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Journal - 04/22/2024
Action The X Games promoted RICH BIGGE to vice president of live events . Baseball Little League International hired ...

CAA World Congress of Sports: Faces and Places

Journal - 04/22/2024
More than a thousand sports business executives from around the globe gathered at the JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. Live for the CAA World Congress of Sports, April 15-17, as leaders discussed industry issues ranging from the continued rise of women’s sports to fan engagement patterns worth watching, among...

Names in the News

Daily - 04/22/2024
DAVID BECKHAM is suing MARK WAHLBERG for "alleged losses after a brand deal went south with F45 Training," which Wahlberg has a 36% interest in and is the chief branding officer. Beckham claims he lost $10M out of pocket when stocks that he was promised...

Golf Channel host Stephanie Sparks passes away

Weekend Rap - 04/21/2024
Stephanie Sparks , who co-hosted Golf Channel’s “Big Break” reality series for several seasons, died April 13 at 50. Sparks played on the LPGA in 2000, but "chronic back pain ... cut short her playing career." She "found a second career at Golf Channel, where she hosted multiple shows"...

Longtime ESPN producer Schwab passes away

Weekend Rap - 04/21/2024
Longtime ESPN producer and star of the ESPN trivia show “Stump the Schwab”  Howie Schwab died Saturday at 63. Schwab joined ESPN in 1987 and worked on “multiple ESPN shows,” but he was best known as the “final challenge” on “Stump the Schwab” which ran from 2004 to...

Names in the News

Daily - 04/19/2024
In addition to Celtics co-owner STEVE PAGLIUCA keeping tabs on his basketball team, he has been soaking up the powerful run of his Italian Serie A club, Atalanta, which "stunned" Premier League club Liverpool in the first leg of a Europa League quarterfinal last week, 3-0. Liverpool...

Executive Transactions - April 19, 2024

Daily - 04/19/2024
Legends promoted Interim President DAN LEVY to CEO. Former CEO SHERVIN MIRHASHEMI will transition into a new full-time role as the company's Vice Chair. Mirhashemi, who has served as CEO of Legends since 2017, will remain a Legends...

Roster Spots....

Morning Buzz - 04/19/2024
The IRONMAN Group is looking for an SVP/EVP Global Partnerships. The Tampa-based position is responsible for the leadership of the Global Partnership team, partnership management and sales efforts of the company ( The IRONMAN Group ). WME Sports is looking for a Legal & Business...
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You're talking Chicago, D.C. and Boston. Pinnacle sports towns, and not only that, football towns, and that's the differentiating factor.

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