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Bubba Wallace to drive for Michael Jordan-owned Nascar Cup Series team
Basketball legend Michael Jordan is partnering with Nascar driver Denny Hamlin to field a car in the 2021 Cup Series season, with Bubba Wallace named the single-car team's driver
Hyperice named UFC’s official recovery technology partner
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has announced a partnership with recovery and performance technology brand Hyperice, which has been designated the organization's official recovery technology partner
MLB, MLBPA commit $10m to boost Black participation
Targeted funding to be joined by series of planned initiatives
Fanatics owner Michael Rubin increases equity stake in HBSE
Fanatics owner Michael Rubin has increased his equity stake in Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, sources have confirmed to SportBusiness
Pac-12 continues deliberation over football restart
Power Five conference sets September 24 meeting to make decision
Four NFL teams allow attending fans in Week 2 of play
A quarter of NFL's second-week schedule features attending fans
WNBA postpones Storm-Lynx playoff game over Covid-19 concerns
A Women's National Basketball Association playoff game between Seattle Storm and Minnesota Lynx, which was scheduled for September 20, was postponed "out of an abundance of caution" after there were inconclusive…
NBCUniversal, Roku reach carriage agreement for Peacock
NBCUniversal and streaming platform Roku have reached a carriage agreement over NBCU's new direct-to-consumer service Peacock two months after its nationwide launch
US Open revenues and TV ratings suffer sharp drop but USTA still savors successful grand slam
USTA chief executive Michael Dowse tells SportBusiness how, despite facing multiple unprecedented issues and sharp ratings declines, the organization was able to bring back elite tennis and make a small profit with the US Open. Bob Williams reports
Utah Royals head coach, assistant placed on leave of absence
The turmoil at Utah Soccer Holdings shows no sign of letting up after Utah Royals head coach Craig Harrington and assistant Louis Lancaster were placed on a leave of absence by the National Women's Soccer…
Timing uncertainty surrounds 2020-21 NHL season
As the National Hockey League nears the conclusion of an operationally successful resumption of its 2019-20 season amid the Covid-19 pandemic, league commissioner Gary Bettman said there remains no known…
Krause Group seals Parma Calcio 1913 takeover
The Krause Group has become the latest American investors in Serie A, having sealed a takeover of Parma Calcio 1913
Pac-12 Conference eyes football revival
Last of Power Five conferences not playing football considers its own reversal
Monkey Knife Fight looks to advance status as industry disruptor
An upstart daily fantasy company with an unusual name and unconventional approach has quickly risen to prominence by challenging established market leaders DraftKings and FanDuel and striking a large series of team sponsorships.
Las Vegas Raiders bring in BetMGM as sports betting partner
The National Football League's Las Vegas Raiders have named US online gaming operator BetMGM an official sports betting partner of the team
NHRA strikes multiyear media-rights extension with Fox Sports
The National Hot Rod Association and Fox Sports have announced a multiyear extension of their domestic media-rights agreement to telecast all NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing series competitions across Fox,…
Seattle Kraken secures Premera Blue Cross partnership, AHL affiliate team delayed
National Hockey League expansion team Seattle Kraken has announced that Premera Blue Cross, a leading health plan in the Pacific Northwest, will become the exclusive health insurance partner of Climate …
UCLA Athletics strikes partnership with Ready Nutrition
The University of California, Los Angeles athletics department has announced a multiyear partnership with sports nutrition company Ready Nutrition