The ninth annual Sports Business Awards are scheduled for May 18 in N.Y., where nominees will compete for the prize in 17 categories. This year the competition includes three new categories: Best in Sports Social Media, Sports Breakthrough of the Year and Best in Mobile Fan Experience. Here we introduce you to this year’s list of 87 nominees, 39 of whom are in contention for the first time.
| SPORTS TEAM OF THE YEAR |
SPORTS EVENT OF THE YEAR |
| Carolina Panthers |
2015 Belmont Stakes |
| Golden State Warriors |
2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Final |
| Kansas City Royals |
Bojangles' Southern 500 |
| Portland Timbers |
Mayweather vs. Pacquiao |
| Tampa Bay Lightning |
Super Bowl 50 |
| SPORTS LEAGUE OF THE YEAR |
SPORTS EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR |
| American Athletic Conference |
Brian France, NASCAR |
| MLB |
Stan Kroenke, Kroenke Sports & Entertainment |
| MLS |
Joe Lacob, Golden State Warriors |
| NASCAR |
Rob Manfred, MLB |
| NBA |
Mark Parker, Nike |
| PGA Tour |
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| ATHLETIC DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR |
BEST IN DIGITAL SPORTS MEDIA |
| Joe Castiglione, Oklahoma |
ESPN Digital Media |
| Chet Gladchuk, Navy |
MLB Advanced Media |
| Bernard Muir, Stanford |
Sports Illustrated |
| Gene Smith, Ohio State |
Turner Sports |
| BEST IN SPORTS MEDIA |
BEST IN SPORTS SOCIAL MEDIA |
| CBS Sports |
Chicago Blackhawks - #WhatsYourGoal |
| ESPN |
Clemson Univ. |
| Fox Sports |
Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
| NFL |
NBA |
| NBC Sports Group |
U.S. Women's National Soccer Team |
| Turner Sports |
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| BEST IN MOBILE FAN EXPERIENCE |
BEST TALENT REPRESENTATION |
| Experience |
CAA Sports |
| OneUp Sports |
Excel Sports Management |
| ReplyBuy |
Octagon |
| SeatGeek |
TLA Worldwide |
| VenueNext |
WME/IMG |
BEST IN CORPORATE CONSULTING,
MARKETING & CLIENT SERVICES |
BEST IN PROPERTY CONSULTING,
SALES & CLIENT SERVICE |
| CAA Sports |
AEG Global Partnerships |
| GMR Marketing |
CAA Sports |
| The Marketing Arm |
Learfield |
| Optimum Sports |
Legends |
| Wasserman |
Premier Partnerships |
| WME/IMG |
Van Wagner Sports & Entertainment |
BEST IN SPORTS EVENT
& EXPERIENTIAL MARKETING |
SPORTS SPONSOR OF THE YEAR |
| Engine Shop |
American Express |
| GMR Marketing |
Anheuser-Busch InBev |
| LeadDog Marketing Group |
FedEx |
| Momentum Worldwide |
State Farm |
| Quint Events |
Toyota |
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Xfinity from Comcast |
| SPORTS FACILITY OF THE YEAR |
BEST IN SPORTS TECHNOLOGY |
| Avaya Stadium |
Catapult |
| Bill Snyder Family Stadium |
NextVR |
| Daytona Int'l Speedway |
StriVR Labs |
| Kyle Field |
Zebra Technologies |
| Petco Park |
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| SPORTS BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR |
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| Burger King - Return of the King |
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| Los Angeles Dodgers and R/GA - The Dodgers Accelerator |
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| Orlando City SC |
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| The Players' Tribune |
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| Sportradar U.S. |
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