USA

Esports
Events

The United States Tennis Association's successful bid to host the inaugural Fortnite World Cup finals at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York, is part of a wider strategy to introduce the refurbished facility to a new and younger audience. Story by Bob Williams.
Lacrosse
Attendance

The Premier Lacrosse League drew just 10,773 fans at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, N.J., over Saturday and Sunday, down from 13,681 at its inaugural weekend at Gillette Stadium.
Basketball
Events

The NBA will hold two regular season games in Mexico City during the upcoming 2019-20 season
Ice Hockey
Governance

Alex Meruelo, a Cuban-American billionaire businessman, is close to acquiring a majority stake in the Arizona Coyotes, according to multiple reports.
Finance & Law

Chinese conglomerate Wanda Group has filed for a US initial public offering of its sports unit
Basketball
Stadia

Contract extension between defending NBA champions, ticketing company calls for deployment of new ticketing technology at forthcoming arena.
Football
Stadia

The Portland Timbers' Providence Park home re-opened on Saturday night after a $100m (€88m) facelift modernized the century-old facility.
Football
Finance & Law

The National Women's Soccer League will make a concerted effort to ride the wave of this summer's Women's World Cup, with interest in the league and its players expected to spike during and after the tournament. Bob Williams looks at how the league aims to maintain this momentum.
Football
Stadia

NWSL club look to retool in multiple areas after early struggles
Baseball
Events

After starting this year in London with baseball's biggest rivalry, MLB will be back in 2020 with another marquee matchup
Horse Racing
Events

One of the most tradition-bound of US sports is facing unprecedented change in the wake of outdated facilities, emerging technology, and the accelerated need to find new and younger fans.
Football
Business

Faced with their own lofty expectations, following last year's no-show by the US men's team and now embroiled in a legal challenge regarding pay equity, the American women's squad arrives to the 2019 Fifa Women's Cup with much on their shoulders. Randy Williams reports.
Basketball
Governance

Mark Stevens, a minority owner of the Golden State Warriors, was handed bans by both the team and the NBA following his shove of Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry during Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday…
American Football
Events

Winnipeg's IG Field, the home of the Canadian Football League's Blue Bombers, will play host to an NFL pre-season game between the Oakland Raiders and Green Bay Packers. The game will be played on Aug
Baseball
Marketing

Major League Baseball and charitable partner the Boys & Girls Clubs of America today released a new set of creative spots featuring Cleveland Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor that will air nationally…
Football
Business

Eintracht Frankfurt will this year become the latest European soccer club to open an office in New York City, SportBusiness can reveal

The first Sports Decision Makers Summit – from SportBusiness and Sportel – was held at the W South Beach in Miami over 6-7 May. After the event, our moderators shared the most interesting learnings they took home.
Football
Governance

Las Vegas renewed push for MLS has gotten an additional boost with the interest of Vegas Golden Knights Owner Bill Foley