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Thursday, April 18, 2024
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Fever’s Still Running: Tickets, Jerseys, and the Caitlin Clark Economy
Unprecedented ticket and merchandise demand for the WNBA rookie continues.
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DOJ to Pay $100 Million to Gymnasts Over FBI Failures
The reported settlement brings victim payouts to nearly $1 billion.
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Alex Schiffer
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Caitlin Clark ‘Nearing’ $20 Million-Plus Nike Deal
Clark had an NIL deal with Nike at Iowa as well.
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The Questions Are Mounting for ‘Spulu’ As Lawmakers Demand Answers
A pair of high-powered Congressmen are demanding answers about the forthcoming service.
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NBA Postmortem: A Record Salary, Groundbreaking Investment … and What For It?
The Pistons and Wizards made big financial moves last summer.
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Women’s Golf Has Five—Not Four—Majors, and That’s a Good Thing
The Chevron Championship tees of Thursday outside of Houston.
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Eric Fisher
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NBA’s Lifetime Ban Highlights Surge in Gambling-Related Incidents
The NBA’s lifetime ban on Jontay Porter marks a crescendo of escalating incidents across the industry.
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Eric Fisher
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Utah’s Long-Term Hockey Dream Is a Short-Term Logistical Nightmare
Ryan Smith now faces a lengthy to-do list to prepare for the next NHL season.
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David Rumsey
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Timberwolves’ Playoff Start Is Clouded by a Messy Ownership Dispute
No one knows who the Timberwolves’ owner will be in the future.
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Eric Fisher
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Diamond Sports Group Is About to Survive Bankruptcy. Will It Matter?
The bankrupt company faces key questions relating to both programming and distribution.
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Alex Schiffer
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NBA Media Rights Likely Headed for Open Market Next Week
The league is reportedly letting Monday’s deadline pass without a deal.
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Rapid Returns: How Technology Is Getting You Back to Your Seat
How Oracle’s POS technology is helping fans get back to their seats faster.
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Women’s Basketball Finally Has a TV Deal to Match the Excitement. Now What?
A lucrative new media-rights contract could rectify problems of the past, but the future of March Madness media rights is anyone’s guess.
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How Two College Seniors Helped DJ Burns Cash In on a Final Four Run
Two college seniors are facilitating deals for NC State’s big man.
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Amanda Christovich
NCAA Has No One to Blame for Latest Women’s March Madness Transgressions
NCAA is still making avoidable mistakes three years after a complete overhaul.
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Alex Schiffer
How to Make It in Basketball: Become a Manager at Indiana
Inside the Hoosiers’ unglamorous, profoundly rewarding incubator for basketball’s biggest names.
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Margaret Fleming
Cinderella Runs Are Great. But Things Can Get Messy Afterward
Sustaining success can arguably be more challenging than beating Goliath.
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Amanda Christovich
The Pac-12 Built a Women’s Basketball Powerhouse. Then Realignment Hit
The breakup is happening at the worst time for the sport.
Media
by
Eric Fisher
Diamond Sports Group Is About to Survive Bankruptcy. Will It Matter?
The bankrupt company faces key questions relating to both programming and distribution.
April 17, 2024
The Questions Are Mounting for ‘Spulu’ As Lawmakers Demand Answers
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April 16, 2024
Chicago’s Sports Media About to Experience a Major Shake-Up
Three Chicago pro teams’ media rights could shift to Stadium as soon as this fall.
April 16, 2024
Caitlin Clark Drives Massive WNBA Draft Audience
Clark’s coronation was the most-watched WNBA telecast in decades.
April 16, 2024
The Yankees’ Radio Voice Retires, Ending an Era of Longevity
The longtime Yankees radio announcer was an industry outlier in many respects.
April 15, 2024
Star-Studded NBA Play-In a Potential Ratings Boon for ESPN and TNT
The initial portion of the NBA postseason features three former MVPs.
April 15, 2024
Scott Van Pelt’s Podcast Reboot Latest in Peyton Manning’s Budding ESPN/Omaha Fiefdom
ESPN star Scott Van Pelt is joining forces with Peyton Manning.
April 14, 2024
Calling the Masters Can Make You—or Break You
Legends are made at Augusta—as long as they do things Augusta’s way.
Law
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Margaret Fleming
DOJ to Pay $100 Million to Gymnasts Over FBI Failures
The reported settlement brings victim payouts to nearly $1 billion.
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Alex Schiffer
O.J. Simpson Lawyer Says He Won’t Shield Estate From Goldman, Brown Families
The executor of Simpson’s will had previously said the Goldmans would get ‘zero.’
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Alex Schiffer
A Decade-Long Timeline of the Shohei Ohtani–Ippei Mizuhara Saga
Ohtani’s former interpreter has been federally charged with bank fraud.
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Dennis Young
Feds: Shohei Ohtani’s Interpreter Stole $16M to Cover Gambling Losses
Authorities detailed how Ippei Mizuhara hid bank transfers from Ohtani.
