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Sportico Transactions: Moves and Mergers Roundup for June 5
Welcome to Sportico’s transactions wire, a weekly rundown of personnel, partnerships and products across the sports business industry. PERSONNEL Lakers Name Yao Williams II VP and Head of Global Partnerships The Los Angeles Lakers have named Yao Williams II vice president and head of global partnerships. Williams will lead the Lakers global partnerships team, including […]
Title IX Battleground Quinnipiac Sued for Demoting Women’s Rugby
Quinnipiac University, long at the center of gender-equity legal battles in collegiate athletics, now faces a new federal lawsuit over its decision to downgrade its women’s varsity rugby program to a club sport. In a class-action complaint filed Friday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, 23 rugby players—who either played for […]
New York’s Other Knickerbockers Weigh In on the NBA Finals
The Knicks are naturally the center of attention in New York right now as they play in their first NBA Finals since 1999. But they aren’t the only Knickerbockers in the city. A byword for a certain kind of New Yorker for centuries, a “Knickerbocker” was originally adopted by Dutch colonial settlers near present-day Albany. […]
Knicks Jerseys, U.S. Government at Odds on Visiting Abu Dhabi
The patch on the upper left corner of New York Knicks jerseys during the NBA Finals instructs fans to “Experience Abu Dhabi.” It’s a high-profile example of what has become a relatively common sponsorship in global sports—sovereign funds encouraging fans to travel to places they might not have previously considered. Right now, however, is a […]
Sports Bar Owners to Congress: Help Wanted
Fans are not the only ones forced to keep up as sporting events shift from traditional TV channels to streaming platforms. After Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) introduced the For the Fans Act in April, aiming to lower the cost of watching sports, two Wisconsin associations of restaurant and bar owners backed the bill, arguing that […]
Knicks Fans Reject James Dolan’s ‘Redemption Arc’ Spin Cycle
Given the right mix of environmental factors, a terrible idea will behave like a virus, inasmuch as it’ll be about as contagious as measles and largely resistant to intervention. In a wholly coincidental nod to Knicks guard Jalen Brunson, the R0 value for the terrible idea currently plaguing New York’s media class is a pestiferous […]
WNBA All-Stars, Including Trump Critics, Set to Don USA 250 Patch
Update: Nine hours after this story was published, and after a flood of criticism on social media, a WNBA spokesperson sent Sportico the following statement: “Like other major sports leagues, we are exploring how best to commemorate the country’s 250th anniversary. Nothing has been finalized at this time.” The statement came more than 36 hours […]
Kalshi Ditches ‘Gambling’ Language in New Trademark Filings
Kalshi has changed how it classifies itself to the United States Patent and Trademark Office, with the company’s latest batch of trademark requests avoiding language from earlier filings tying it to the gambling industry. Late last year, the prediction market exchange operator informed the USPTO that its product involved “bookmaking services, namely, providing of information […]
Flores v. NFL Pings Deflategate as Personal Phones Enter the Chat
The use of personal electronic devices for work tasks—a central issue in past NFL disputes—has emerged as a point of contention in Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores’ lawsuit against the NFL over alleged race-based employment discrimination. Flores seeks evidence to further his claim that the league and several teams intentionally discriminated against him, and […]
The Highest-Paid Players at the 2026 World Cup
When Portugal takes the field against the Democratic Republic of Congo on June 17, Cristiano Ronaldo will once again chase the biggest accolade that has eluded him throughout his illustrious career. The 41-year-old has represented his country five other times in the World Cup and has never been able to call himself a champion. But […]
Sporticast: Stephen Curry Takes His Longest-Distance Shot Yet
On the 558th Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams discuss some of the biggest sports business stories of the week, including a blockbuster sneaker deal. Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry announced a 10-year agreement with Chinese brand Li-Ning earlier this week. Curry was a sneaker free agent for less than a year, […]
OSU Approves $100M Settlement With Strauss Sex Abuse Plaintiffs
Ohio State University’s Board of Trustees voted Wednesday to approve a $100 million settlement with all but one of the current plaintiffs suing the university over allegations of sexual abuse by former OSU sports medicine and team doctor Richard Strauss. In a statement released by Ohio State on behalf of both the school and plaintiffs, […]
Congress Again Tackles College Sports While Punting on America
