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Octagon’s New Division to Support Second Acts for Athletes, Execs
Former Cleveland Cavaliers star Brad Daugherty and former Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis have joined Octagon to co-lead the sports and entertainment agency’s…
Legends Partners with PFL, Buys Stake in the MMA League
The Professional Fighters League has signed a long-term agreement with Legends to run its ticketing, sponsorship and venue operations. Legends, which was founded by the…
Sporticast: Jordan, Kobe Memorabilia Provides Glimpse into NBA History
On the latest Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams chat with Ron Klempner, senior counsel for the NBA Players Association, about a recent…
Olympic Rights News Can Give Short-Term Lift to Domestic Stocks
On July 21, the International Olympic Committee recently awarded Brisbane, Australia, the 2032 Olympic Games. Since then, the ASX200—Standard & Poor’s benchmark index…
U.S. Olympic Ticket Reseller Finds Its Hegemony Threatened
For the past several Olympics, Americans looking to attend the Games have had to purchase from the same source: a small company based in New Jersey’s horse country…
DirecTV Spinoff Should Heat Up NFL Sunday Ticket Rights Chatter
AT&T has closed on the deal to spin off DirecTV as a standalone entity with an assigned enterprise value of $16.3 billion. Per terms of the deal, which will see AT&T…
Sports Business Journal Group Agrees to Acquire SportTechie
SportTechie appears headed for a new home. Leaders Group, an arm of Advance that includes the multiplatform industry outlet Sports Business Journal, is close to
Cleveland Guardians Trademark Might Be Stuck in Roller Derby Jam
The Cleveland Indians may have committed—as they say in roller derby—an “illegal procedure” while rebranding themselves as the Cleveland Guardians. The baseball…
Athlete Activism Hits Podium in Tokyo Amid New IOC Protest Rules
Raven “Hulk” Saunders, the U.S. shot putter who captured attention with her purple and neon-green hair and flamboyant face mask that echoed her nickname, became the…
Team USA Facing Three Knockout Games on Path to Olympic Gold
While Kevin Durant’s financial portfolio grew in leaps and bounds in the U.S. this past week, his basketball reputation did the same internationally as Team USA…
Discovery’s $1.5 Billion Olympics Deal Leaves Europe With Uneven TV Access
When Discovery Communications purchased the European rights to the 2018-2024 Olympics six years ago, ousting competitors such as the European Broadcasting Union (EBU)…
Sports Stocks Suffer in July as Betting Shine Dulls for Investors
Sports stocks suffered their worst month in a year, as sports betting-related issues tallied losses with investors reconsidering the lofty valuations they placed on…