North America

American Football
Business

The NFL Players Association (NFLPA), the official players’ union of the American football league, has entered into a strategic investment and partnership agreement with augmented video company Octi.
Football
Business

David Beckham’s Miami Major League Soccer franchise requires a majority vote from the Miami City Commission on Wednesday (July 18) to proceed with its stadium plans.
Baseball
Licensing & Merchandising

Biometric identity platform Clear has partnered with North America’s Major League Baseball and Tickets.com to introduce biometric ticketing at participating ballparks from 2019.
Multi-sport
Governance

The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) has today (Thursday) named Sarah Hirshland as its new chief executive
Football
Finance & Law

Joe Mansueto, chairman of Chicago-based investment research and management firm Morningstar, has acquired a 49 per cent stake in Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise Chicago Fire
Rugby Union
Business

LA Coast Rugby has secured exclusive negotiating rights to launch a Major League Rugby (MLR) expansion team in the Los Angeles Metropolitan area
Baseball
Stadia

Major League Baseball franchise the Tampa Bay Rays have unveiled plans for a “next generation” ballpark that will be the most intimate in the league and feature a striking translucent roof.
Golf
Business

Golf’s PGA Tour has today (Tuesday) revealed details of a revamped tournament schedule for 2018-19, with the season-closing FedEx Cup Playoffs to now comprise three events instead of four.

Baseball
Stadia

Major League Baseball (MLB) team the Houston Astros has reached an agreement to extend its stay at Minute Maid Park, its home stadium since 2000, by a further 20 years.

American Football
Business

David Tepper has officially become the new owner of the Carolina Panthers, after his record takeover deal for the NFL American football franchise closed on Monday.

Golf
Business

Las Vegas is being lined up as the destination for a proposed match play golf tournament between US stars Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, according to multiple reports.

Volleyball
Events

The US has secured a deal to host the next three editions of the Men’s Volleyball Nations League (VNL) Finals, the FIVB – the sport’s global governing body – has announced.

Football
Stadia

The David Beckham-led group that is behind a Major League Soccer (MLS) expansion franchise for Miami will make a presentation next week to officials from the US city regarding a new stadium plan.

American Football
Stadia

Welcome to the first edition of SportBusiness Group’s US Digest, rounding up the big news and developments coming out of the world’s biggest sports market

Charles Baker, the lawyer at the heart of the biggest NFL franchise sale in history, will join world sport’s key decision makers as a speaker at the inaugural SportBusiness Summit in Miami on September 18-19.

Golf
Events

The PGA of America has assigned hosting rights for its men’s and women’s majors to Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey.

Tennis
Events

Danny Zausner, managing director of the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, tells SportBusiness why the Flushing Meadows campus was redesigned and how the new Louis Armstrong Stadium will be monetized.
Events

Robert Klein, chief executive of Bundesliga International, the locomotive driving the global growth of top tier German club football, is to bring his vast experience and expertise to the inaugural SportBusiness Summit in Miami on September 18 and 19.