As the United States sinks deeper into division at home and abroad, the U.S. Senate convened Wednesday to safeguard a corner of the national edifice that—judged by the same economic forces driving the country’s fragmentation—some would say is doing comparably remarkable: college sports. At a moment when Congress may be near a historic low in […]
NBA Gets Dream Finals as Wemby Ratings Boom Meets Knicks Mania
As the first year of its new rights deal enters its final phase, the NBA is getting set to crown its eighth different champion in as many seasons by way of what amounts to a dream matchup between the Spurs and the Knicks. It does so on the heels of a seven-game Western Conference finals […]
What’s Holding Up Ilia Malinin’s ‘QuadGod’ Trademark? Doc Martens
U.S. figure skating sensation Ilia Malinin has spent over a year seeking the trademark to his widely adopted nickname, the “QuadGod.” In recent months, his quest for the patent has been delayed by an unlikely challenger: the boot manufacturer Dr. Martens. Malinin, a three-time figure skating world champion who made history as the first man […]
Brunson’s Clutch Playoff Scoring Measures Up to Michael Jordan
Late in a close game, it becomes tougher for NBA players to generate quality shots. League-wide effective field goal percentage this NBA season was 54.6%. In crunch time, defined as the last five minutes of a game when the score margin is five points or less, that efficiency fell to 50.1%. That’s when superstars come […]
Knicks Partner Chase Played the Long Game—and It’s Paying Off
The New York Knicks are the toast of the town with their first trip to the NBA Finals since 1999. When the Knicks take the court for Game 3 at Madison Square Garden next week, one logo will flank the NBA Finals trophy and Knicks logo at center court: Chase. Since 2010, JPMorgan Chase has […]
NFL Media Partners Shatter Sales Record With $6 Billion Ad Haul
It should probably go without saying that there is rarely any downside to booking nearly $6 billion in advertising revenue, especially when that 10-figure windfall is 7% greater than the year-ago haul. As primetime unit costs continue to shrink alongside an ever-dwindling audience, the NFL’s media partners are practically swimming in marketing bucks—a dynamic that […]
NBA Clippers-Ballmer Probe Clouded by Exec’s Prison Sentence
Aspiration co-founder Joseph Sanberg, who has cooperated with an NBA investigation into the Los Angeles Clippers possibly circumventing the salary cap via a no-show endorsement deal with Kawhi Leonard, was sentenced to 14 years in prison on Monday. U.S. District Judge Stephen Wilson’s sentencing follows Sanberg pleading guilty to two counts of wire fraud. Federal prosecutors recommended […]
One NBA Finals Foe Knicks Won’t Have to Face? Jet Lag
As anybody who has stayed up night after night through the NBA postseason knows, the human body wasn’t built for the late hours of playoff basketball. Our circadian rhythm typically optimizes for peak performance in the late afternoon and early evening, and it’s not just mental acuity that varies by time of day. “It’s mainly […]
Bill Foley Wins With NHL’s Golden Knights, EPL’s Bournemouth
Pro sports are ubiquitous in Las Vegas, with NFL, NHL and WNBA teams already in town and MLB and NBA organizations likely to join them before the end of the decade. Vegas as a sports hot spot might seem obvious now, but it was far from a sure thing when Bill Foley became the first […]
Ex-Bama Hoops Player’s Defamation Suit vs. NYT Heads to Trial
Former Alabama basketball player Kai Spears’ defamation and false light lawsuit against The New York Times over its reporting about a fatal shooting is proceeding to trial in a case that centers on whether getting the “gist” right is good enough. Last week U.S. District Judge Annemarie Carney Axon denied the Times’ motion for summary judgment, reasoning that a person […]
Sporticast: Why is Serena Williams Coming Back to Pro Tennis?
On the 557th Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams discuss some of the biggest sports business stories of the week, including Serena Williams’ return to professional tennis. The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion announced Monday that she would play in a doubles event next week with young Canadian Victoria Mboko, her first official […]
Curry’s Li-Ning Deal: Access to China Without Western Baggage
Stephen Curry’s new 10-year deal with Li-Ning should accelerate the Chinese apparel company’s opportunities in the U.S. It will also notably boost the Golden State Warriors star’s opportunities in China, where he and his brand could continue to make millions long after he’s done playing. Curry announced the end of his sneaker free agency Monday […]
NBA Finals: Are the Knicks This Good, or Was the East Just Weak?
When the New York Knicks swept the Philadelphia 76ers in the second round of the playoffs in dominating fashion, fans debated whether the Knicks’ nine days off before the Conference Finals would cause rust to build or if the rest would give them an advantage. Sportico’s analysis determined that rust was not a significant factor, […]
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