USA
Finance & Law

In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Kenny Gersh, Major League Baseball executive vice president of business development. Eric and Chris also discuss the recent earnings report for Endeavor and the company’s new hospitality deal with the International Olympic Committee, the return of the United States Football League, and a major funding round for the Premier Lacrosse League.
Motorsport
Sponsorship & Marketing

Big Machine Vodka Spiked Coolers will become the title sponsor of the NTT IndyCar Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s road course on August 14.
Wrestling
Events

Las Vegas' Allegiant Stadium will become the first National Football League stadium to host World Wrestling Entertainment's SummerSlam in August
Cycling
Media

USA Cycling has secured a three-year domestic media rights deal with streaming service FloSports starting this summer
Football
Finance & Law

Major League Soccer's DC United has secured a minority investment from National Football League running back Mark Ingram II
Basketball
Media

Upstart social media company Triller has continued its expansion by joining CBS Sports as a domestic broadcast partner of Ice Cube's Big3 basketball league
Football
Events

Central Florida market seeks to boost bid for 2026 Fifa World Cup
American Football
Stadia

NFL team details latest mixed-use proposal following prior legislative defeat
College Sports
Sponsorship & Marketing

Twitter has secured a partnership with athlete marketing platform Opendorse, which will provide student-athletes in the United States with a pathway to monetize video content on the social media platform
American Football
Governance

Spring football league plans comeback after famous demise in 1980s
Industry Moves

Network veteran elevated after frenetic run of major rights acquisitions
Esports
Sponsorship & Marketing

Esports organization Dignitas has secured a wide-ranging partnership with Canada-based digital bank QNTMPAY, which will include its League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) team being rebranded as "D…
Football
Media

The CBS Sports division of the US network CBS has secured exclusive broadcast rights to Asian Football Confederation competitions in the United States for the next three years
Basketball
Sponsorship & Marketing

The National Basketball Association's Detroit Pistons have signed a wide-ranging multiyear agreement with wholesale mortgage lender United Wholesale Mortgage, which has been designated the team's jersey…
Finance & Law

160over90, the marketing services arm of sports and entertainment group Endeavor, has announced a strategic investment and partnership with Obsidianworks, the marketing agency founded by actor and producer…
Finance & Law

Newly public company reverses big pandemic-fueled loss to small net gain
Football
Industry Moves

The United States Soccer Federation has promoted its chief financial officer Pinky Raina to chief operating officer.
Lacrosse
Finance & Law

The Premier Lacrosse League has announced that it has closed an additional round of funding, which is led by private investment platform Arctos Sports Partners, the Kraft Group, and return investor Joe …