SportsBusiness Journal

Start your morning with Buzzcast with Austin Karp: ESPN and the NFL stay busy, rolling four separate deals, including pacts for NFL Media and an NFL Draft extension; drama continues around the sale of the Connecticut Sun; CBS sees a gain for PGA Tour coverage this season; and the Big 12 spreads the love for college basketball coverage.

Consolidation in women's volleyball; ESPN targets a young influencer and Portland moves to keep the Blazers

Are the Sun shipping off to Boston? MLB's weekend in Bristol; Commanders stadium moves forward and Dolphins have best idea of the week

Goodell's heavy heart; Fox gets closer to IndyCar; Stanford's surprising hire and UFL brings on a big investor

Start your morning with Buzzcast with Josh Carpenter: No end in sight to golf's fractured state, a key deal for the Buffalo Sabres, and why we're excited about the Chicago Bears' uniform plans for 2025.

Start your morning with Buzzcast with Joe Lemire: MLS inks partnership with Walmart; Las Vegas to host World Cup Draw?; Ethan Casson joins the Dallas Mavericks as team president and truTV to air 19 Savannah Bananas games.

Start your day with Buzzcast with Joe Lemire: NFL employee seriously injured in shooting in NY building that houses NFL offices; MLB remains in-focus as Bryce Harper and MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred exchange words in meeting while the Speedway Classic is expected to draw a record crowd in Bristol, TN; LIV Golf purses on the rise and Max Eisenbud named head of client representation at WME Sports.

Start your morning with Buzzcast with Austin Karp: The NFLPA's legal headaches continue; Inter Miami and MLS are at odds over Messi; the Ed Policy era begins in Green Bay; and the “F1” movie passes $500 million at the global box office.

Start your morning with Buzzcast with Austin Karp: Bill Belichick brings a Beatles-like atmosphere to ACC Kickoff; the NFL and ESPN get closer on a media pact; Cleveland fans are showing their WNBA interest with their wallets; NASCAR lays out its new video game strategy; and President Trump's latest executive order targets NIL and college athletics.

Start your morning with Buzzcast with Austin Karp: The annual look at the Packers' financials gives a glimpse into the NFL's media fortunes; plenty of MLS news out of All-Star in Austin; the SCORE Act makes it through a committee in Congress; NBCU could look to launch a new cable sports network; and NWSL viewership is lower.

Start your morning with Buzzcast with Austin Karp: ACC and Big Ten media days show plenty of work to be done on getting the CFP to 16 teams; the Denver NWSL expansion team unveils its name and identity; Scottie gives the Open a boost, but Caitlin's absence stings WNBA All-Star; and Bespoke Sports and Entertainment becomes part of Publicis Sports.

Start your morning with Buzzcast with Joe Lemire: Big 12 passes on adding Memphis; the rebrand of The American; Wimbledon to move forward with expansion plans after clearing legal hurdle and Lloyd Howell Jr resigns from The Carlyle Group.

Start your morning with Buzzcast with Joe Lemire: WNBA All-Star Game draws sellout crowd in Indianapolis as the league's commissioner expresses optimism in WNBA CBA negotiations; another NFLPA executive resigns and NASCAR's Chicago street race will not return in 2026.

What's next for the NFLPA? The W's All-Star glow in Indy and big names and big personalities who move the needle.

Start your morning with Buzzcast with Joe Lemire: Tech innovations in-focus at NBA Summer League in Las Vegas; the latest on WNBA CBA talks and whether a labor shutdown could be on the horizon; the NHL to open season with a nationally televised tripleheader and MLB All-Star Game viewership takes slight dip.

Takeaways from Atlanta and MLB; Silver wants Blazers to stay in Portland and the Fire name revived in the Rose City

The Battery in Atlanta on full display for MLB All-Star festivities; the Tampa Bay Rays ownership future; a look at the agenda for the NBA Board of Governors' meetings in Las Vegas; Boston Legacy FC reveals plans for $27M training facility and Missouri/Kansas battle over the Chiefs and Royals.

Assessing the Club World Cup; Lore/A-Rod outline their ownership vision and Ionescu's interesting take on WNBA relationships

College commission gives some NIL deals the Heisman; The Pirates' mea culpa and WME players dominate final rounds of Wimbledon

Chris Granger takes over as Oak View Group's CEO as Tim Leiweke steps down after indictment; Uber's partnership with LA28 and Team USA and MLB to add ABS challenge system to next week's All-Star Game.

