North America

Baseball
Governance

The Los Angeles Dodgers have added two entrepreneurs to the Major League Baseball team's ownership group. Robert L. Plummer – the chairman and chief executive of R.P. Lumber Co., a
Football
Media

Liverpool FC has extended its partnership with Turner Sports, in which exclusive content from in-house channel LCTV will be distributed in the United States via Turner's sports streaming service B/R Live
American Football
Business

Move by sports footwear and apparel giant is latest chapter in ongoing saga around the troubled NFL wide receiver
Rugby Union
Stadia

Major League Rugby franchise Rugby United New York (RUNY) is looking to build a permanent rugby-specific stadium in Staten Island, team majority owner James Kennedy has told SportBusiness.
Business

Takeover by sports and entertainment conglomerate extends ongoing ticketing industry arms race
Mixed Martial Arts
Media

Fight sports streaming platform FITE will offer pay-per-view coverage in several markets around the world of ONE Championship's ONE: CENTURY event in Tokyo on Sunday, October 13
Ice Hockey
Fan Engagement

The Arizona Coyotes have made immediate moves to engage with and further its Hispanic fanbase by debuting Spanish-language social media accounts on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.
Media

OTT programmer to be integrated into offerings for both Internet-only and traditional cable subscribers
American Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

The San Francisco 49ers have signed a multiyear partnership with San Francisco-based Gold Bar Whiskey, which will become the official whiskey of the National Football League team
Ice Hockey
Industry Moves

Jake Reynolds has been named the new president of the New Jersey Devils, effective immediately, and will oversee will all business, revenue, strategy and operations for the National Hockey League team.
American Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Raiders NFL franchise has signed a multi-year stadium and team partnership with a California-based bottler and distributor of Coca-Cola
Basketball
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Golden State Warriors have expanded their partnership with pain relief brand Biofreeze, which has secured the naming rights to the National Basketball Association team's new practice facility
Basketball
Governance

As widely expected, the National Basketball Association's NBA Board of Governors has unanimously approved the sale of the Brooklyn Nets to Alibaba co-founder Joe Tsai
Football
Events

The Leagues Cup – a new mid-season competition featuring teams from Major League Soccer and Mexico's Liga MX – could grow to 32 teams by 2021 or 2022, according to ESPN.
Esports
Business

A new esports network has launched with the backing of a number of high-profile names from within the industry, including Ariel Horn and Ben Kusin
Industry Moves

Global licensed sports merchandise manufacturer and retailer Fanatics has announced the appointment of Michener Chandlee as its new chief financial officer
Baseball
Governance

The city of Las Vegas is not immediately recognizable for its reputation as a sports hub. Bob Williams looks at how it is transitioning "from the entertainment capital of the world to the sports and entertainment capital of the world".
Football
Media

LaLiga North America – a joint venture between LaLiga and Relevent Sports – has announced a multi-faceted collaboration with direct-to-consumer platform Sling TV.