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Nascar Hall of Fame drivers Ray Evernham and Tony Stewart have teamed up with Bruin Sports Capital founder and chief executive George Pyne to create a new six-race, short-track motorsport series that w…
Events Athletics

The Bank of America Chicago Marathon has become the latest major marathon to fall victim to the global Covid-19 pandemic, as organizers called off the race for only the second time in its history
Governance Basketball

Amended slate to begin July 25 with weekend of national triple headers
Governance American Football

Move extends rapid change in stance for team on long-controversial issue
Governance US College Sports

Pressure continues to mount on US college sports
Governance Baseball

Popular fan activity has been part of team culture for nearly 30 years
Events Badminton

Thai pay-television broadcaster TrueVisions is threatening not to show the end of the extended Thai League 1 football season, and is demanding a reduction in its rights fees for the competition
Events Football

Major League Soccer suffered a fresh blow over the weekend after a scheduled game between Toronto DC and DC United at the MLS Is Back Tournament in Orlando, Florida, was postponed for the second time
Governance Ice Hockey

New level of collaboration marks sizable shift from sport's troubled labor history

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Multi-Sport

Michael Bapis, managing director with Vios Advisors at Rockefeller Capital Management, explores how the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed expectations across the sports industry, but also what has remained intact
Baseball
Media

What previously were just MLB practice sessions unseen by fans have become an important source of content for clubs and their regional sports networks, and have helped broadcast production crews prepare for the regular season
Football
Events

USL executive vice president Court Jeske speaks to SportBusiness about the opportunities and challenges of the USL Championship's return in home venues amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Baseball
Fan Engagement

With no attending fans for the upcoming start of the 2020 MLB season, many clubs are employing new tools to retain fan engagement and in-ballpark energy
Attendance Football

The United Soccer League Championship set a meaningful industry precedent over the weekend with the return of live sports competition in local markets in the United States amid the global Covid-19 pandemic
Fan Engagement Multi-Sport

ESPN has entered into a multiyear agreement with independent artist distribution platform UnitedMasters
Finance & Law Football

Major League Soccer's LAFC has announced a multiyear partnership with Truly Hard Seltzer, which has been designated the team's official hard seltzer
Industry Moves Ice Hockey

The National Hockey League's Dallas Stars and their owner, Tom Gaglardi, have decided to shake up the team's front office, with long-time chief executive Jim Lites transitioning to the role of chairman.
Stadia Multi-Sport

The Palace of Auburn Hills, the former home of the National Basketball Association's Detroit Pistons, has been demolished to make way for a new mixed-use development
Events Bull Riding

Professional Bull Riders has set a meaningful industry precedent by ushering in the return of fans at indoor arenas in the United States in the wake of the global Covid-19 pandemic
Events Football

Fox Sports has announced that its broadcast coverage of the MLS Is Back Tournament in Orlando, Florida, will feature artificial crowd noise
Sponsorship & Marketing Football

MLS franchise DC United has signed up Washington convention and sports specialists Events DC to a short-term sponsorship
Governance American Football

New protocols set to prohibit popular player tradition
Governance US College Sports

Power Five conference's decision described as "the tip of the iceberg"
Governance Football

Nashville SC has become the second team to be forced to withdraw from the MLS is Back Tournament in Orlando, Florida, after nine players tested positive for the Covid-19 virus
Finance & Law Baseball

Union accelerates historic practice of heightened saving at tail end of labor cycle
Governance Rugby Union

Major League Rugby is poised to expand its geographical reach in a significant way after announcing it is in talks to bring in a Hawaii-based expansion team in 2021
Finance & Law American Football

The National Football League's Denver Broncos have brought in US online gaming operator BetMGM as their latest sports betting partner in a multiyear deal
Media NFL

The National Football League has extended its programming partnership with US streaming service Pluto TV in a multiyear deal
Media Football

NBC Sports has announced it will move all non-televised Premier League games to NBCUniversal's new subscription-based, over-the-top video service Peacock beginning with the 2020-21 season.
Finance & Law Tennis

World TeamTennis has unveiled its commercial partners for its 2020 season, which is being staged in its entirety as a quarantined tournament at The Greenbrier resort in West Virginia this summer.
Governance Baseball

Next year's slate to mark 20th anniversary of September 11 terrorist attacks with Yankees-Mets game at Citi Field
Media Multi-Sport

US sports-focused streaming service and channel aggregator fuboTV posted a 78-per-cent increase in overall revenues during its fiscal first quarter, thanks to spikes in subscriptions, advertising sales, …
Events Motorsport

US stock car racing series Nascar is moving a scheduled road race from Watkins Glen International to Daytona International Speedway in August because of Covid-19 health and safety restrictions in New York…
Governance US College Sports

Decision driven by Covid-19 could influence others in US college sports
Media Football

CBS has picked up the English-language rights to the Uefa Champions League in the United States two years early after current rights-holder Turner Sports called time on its deal
Events Cricket

This year's Asia Cup national team cricket tournament has been cancelled, with planned hosts Pakistan possibly hosting it next year instead, cricket officials have said - The Hindu
Media Esports

Esports superstar Tyler “Ninja” Blevins has begun streaming on Google platform YouTube following the recent shutdown of Microsoft's Mixer service.