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Business Ice Hockey

League, union decisions to stay in current labor deal is marked shift in tenor from the last quarter century of hockey labor relations
Business

US venue development, advisory and investment company Oak View Group has launched a global venue collective and will seek out a naming rights partner for British motorsport circuit Silverstone, which has…
Business Baseball

Baseball replaces legacy system that was part of BAMTech sale to Disney
Business Baseball

Radar and AI-based technology capable of detecting various weapon types without using facial recognition
Media Multi-Sport

Sports media and technology firm Deltatre has teamed up with US virtual reality company LiveLike to produce a joint solution for sports and entertainment clients, while it has also appointed Adam Nightingale…
Attendance Baseball

Affiliated minors top 40 million in attendance for 15th straight year
Business Baseball

Baseball's recent run of dealmaking in legal wagering space extends to chance-based lottery games
Business Baseball

Defending MLB champions dismiss architect of World Series-winning club
Business Football

Sacramento's long wait to be awarded a Major League Soccer expansion place appears to be coming to an end

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American Football
Attendance

Stadium designers are increasingly turning toward psychological and anthropological research to guide the development the next generation of NFL facilities and create comfortable, as well as Instagram-able, venues. Randy Williams reports.
Australian Rules Football
Finance & Money

The Australian Football League's push into China has had symbiotic benefits for all parties that goes beyond sports. SportBusiness takes a closer look at the deals that have ensued so far, and how they've worked out.
Baseball
Business

Legal battle revives tension that previously existed between the MLB club and the design firm that helped create iconic character.
Rugby Union
Governance

After almost going bankrupt in 2018 following the collapse of for-profit subsidiary Rugby International Marketing (RIM), USA Rugby is pinning its hopes on being awarded the 2027 or 2031 Rugby World Cup. Bob Williams examines how the sport is growing in the States.
Fan Engagement American Football

The National Football League has entered into a partnership with message board platform Reddit, which will include exclusive 'Ask Me Anything' (AMA) discussions with NFL personalities as part of a broader …
Finance & Money Football

German football champion Bayern Munich has announced record figures for both revenue and profit in the 2018-19 season
Business Baseball

Tokyo-based firm to aid league with immersive Ultra Reality Viewing video technology, sponsor MLB Network's Ballpark Cam
Business Basketball

The National Basketball Association is considering creating an investment vehicle that could purchase passive, minority ownership interests across multiple teams, according to Bloomberg
Business Football

The United Soccer League has entered into a long-term agreement with leading sponsorship sales and consulting firm Premier Partnerships to aid the commercial efforts of USL Championship and USL League…
Business American Football

Legal ruling heightens the chances of late owner's youngest daughter eventually leading the NFL team
Business Baseball

Indians co-owner would divest his current team interest to become Royals' controlling owner
Business Baseball

League signs third betting deal to join prior pacts with Sportradar, Perform
Events Baseball

League marketing effort uses baseball's deep connection with food to target non-core fans
Business American Football

Team names, logos more restrained than those used for spring football league's original incarnation
Business Football

Giorgio Ricci, chief revenue officer for Italian Serie A football club Juventus, has called on the league to schedule more early kick-offs to enable the team to raise its profile in Asia
Business Soccer

Missouri city with strong local soccer heritage lands franchise in ongoing wave of MLS expansion
Business Basketball

Alibaba co-founder deal gains full control of upstart NBA franchise, Brooklyn-based arena
Business Baseball

League expands its roster of betting operators with access to official data feed and marks
Business Hurling

Fenway Sports Management bringing ancient Gaelic sport to New York after three prior events in Boston
Business Multi-Sport

Nicolas Gaede and Ulrik Ruhnau, both formerly of Lagardère Sports (and the erstwhile Sportfive business), have launched a new sports consultancy firm, CSIGHT Gmbh.
Business All Sports

Chinese technology conglomerate Tencent Holdings, the owners of social networking application WeChat, reported a 35-per-cent jump in its quarterly profits yesterday, with growth in their gaming business…
Business Soccer

Midwest US city has long been seen as a strong favorite to land the league's 28th franchise
Fan Engagement American Football

NFL taps powerful hip-hop mogul for key areas of entertainment, community involvement
Business Basketball

Alibaba co-founder gaining 51 percent of the NBA team he did not already own
Business

Infront Germany, an arm of the international sports marketing agency, has named Christoph Seeger as manager of creative strategy
Business Soccer

Investors in perennially strong MLS club include Seahawks quarterback, Microsoft CEO, music stars
Attendance Baseball

League next year will continue recent focus on providing teams additional off days, concentrating divisional games at the beginning and end of the season
Sports Betting

The NFL, which had been much more cautious than other US pro leagues monetizing legalized sports betting, takes a big step into the space with its existing data distributor