North America

Golf
Sponsorship & Marketing

Technology company Barracuda Networks has renewed its title sponsorship of the Barracuda Championship PGA Tour event
Football
Business

Charlotte's Major League Soccer expansion team received more than 7,000 season-ticket deposits in the first 24 hours of being announced earlier this week, Carolina Panthers president Tom Glick has revealed.
College Sports
Media

Apple has had talks with US college sports property the Pac-12 Conference as it looks to bolster its Apple TV and TV+ OTT video entertainment products
Football
Governance

OL Groupe, the parent company of French women’s soccer team Olympique Lyonnais Féminin, has agreed to take over National Women's Soccer League team Reign FC in a $3.51m deal.
Football
Media

Major League Soccer will have the most comprehensive US broadcast network schedule in league history in its 25th season next year
Football
Business

United Soccer League Championship club Louisville City FC has abandoned its logo rebrand just four days after its launch following anger from supporters
Ice Hockey
Sponsorship & Marketing

The National Women’s Hockey League has announced that digital weather forecasting services company AccuWeather has become its exclusive weather sponsor.
Business

Monumental Sports & Entertainment has announced that all events at Capital One Arena, the home of the NBA Washington Wizards and NHL Washington Capitals, will have mobile-only tickets from January 1, 2020
Football
Media

US Spanish-language sports television channel TUDN and its sister Univision networks combined to generate approximately 50 per cent of all soccer viewership in the United States in 2019, according to parent…
American Football
Licensing & Merchandising

The National Football League's Baltimore Ravens have opened up a pop-up merchandise store in the city to feed into the extraordinary demand for Lamar Jackson replica jerseys in time for Christmas

The inaugural Regional SportAccord Pan America conference in Fort Lauderdale was hailed as a resounding success by SportAccord president Raffaele Chiulli, providing huge value to key players and stakeholders…
Ice Hockey
Industry Moves

The National Women's Hockey League has appointed Michelle Picard as its deputy commissioner and director of player development.
Ice Hockey
Sponsorship & Marketing

Pennsylvania brewery DG Yuengling & Son, Inc. has signed a multi-year deal to become an official partner of the National Hockey League's New Jersey Devils and the Prudential Center
Business

Sales of sports titles have been drowned out in the US, in part by rabid consumer interest in political titles. Dennis Tuttle looks at the reasons behind this and what editors are doing to turn the tables.
Basketball
Media

The National Basketball Association is looking to continue to experiment with its innovative 5G smartphone broadcast initiative at next year's NBA All Star Game at the United Center in Chicago
Ice Hockey
Sponsorship & Marketing

Beverage giant Anheuser-Busch and Canadian subsidiary Labatt have announced a multi-year, multi-faceted partnership with the National Hockey League, which names Bud Light an official beer of the league …
American Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Pechanga Resort Casino has been announced as the latest founding partner of SoFi Stadium, the future home of the National Football League's Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers, and the surrounding…
Football
Stadia

Major League Soccer team New York City FC has decided to move four regular season games to Citi Field, the home of Major League Baseball's New York Mets, in 2020