F1 media talks heating up? More AD churn; 3ICE set to return and FIFA to open NYC office at Trump Tower

Another long-tenured AD set to move on; The Chiefs eye a new revenue stream and Ujiri's emotional farewell

NASCAR's Chicago decision; WNBA CBA rhetoric ramps up and more changes at the Nationals

More momentum around NHL; breaking down all the soccer inventory in the U.S. and a top exec departs the NCAA

Another pro-sports exec shifts to campus; public dollars continuing to support pro facilities and the back story to the Nets patch sponsorship

A look at the ownership groups for the three WNBA expansion franchises; Potential landing spots for future NHL expansion and Quartexx leads the way at NHL Draft and Netflix docuseries on the Dallas Cowboys to be released next month.

NHL's historic weekend amid impressive CBA deal; what's next for Ujiri after Raptors exit and can "F1 The Movie" maintain box office drive

Start your morning with Buzzcast with Austin Karp: Ryan Tanke heads to the Houston Rockets; a big leadership shift with the Colorado Rockies; a new-look NHL Draft tonight; Chris Evert and John McEnroe wanting ESPN to bring their A-game for tennis; and PayPal digs deep into college sports.

CAA, Wasserman top first round NBA picks; New Balance plants its Flagg; NHL eyeing adding games to regular season and ESPN bullish on PLL

Magic succession plan revealed; what's next for T-Wolves and Lynx? A top WME talent agent set to move on

A new era for the IOC; putting a bow on the NBA Finals; Woody Johnson expands his sports portfolio and Nationwide Arena eyes major upgrades

OKC and Thunder deliver and the NBA gets a new champion; all eyes on attendance at Club World Cup, exec moves in Minneapolis and groundbreaking in Vegas for A's ballpark

The Mark Walter empire and what to know; putting a bow on the Stanley Cup Final and Fanatics Fest NY, take two

Start your morning with Buzzcast with Joe Lemire: Mark Walter to purchase majority stake in Lakers for $10B; a look at the Rays prospective ownership group amid talks of sale; PGA renews with longest-running tour partner in AT&T and TKO announces new boxing venture Zuffa Boxing.

Start your morning with Buzzcast with Josh Carpenter: A new dynasty in South Florida? Digging into NBA Finals numbers, and the PGA Tour's new path forward.

Start your morning with Buzzcast with Joe Lemire: A look at Club World Cup attendance; how the NFL plans to replace Brian Rolapp; the impact Ohtani's return to the mound had on Dodgers' ticket prices and Monumental Sports and Entertainment invests in sports media platform The IX.

Start your morning with Buzzcast with Austin Karp: Will JJ Spaun's win deliver NBC solid U.S. Open numbers?; Attendance roundup for FIFA Club World Cup and Concacaf Gold Cup; NASCAR takes it talents to Mexico City; and the Red Sox finally settle on a divorce from Rafael Devers.

Start your morning with Buzzcast with Jenn Azara and Austin Karp: A look back at Day 1 of the 2025 Brand Innovation Summit and who (or what) was the STAR of the day! Also, the duo breaks down what to look forward to on Day 2 of the event!

Start your morning with Buzzcast with Jenn Azara and Austin Karp:  An in-depth look at what to expect from Day 1 of the Brand Innovation Summit in Chicago.

Private equity reaches college sports; WBD to split its media business; MLB's marketing of top prospects.

The House Settlement approved and Bryan Seeley named College Sports Commission CEO; NBA Finals viewership off to slow start and big attendance for the Savannah Bananas' stop in Charlotte.

Silver's goals; SailGP draws big name investors; Li Li Leung set to depart after successful turnaround; Chris Heck joins LIV

OKC in the spotlight and it's not just hoops; Bettman/Daly talk state of NHL and Fenway Sports Group's development plan around Fenway Park

Stanley Cup Playoffs viewership ahead of Stanley Cup Final rematch; the impact of TMBO on the NBA after 25 years; MLB TV viewership audience growth; USA Swimming trials to return to Lucas Oil Stadium in '28 and Peyton Manning joins Denver NWSL ownership group.

Chicago Fire's big stadium vision; LA28 building sponsor momentum and rating WBD's tennis coverage

The Mets' new biz leader; U.S. Soccer seeks city interest in Women's World Cup and Michigan State's new AD

NCAA men's tourney expansion timeline; best soccer cities in America and winners for the week

Big week in Oklahoma City as Populous lands OKC stadium development bid and Thunder make NBA Finals; Breaking down the viewership of Prime Video's NASCAR debut and the Broncos' ticket sales strategy paying off.

Mets seek new biz leader; slow pace of Twins sale; PWHL avoids a sophomore slump and an SBJ product launch

A's get investment; Fox's marketing pays off for the 500 and inside revenue generation on campus