Browning has marred thousands of once-valuable autographed baseballs, with the precise cause of the damage still unknown. Dennis Tuttle examines the impact on the baseball collectibles market
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Hornets, Thunder to open 2020-21 NBA season without fans at home games
The Charlotte Hornets and Oklahoma City Thunder have become the latest National Basketball Association teams to announce they will open the 2020-21 season without fans in attendance at home games
49ers to play next two home games in Arizona
Shift comes after a county-level ban in California on contact sports
MLB makes big ticketing shift with new refund policy
The league makes a historic shift to allow refunds on games lost to Covid-19, creating widespread ripple effects across the industry. US Editor Eric Fisher reports.
MLB looks for audience lift in reformatted Draft
The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic helped lead to a dramatic reduction in the number of rounds for the MLB Draft. But the league and its media partners are still hoping for lift among a competition-starved fan base
Topps offering “Project 2020” cards as art prints
Trading card company expands new line of artistically reimagined cards
MLB set to open new flagship retail store
New shop part of broader league move into new Manhattan headquarters
Fanatics inks decade-long deal with Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters
Sports merchandise manufacturer and retailer Fanatics has announced a ten-year deal with Japanese baseball team Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
Betts tops rankings of 2020 MLB player jersey sales
Three-year run in top sales spot for Yankees' Judge is stopped
Mission accomplished for ATP and O2 as Finals bids farewell to London
The ATP Finals’ 12-year run in London helped to boost the profile of the event and showcase London's O2 Arena as sports venue. Adam Nelson examines the tournament's stay in the city and looks at how the commercial model will change now that it is moving to Turin.
Riot Games on a mission to turn 100m-plus League of Legends players into viewers
Luxury brands and streaming platforms are desperate to tap into more of League of Legends' 100m-plus player base, but making them accessible is a challenge even for the game's publisher, Riot. Callum McCarthy reports.
Data deal adds new dimension to Stats Perform’s WTA agreement
SportBusiness speaks to Alex Rice, chief rights officer at Stats Perform, about the sports data and analytics company's recent deal with the Women's Tennis Association, and what the agreement aims to accomplish.
R&A keeps faith in sponsors and strategy in turbulent year
The R&A’s maintenance of event cancellation insurance “slightly eased” the burden of lost income from the cancellation of this year’s Open and Senior Open
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