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The Unlikely, Happy Marriage of the NFL and Cornhole
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Alex Schiffer
NBA Media Rights Likely Headed for Open Market Next Week
The league is reportedly letting Monday’s deadline pass without a deal.
April 18, 2024
Caitlin Clark ‘Nearing’ $20 Million-Plus Nike Deal
Clark had an NIL deal with Nike at Iowa as well.
April 17, 2024
Even Joe Biden Is Surprised By Caitlin Clark Making $76K
The president posted Tuesday night about pay disparities in sports.
April 14, 2024
Salt Lake City About to Land NHL’s Coyotes (Minus Their Name)
Salt Lake City’s NHL franchise will have a new name.
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Inside the Chaos at ‘SI’
‘Sports Illustrated’ has new publishers, but the transition has been messy at best.
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Sources: ‘Sports Illustrated’ and Swimsuit Edition to Be Broken Apart
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WWE Prez Nick Khan, COO Brad Blum Revealed As Key Figures in Vince McMahon Sex-Trafficking Suit
The two men are described in the suit as facilitating and covering up exploitation.
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New In-Season Men’s College Basketball Tournament to Offer $2M in NIL Deals
The eight-team event—expanding to 16 teams in 2025—will pay out $1M to each team, and another million to the winner.
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March 7, 2024
Las Vegas Aces Announce Season Tickets Are Sold Out in Apparent WNBA First
The back-to-back champs have two months until their first game.
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February 26, 2024
Nevada Group Prepares Injunction to Block A’s Stadium From Moving Forward
The Nevada State Education Association is preparing an injunction to block the state from carrying out activities toward funding a stadium for the Oakland A’s.
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February 14, 2024
Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo Lands ESPN Contract Extension
Russo will continue to team with Stephen A. Smith on ‘First Take.’
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February 13, 2024
Arthur Blank on Private Equity in NFL: ‘There Are Models That Can Work’
Arthur Blank says the NFL will discuss private equity investment at the upcoming owners meetings.
Teams
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David Rumsey
Timberwolves’ Playoff Start Is Clouded by a Messy Ownership Dispute
No one knows who the Timberwolves’ owner will be in the future.
April 18, 2024
Utah’s Long-Term Hockey Dream Is a Short-Term Logistical Nightmare
Ryan Smith now faces a lengthy to-do list to prepare for the next NHL season.
April 17, 2024
NBA Postmortem: A Record Salary, Groundbreaking Investment … and What For It?
The Pistons and Wizards made big financial moves last summer.
April 17, 2024
The A’s Have Major League Problems With Minor League-Level Attendance
The team was outdrawn Tuesday by 19 different minor-league teams.
April 17, 2024
Warriors Missing Playoffs Has Big-Money Consequences
The NBA is losing one of its biggest postseason draws.
April 15, 2024
Knicks’ Resurgence Marks Peak in Dolan’s Sports Domain
The team’s on-court success is fueling a series of gains off it.
April 12, 2024
Fever Keeping Plans Quiet (for Now), Unlike Spurs and Blackhawks
The Fever’s business approach differs from recent rookie phenoms in other leagues.
April 10, 2024
Orioles Call Up Jackson Holliday Right Before Service Time Cutoff
Holliday is still in line to earn a full year of MLB service time.
Leagues
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Alex Schiffer
NBA Media Rights Likely Headed for Open Market Next Week
The league is reportedly letting Monday’s deadline pass without a deal.
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David Rumsey
Women’s Golf Has Five—Not Four—Majors, and That’s a Good Thing
The Chevron Championship tees of Thursday outside of Houston.
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Alex Schiffer
NBA Bans Jontay Porter for Life After Gambling Investigation
The NBA found that Porter gave injury information to sports gamblers, among other violations.
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Margaret Fleming
Warriors Missing Playoffs Has Big-Money Consequences
The NBA is losing one of its biggest postseason draws.
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Alex Schiffer
Even Joe Biden Is Surprised By Caitlin Clark Making $76K
The president posted Tuesday night about pay disparities in sports.
April 16, 2024
Caitlin Clark Drives Massive WNBA Draft Audience
Clark’s coronation was the most-watched WNBA telecast in decades.
April 16, 2024
For Caitlin Clark and Other Rookies: Now a 29-Day Sprint to WNBA Debut
The league regular season starts swiftly after college basketball ends.
Newsletters
April 18, 2024
Ownership Clouds T-Wolves’ Playoffs
Also: Is there some clarity coming for an embattled regional sports network?
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April 17, 2024
Blows Keep Coming for ‘Spulu’
Also: Women’s golf has five majors (not four like the men) and that’s a good thing.
April 17, 2024
FOS PM: A Lifetime Ban for Gambling
Also: The A’s hit a new low as fewer fans are showing up for games in Oakland.
April 16, 2024
NFL, NHL Teams Face Venue Hurdles
Also: The Stadium multi-platform network is about to shake up Chicago sports media.
April 16, 2024
FOS PM: No Days Off for WNBA Rookies
Also: The voice of the Yankees is signing off, ending an era of rare longevity.
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