North America
College Football Playoff set, SEC’s Sankey affirms support for four-team format
Power 5 conferences again dominate as college football semifinal field is set
Former MLBPA executive director Miller elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
During the late Miller's lifetime, he helped usher in free agency and series of other sweeping economic reforms for baseball players
US Soccer to spend $9m fighting lawsuits in 2020 fiscal year
The United States Soccer Federation will spend approximately $9m on legal fees devoted to various lawsuits in the 2020 fiscal year, which covers the 12 months beginning April 1, 2019.
Wizards deploy multi-pronged strategy to develop Japanese fandom
In just a short amount of time, the Wizards have put themselves in prime position to become the NBA's most-popular team in Japan following the arrival of Rui Hachimura. Bob Williams discovers how they have done it.
Baseball Hall of Fame posts $17.1m in revenue, $3.99m in profit in 2018
Figures are down from record-level totals in 2017, but still historically high for baseball shrine
MyCujoo steps up USL2 streaming output with new deal
Football streaming platform MyCujoo has struck a deal with the United Soccer League to broadcast more than 500 USL League Two matches during the US competition’s 2020 season.
Lerner says Nationals can only afford one of club’s two key free agents, not both
Team owner says retaining both Strasburg and Rendon not possible, despite World Series title
NFL, Amazon Web Services team up for player health initiative
Collaboration to involve artificial intelligence, cloud computing
Calgary Flames agree to deal for new $417m downtown arena
The National Hockey League's Calgary Flames have signed a deal with the city and the Calgary Stampede rodeo to build a new arena in downtown Calgary
Rawlings adds official glove rights to MLB relationship
Rawlings to share official glove rights with Wilson next year, take status exclusively in 2021
Charlotte on brink of being awarded MLS team
The city of Charlotte, North Carolina, is on the brink of being awarded Major League Soccer's 30th team, with an announcement possibly being made on December 17 according to multiple reports
Yankees strike ticket partnership with Broadway Inbound
Agreement ties MLB club deeper into travel and tourism industry
Nascar unveils inaugural premier partners to sponsor revamped Cup Series
US stock car racing series Nascar has ushered in its new tiered sponsorship model by announcing that Busch Beer, Coca-Cola, Geico, and Xfinity will be the premier partners of the renamed Nascar Cup Series.
Lagardère Sports promotes Segal to North American CEO
The Lagardère Sports agency has promoted Joel Segal to the position of chief executive of its North American business.
NHL, Disney Streaming Services create interactive tool GameFlow
The National Hockey League has partnered with Disney Streaming Services to debut GameFlow, a new interactive tool that leverages shot pressure data to provide fans with a visual depiction of a game’s m…
Sellers replaces Mackovets as CEO of 2021 World Games
Nick Sellers has been appointed as the new chief executive of the 2021 edition of the World Games multi-sport event, which will be held in Birmingham, Alabama
Steve Cohen in talks to acquire majority stake in New York Mets
Hedge fund billionaire Steve Cohen is in talks to increase his investment in the New York Mets and potentially take an 80 percent stake in the Major League Baseball team
Tampa Bay Rays’ future in new doubt after planned split-season in Montreal is axed
The long-term future of the Tampa Bay Rays is again in sizable doubt after the Major League Baseball team and the City of St.