Leagues and Governing Bodies

FA may look to ban global postseason friendlies

Closing Bell - 04/23/2024

The Football Association is to "look at changing the rules to ban clubs from staging lucrative friendlies beyond the end of the season" after Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur arranged a game in Australia "three days after the climax of the Premier League campaign." The friendly in Melbourne on...

WNBA's growth good for players ahead of next CBA negotiation

Daily - 04/23/2024

The growth of the WNBA "has outpaced" the CBA, which is “ultimately a good thing for the negotiations for the next contract at the end of this year,” according to sportswriter Lindsay Gibbs. Gibbs, appearing on Slate's "What Next" podcast, said there is a "real acknowledgment that women’s sports are...

Michael Jordan's appearance for 23XI win a 'big moment' for NASCAR

Daily - 04/23/2024

Basketball HOFer Michael Jordan being in attendance at Talladega Superspeedway to see his NASCAR team win Sunday's Geico 500 was “undoubtedly a big moment for NASCAR," according to Paul Newberry of the AP. NASCAR has "endured some dips in popularity but seems on the upswing again." Judging by...

McIlroy set to return to PGA Tour Policy Board

Morning Buzz - 04/23/2024

PGA Tour player Rory McIlroy will return to the PGA Tour policy board this week, " just five months after stepping down from it ." It is expected that McIlroy's involvement "will help appease sponsors and Yasir Al-Rumayyan " -- governor of the PIF...

Michael Johnson secures funds for new track league

Morning Buzz - 04/23/2024 | Unpacks Newsletter - 04/23/2024

Olympic champion Michael Johnson has secured more than $30M from investors and strategic partners for a track league he plans to launch next year . Winners Alliance, the for-profit arm of the Professional Tennis Players Association, was the lead investor and will be...

Supreme Court pushes Relevent-USSF suit ahead

Closing Bell - 04/22/2024

The Supreme Court today allowed Relevent Sports' antitrust lawsuit to go forward against FIFA and the U.S. Soccer Federation over the world governing body’s policy of not permitting a country to host league matches involving teams from other countries. The high court order "leaves in place" a federal appeals...

PGA Tour continues facing TV viewership headwinds with weather, lack of star winners

Daily - 04/23/2024 | Unpacks Newsletter - 04/23/2024 | Media Newsletter - 04/22/2024

Golf’s great divide continues to make its impact felt, with the PGA Tour’s linear TV numbers taking a notable hit year-to-date. Through the Valero Texas Open, the final PGA Tour event before the Masters, all three of the tour’s main TV partners were seeing viewership declines from 2023. ...

Red Bull draws large crowd of F1 fans for Showrun event in D.C.

Daily - 04/22/2024

F1 fans on Saturday "packed eight-deep along Pennsylvania Avenue" for Red Bull’s first Showrun in D.C., according to George Gerbo of the WASHINGTON TIMES. Event organizers estimated the crowd to be "more than 50,000 along the five-block makeshift track. Fans "craned to catch a glimpse as the machines sped...

Report: NBA looking to alter how it delivers games in new media deals

Daily - 04/22/2024

The NBA is “seeking new decade-long -- or longer” -- media rights contracts that will “alter how it traditionally delivers games, with streaming becoming the principal distribution method,” according to sources cite by Andrew Marchand of THE ATHLETIC. While ESPN/ABC and TNT Sports “remain intensely interested and very...

McLaren CEO shares ideas of growth for IndyCar going forward

Daily - 04/22/2024

McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown believes that IndyCar should “take a page out of Formula 1’s book" as the series and Penske Entertainment officials continue to "mull a charter program," according to Nathan Brown of the INDIANAPOLIS STAR. Unless Penske Entertainment "instills a cap," a full-time grid that...

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Leagues and Governing Bodies

FA may look to ban global postseason friendlies

WNBA's growth good for players ahead of next CBA negotiation

Michael Jordan's appearance for 23XI win a 'big moment' for NASCAR

McIlroy set to return to PGA Tour Policy Board

Michael Johnson secures funds for new track league

Supreme Court pushes Relevent-USSF suit ahead

PGA Tour continues facing TV viewership headwinds with weather, lack of star winners

Red Bull draws large crowd of F1 fans for Showrun event in D.C.

Report: NBA looking to alter how it delivers games in new media deals

McLaren CEO shares ideas of growth for IndyCar going forward

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