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Michael Smith

Michael Smith

The leading reporter covering the dynamic business of college sports, Michael Smith joined Sports Business Journal in 2006 after having spent 18 years with daily newspapers, most recently covering the University of Kentucky basketball program for the Louisville Courier-Journal. His résumé also includes stints covering the University of South Carolina and the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets. BEATS: college sports, high school sports

IMG College grabs ticket work at Penn State

IMG College’s growing ticketing business has gone into the backyard of its rival, Learfield Sports, to get Penn State’s business. The Nittany Lions are one of four schools that have recently hired IMG College’s ticketing solutions arm to improve sales and enhance communication with customers. In addition to...

FedEx Cup up-and-down on TV despite finish

The biggest knock on the FedEx Cup playoffs has been that Bill Haas made a putt for $11.4 million and seemingly had no clue how much was at stake. Had Haas fully understood the consequences of that putt on the 18th hole, would the TV audience on NBC...

Expanding ACC will reopen ESPN deal

Just three weeks into a new TV deal that already is considered well below market value, the Atlantic Coast Conference is getting a mulligan. The conference is adding Big East Conference schools Syracuse and Pittsburgh, which will give it another crack at negotiating its media rights deal with...

JMI brings big names to college consulting

Editor's note: This story is updated from the print edition. With collegiate athletics facing an ever-changing business landscape, San Diego-based JMI Sports, the firm that planned and oversaw the building of Petco Park, is creating a college division that will offer a broad range...

Deal helps Raycom expand ACC's syndication territory

The ACC’s football syndication package has expanded into 40 new markets this season, including such faraway locales as Los Angeles, San Francisco and Denver. Those new markets give ACC football more exposure than it’s ever enjoyed in its longtime relationship with Raycom Sports, which syndicates the games for...

Schwab putting golf mentor stories on video

Journeyman golfer Kevin Streelman swallows hard as he listens to one of the PGA Tour’s most respected voices tell him, “You weren’t at your best.” As Tom Lehman continues in this honest, career-evaluating exchange, he tells Streelman, “You know how good you can be and you’ve got to...