Premier Lacrosse League (PLL)
PLL to assign home cities to its clubs from 2024
The Premier Lacrosse League (PLL), the North American professional lacrosse competition, is set to assign all eight of its clubs to home cities from the 2024 season
ESPN+ documentary ‘Fate of a Sport’ highlights growing impact of Premier Lacrosse League
PLL co-founder and president Paul Rabil tells SportBusiness why he believes the documentary 'Fate of a Sport' can be "momentous" for the growth of the startup league. Bob Williams reports.
Janet Evans on developing a legacy for LA28
In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Janet Evans, LA28 chief athlete officer. Fisher and Russo also discuss business results and ratings from Major League Baseball’s 2022 All-Star Game, a Series D funding round for the Premier Lacrosse League, prominent esports entity FazeClan’s $725m (€709.2m) special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) deal to become a public company, the upcoming National Sports Collectors Convention, and the National Basketball Association’s fan experiences partnership with QuintEvents.
WWE, Thirty Five Ventures among investors in PLL funding round
The Premier Lacrosse League has announced the completion of a Series D funding round, which includes new investment from World Wrestling Entertainment and Thirty Five Ventures, the investment company led…
PLL reintroduces Championship Series with Sixes format
The Premier Lacrosse League, looking to bolster World Lacrosse's efforts to bring back the sport to the Summer Olympics as a medal event for the first time since 1908, is reintroducing its Championship…
PLL signs four-year media rights agreement with ESPN
Disney-owned networks expand an already-growing presence in lacrosse
Barstool CEO Nardini joins PLL board of directors
The Premier Lacrosse League has elected Erika Nardini, the chief executive of sports and culture media company Barstool Sports, to its board of directors.
Rabil appointed PLL president
The Premier Lacrosse League has appointed co-founder Paul Rabil as president following his recent retirement from the sport
PLL secures Public.com, CrowdStrike partnerships
The Premier Lacrosse League has brought in Public.com as the league's inaugural official investing app.
It is Public.com’s first professional sports partnership deal at the league level.
Hex Performance named PLL official laundry partner
The Premier Lacrosse League has named sportswear laundry detergent brand Hex Performance its official laundry partner
Kenny Gersh on MLB’s intersection with NFTs and legal sports betting
In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Kenny Gersh, Major League Baseball executive vice president of business development. Eric and Chris also discuss the recent earnings report for Endeavor and the company’s new hospitality deal with the International Olympic Committee, the return of the United States Football League, and a major funding round for the Premier Lacrosse League.
Kraft, Tsai lead new Premier Lacrosse League funding round
The Premier Lacrosse League has announced that it has closed an additional round of funding, which is led by private investment platform Arctos Sports Partners, the Kraft Group, and return investor Joe …
PLL names Champion Athleticwear its official sideline apparel partner
The Premier Lacrosse League has named Champion Athleticwear as its official sideline apparel partner for the 2021 season.
Major League Lacrosse agrees to PLL merger to help the sport maintain growth
MLL commissioner Sandy Brown tells SportBusiness why he believes that "clear heads prevailed" in the unification of outdoor lacrosse in the States.
Premier Lacrosse League, Major League Lacrosse to merge under PLL banner
The Premier Lacrosse League and Major League Lacrosse have announced a landmark merger under the PLL banner in a move which unifies the outdoor game in the United States
PLL uses PhotoShelter partnership to boost social media engagement
The Premier Lacrosse League has successfully leveraged its partnership with visual media technology company PhotoShelter to boost its social media engagement at the PLL Championship Series.
Premier Lacrosse League strikes sports betting partnership with DraftKings
The Premier Lacrosse League has announced a sports betting partnership with daily fantasy sports operator and gaming company DraftKings ahead of the upcoming PLL Championship series, which scheduled to…
PLL Championship Series secures four games on main NBC network
The Premier Lacrosse League has secured four games of the upcoming PLL Championship Series on the main NBC network, as well as 10 games on cable network NBCSN