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A measured look at this week's holdings

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‘Takes’ turn

The WTA announced its first major new marketing campaign in five years, “It Takes,” which will spotlight the attributes required to reach and succeed at the highest levels of the sport. It should give the circuit a chance to capitalize on forward momentum led by new stars including Naomi Osaka and Sloane Stephens.

 

 

 

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One-way ticket

Brent Holck, the former ticket operations director at the University of Minnesota, was sentenced to 21 months in prison for stealing $361,336 from the school over five years from 2012 to ’17.


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21 club

Sinclair’s stock shot up in the days after it completed its $10.6 billion purchase of 21 regional sports networks from Fox last week. But will Sinclair get squeezed by distributors trying to put RSNs on premium tiers, and by teams that want more money for their rights?


SBJ Morning Buzzcast: May 31, 2024

Friday quick hits; Skipper/Levy behind Unrivaled, to launch in '25 around 3x3 concept; basketball and pickleball show big participation growth in U.S.

Kate Abdo, Ramona Shelburne and a modern day “Heidi Moment”

On this week’s pod, CBS Sports’ Kate Abdo gets us set for the UEFA Champions League final. ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne shares what went into executive producing her upcoming FX mini-series, "Clipped," about the Donald Sterling saga, and SBJ's Mollie Cahillane joins to tell us who's up and who's down in sports media.

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