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ESPN’s “College GameDay” to air live at Augusta during The Masters
ESPN and Augusta National have announced that College GameDay will be broadcast live at next month's Masters tournament on November 14
BetMGM hires ESPN’s Spoon for COO role
Executive helped establish sports media giant's digital leadership position
LaLiga North America expands ThinkFoodGroup restaurant partnership
LaLiga North America has extended its restaurant-focused partnership with Spanish-American chef José Andrés' ThinkFoodGroup to expand the organization's presence in key growth markets.
Cohen’s Mets purchase set for MLB approval in coming days
Record-setting deal moving toward final procedural steps
IMG Arena’s UFC Event Centre debuts on Rush Street betting sites
Rush Street Interactive, the US-based betting and online casino company, has incorporated the UFC Event Centre, the UFC’s first-ever live betting data product, into its offering in a tie-up with IMG A…
ESPN cancels plans for college basketball bubble
Events division unable to finalize health and safety protocols for staging MTEs
Venue rivalry emerges as New York looks beyond Covid-19
Bradley Rial takes a look towards the future of event hosting in New York, one of the hardest-hit areas in the US during the Covid-19 pandemic.
PGA Tour strikes marketing partnership with TruGreen
The PGA Tour has struck a multiyear partnership with lawn care company TruGreen, which has been designated the official lawn care treatment provider of the PGA Tour, PGA Tour Champions, and TPC Network.
Colts strike sports betting partnership with Caesars, William Hill
The National Football League's Indianapolis Colts have signed a sports betting partnership with Caesars Entertainment and the American gaming giant's exclusive sports betting partner William Hill
Fanatics, Postmates partner to deliver LA Rams apparel to fans
Postmates has partnered with sports merchandising giant Fanatics to deliver Los Angeles Rams merchandise to fans on-demand with no delivery fee ahead of the National Football League team's first Monday …
NBA eyes 72-game season for 2020-21, pre-Christmas start
League easing off of prior notions of waiting until January to start its next season
Fite acquires exclusive streaming rights in US and Canada to Tyson v Jones Jr.
Digital pay-per-view platform Fite has acquired exclusive digital rights to Mike Tyson versus Roy Jones Jr. in the US and Canada, buying the rights from short-form video app Triller
NFL fines Titans $350,000 for Covid-19 violations
Penalty follows organization-wide virus outbreak
NWHL ‘re-energized’ after revamping ownership structure to secure long-term stability
The women's ice hockey league has replaced its commissioner and is seeking independent ownership of all its teams to stabilize in the short term and sustainably grow in long run. Bob Williams reports
Football Bowl Association revamps brand identity
The Football Bowl Association has unveiled a comprehensive brand refresh, which includes a new name, logo, and website.
Inter Miami, St. Louis City to join eMLS in 2021
Inter Miami CF and St. Louis City SC will join Major League Soccer's esports property eMLS for the 2021 season.
The move gives MLS expansion club St
LeBron James’ SpringHill Company strikes multi-project deal with Audible
SpringHill Company, the media company founded by Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James and his business partner Maverick Carter, has struck a multi-project development deal with Amazon-owned audiobook…
Viagogo could be forced to sell all or part of StubHub
UK regulators concerned about consumer impacts from large-scale ticketing merger