The ninth annual Sports Business Awards are scheduled for May 18 in New York City, where nominees will compete for the prize in 17 categories. This year the competition includes three new categories: Best in Sports Social Media, Sports Breakthrough of the Year and Best in Mobile Fan Experience. Here we introduce you to this year’s list of 87 nominees, 39 of whom are in contention for the first time.
Sports Team of the Year
Carolina Panthers
Golden State Warriors
Kansas City Royals
Portland Timbers
Tampa Bay Lightning
Sports League of the Year
American Athletic Conference
Major League Baseball
Major League Soccer
NASCAR
National Basketball Association
PGA Tour
Sports Event of the Year
2015 Belmont Stakes
2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup Final
Bojangles’ Southern 500
Mayweather vs. Pacquiao
Super Bowl 50
Sports Executive of the Year
Brian France, NASCAR
Stan Kroenke, Kroenke Sports and Entertainment
Joe Lacob, Golden State Warriors
Rob Manfred, Major League Baseball
Mark Parker, Nike
Athletic Director of the Year
Joe Castiglione, University of Oklahoma
Chet Gladchuk, U.S. Naval Academy
Bernard Muir, Stanford University
Gene Smith, Ohio State University
Best in Sports Media
CBS Sports
ESPN
Fox Sports
National Football League
NBC Sports Group
Turner Sports
Best in Mobile Fan Experience
Experience
OneUp Sports
ReplyBuy
SeatGeek
VenueNext
Best Talent Representation of the Year
CAA Sports
Excel Sports Management
Octagon
TLA Worldwide
WME-IMG
Best in Corporate Consulting, Marketing and Client Services
CAA Sports
GMR Marketing
The Marketing Arm
Optimum Sports
Wasserman
WME-IMG
Best in Property Consulting, Sales and Client Services
