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Activision-Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick Donates $4 Million to Michigan for Esports Program

As an undergrad at the University of Michigan, Bobby Kotick spent much of his free time playing Pitfall! on his Atari 2600, or putting quarters into a Defender machine at Mickey Rat’s arcade…

• By
  Eben Novy-Williams, Scott Soshnick
• Executives
• 1 hour ago

Super League Faces Potential Legal Fights in U.K., EU and U.S.

The stunning announcement that 12 of Europe’s leading soccer clubs are planning to launch the Super League—a mid-week competition separate from other leagues—is poised to trigger legal…

• By
  Michael McCann
• Analysis
• 7 hours ago

The Big Money Owners Behind the New European Super League

The global soccer landscape experienced a seismic shift Sunday when 12 of the world’s top clubs confirmed plans to establish a new competition, the Super League, which would start play for…

• By
  Kurt Badenhausen
• Soccer
• Apr 19, 2021 2:53 pm

Watson Legal Timeline Poses Dilemma for NFL, Texans Front Office

The 2021 NFL Draft begins a week from Thursday and ends the following Saturday. The Houston Texans will have eight picks, though none in the first or second rounds courtesy of the 2019 deal they made

• By
  Michael McCann
• Analysis
• Apr 19, 2021 12:52 pm

Sportradar Names Bloomberg’s Deirdre Bigley to Board of Directors

Sportradar has appointed Deirdre Bigley, chief marketing officer of Bloomberg, to its board of directors, effective immediately. Sportradar’s first female board member, Bigley will bring…

• By
  Eben Novy-Williams
• Executives
• Apr 19, 2021 8:00 am