Man City Under Investigation for Breaking EPL Financial Rules
On Monday, the English Premier League accused Sheik Mansour’s Manchester City F.C. of violating financial rules, mainly its sponsorship revenue and operating costs…
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Lawyering Up: ACC Joins Power 5 Peers With In-House Counsel Job
Reflecting the increasingly litigious reality of sports in general—and collegiate sports, in particular—the Atlantic Coast Conference is creating its first in-house…
Fox Weathers Crypto Crash on the Way to Selling Out Super Bowl LVII
Fox has sold off the last of its available in-game commercial units for Super Bowl LVII, but a few spots immediately before and after the NFL title tilt remain available…
NCAA’s Guilty-Until-Proven-Innocent NIL Policy Sure to Draw Lawsuits
In response to frustrations over pay-for-play deals masquerading as NIL, the NCAA now “presumes” an infraction “if circumstantial information suggests that one or more…
NFL Remains Sponsorship Champ With $1.9B During 2022 Season
U.S. sports leagues and teams have recently embraced new sponsorship categories, like cryptocurrency, and auctioned off the real estate on their jerseys, where the…
Mavericks Nab Kyrie Irving From Nets, Add $29M to Luxury Tax Bill
The tumultuous tenure of Kyrie Irving in Brooklyn is over. The Nets are sending the All-Star point guard to the Dallas Mavericks for Dorian Finney-Smith, former Net…
Sportico Transactions: Moves and Mergers Roundup for February 3
Welcome to Sportico’s Transactions wire, a weekly rundown of personnel, partnerships and products across the sports business industry. Personnel Athletes…
Right-Handed Defensemen Are the NHL’s Hot Commodity: Data Viz
There’s a supply-and-demand problem in the National Hockey League. Of the 605 skaters who have been on the ice for at least 300 minutes this season, 369 (61%)…
2023 Super Bowl: Expect a TV Ratings Rebound
Prediction: The Super Bowl will see its TV audience nudge north of 100 million viewers in the U.S. for the first time since 2018. As Variety reports, the biggest…
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Sports Still Reigns as the Ultimate Content Model Amid Streaming Growth
Today’s guest columnist is Alex Michael, managing director at LionTree. As we enter 2023, it’s no surprise sports programming has taken center stage in the…
UFC Signs College Wrestler to NIL Deal in Barrier-Breaking Move
UFC has become the first competition-based professional sports association to sign a college athlete to an NIL deal. It could become a trend. Iowa freshman Bella…
WWE’s McMahon Willing to Leave as Sales Hit Record $1.2 Billion
Vince McMahon will step away from World Wrestling Entertainment if it maximizes shareholder value in any future deal, the company told analysts in a call detailing its…
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