Our lead reporter on the NFL, Daniel Kaplan also provides broad coverage of tennis and finance in the world of sports. An award-winning writer, Kaplan, before working for Sports Business Journal, was the banking and brokerage reporter for Bridge News (formally Knight Ridder Financial), as well as the mergers and acquisitions reporter for American Banker. BEATS: Football: NFL/AFL/CFL Tennis: ATP/WTA/majors Finance: Lending, credit facility, rating, league relationships and PE/VC).