on the United States-based professional men's golf tour
Goldschmidt steps down as World Surf League CEO
Former content chief Erik Logan to assume CEO role for surfing property
Major League Lacrosse switches to single-entity model
Major League Lacrosse has decided to switch from a franchise model to a single-entity structure
Braves’ home ballpark officially renamed Truist Park
Ballpark rebranding follows SunTrust-BB&T merger creating new Truist moniker
Atlanta Hawks sign multi-year partnership with Chase Bank
The National Basketball Association's Atlanta Hawks have signed a multi-faceted, multi-year sponsorship agreement with leading US banking company Chase Bank
WNBA, WNBPA strike landmark eight-year labor deal
New agreement includes sweeping improvements in salaries, benefits, marketing support for women's pro basketball league
Professional 3-on-3 ice hockey to debut in North America, CBS Sports lands rights
A new 3-on-3 professional ice hockey league called 3ICE is scheduled to debut in North America in 2021
Turner Sports’ Mollica takes partnerships role at LA 2028 joint venture
Katy Chambers Mollica, an experienced executive at US broadcaster Turner Sports, has joined US Olympic and Paralympic Properties, LA 2028’s joint venture with the US Olympic Committee, as head of partnership s…
Mets rename Spring Training facility to Clover Park
Name shift follows Fiserv takeover of First Data. Mets to rename facility address in honor of Hall of Famer Mike Piazza
CFP executive director Bill Hancock handed contract extension
College Football Playoff executive director Bill Hancock has been given a contract extension by the CFP Board of Managers
MLB renders large-scale discipline on Astros for sign-stealing scandal
League suspends GM Luhnow, manager Hinch, who are then fired by club owner Jim Crane
Penn Medicine partners with Philadelphia Flyers, Wells Fargo Center
The Philadelphia Flyers and the Wells Fargo Center have signed a partnership with Penn Medicine, which will become the official health system of the National Hockey League team and its venue
US Soccer unveils 2020 SheBelieves Cup teams, venues
The prestigious SheBelieves Cup invitational international women's soccer tournament will be participated by the United States, England, Spain, and Japan from March 5-11 in the US
OneSoccer supplants TSN with Concacaf Gold Cup deal
OneSoccer, Mediapro’s OTT sports streaming service in Canada, has acquired exclusive rights to the 2021 and 2023 editions of the Concacaf Gold Cup, the national team tournament for associations from N…
NHL All-Star Game to feature women’s 3-on-3 event
The National Hockey League's All-Star Game, which will be held in St
XFL confident its second act will prove a success and avoid same fate as AAF
With the revamped XFL football league kicking off in February, Bob Williams takes a look at the measures Vince McMahon's latest project is taking in order to prosper.
Sapporo, Salt Lake City, Barcelona in running for 2030 Winter Olympics
The International Olympic Committee has confirmed it is in talks with Sapporo, Salt Lake City and Barcelona about hosting the 2030 Winter Olympics