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His House v. NCAA Claim Was Worth $40K. Referring Others Got Him $1M
While the House v. NCAA settlement remains mired in appellate proceedings, the tens of thousands of college athlete class members have yet to receive a single distribution. That includes top former college football and men’s basketball players who stand to earn upwards of $1.2 million over the settlement’s 10-year lifespan. Yet for at least one […]
On Netflix’s World Cup Show, It’s Still Called Football
When Netflix approached Goalhanger co-founder Tony Pastor last year, he assumed the streamer was interested in picking up a version of his podcast network’s The Rest Is History. In their first meeting, executives discussed episodes from the show—then pivoted the conversation. “They suddenly said in the middle of the meeting—’but actually, that’s not what we want […]
NBA Finals Ratings Impress Even With Nielsen Measurement Context
In earning their first NBA title in 53 years, the New York Knicks gifted the league and ABC the biggest TV turnout since Michael Jordan celebrated his final championship in 1998. According to Nielsen Big Data + Panel estimates, the Knicks’ five-game defeat of the favored San Antonio Spurs averaged 20.6 million viewers per night, […]
KAT Call: Knicks’ Towns Hunts Trademark While Winning NBA Ring
For the past eight weeks, Karl-Anthony Towns was locked in on the court, helping the Knicks deliver New York its first NBA championship in 53 years. But he was also making business moves behind the scenes. Towns is in the process of trademarking a logo incorporating his initials, “KAT.” The mark is intended for sporting […]
Sportico Heads to Cannes Lions, Teams With SPORT BEACH, LIONS Sport
Sportico will take to the iconic Croisette next week as an official media partner of SPORT BEACH, capturing video content live with the biggest names across sports media, Formula 1, pro basketball, Olympics, C-suite executives and more. Interviews with Lando Norris, Alex Rodriguez, CC Sabathia, Major League Soccer chief marketing officer Radhika Duggal, Williams F1 […]
Brendan Sorsby Gambles on NFL Letting Him Play
Hours after the Big 12 sued Texas Tech and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, and hours after the NCAA filed an emergency motion to stay a trial judge’s ruling that let Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby play college football, Sorsby has decided to leave Texas Tech and go to the NFL. That’s if the NFL allows it. Things could […]
Missouri Set Aside $42.5M for World Cup Fix-Up of Lame Duck Arrowhead
When Lionel Messi and the Argentinian Men’s National Team kick off their quest for World Cup glory against Algeria in Kansas City on Tuesday, Arrowhead Stadium will look a bit different than Chiefs fans recall. A total of 3,500 seats were removed to make space for a full-sized soccer pitch; the playing surface was resodded […]
Sporticast: The Business of 3 Winners
On the 561st Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams discuss some of the biggest sports business stories of the week, including a confluence of major events. On Friday night, the U.S. Men’s National Team (USMNT) opened its World Cup with a dominant 4-1 win over Paraguay. On Saturday, the New York Knicks won […]
Fox’s $22 Billion Roku Buy Could Boost Free Sports Streaming Play
Fox Corp. plans to acquire Roku in a $22 billion deal, the two sides announced Monday. The buy gives Fox a larger digital footprint to pair with its live news and sports content while also bringing two of the largest free streaming services, The Roku Channel and Tubi, under the same roof. As free, ad-supported […]
NCAA Looks to Halt Sorsby Injunction in Emergency Motion
In an emergency motion, the NCAA on Monday petitioned the Court of Appeals for the 7th District of Texas to stay a trial judge’s ruling that allows Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby to play in the upcoming college football season. Sorsby recently admitted to betting on his own team, and he placed more than 9,000 sports […]
Big 12 Sues Texas Tech, Ken Paxton as Sorsby Legal Battle Expands
The Big 12 on Sunday sued Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, Texas Tech University and several Texas Tech officials, arguing that Paxton and Texas Tech’s threats to sue the conference if it punishes the university for playing quarterback Brendan Sorsby violate the First Amendment and federal antitrust law. Paxton last week threatened to sue the […]
An Apparel Brand’s Rise From a Single Youth Club to the World Cup
[UPDATE: In one of the most surprising results in World Cup history, heavy underdog Cape Verde drew with tournament co-favorite Spain, 0-0, in their opening group-stage match on Monday.] George Altirs had a problem. He’d just launched a youth soccer program in northern New Jersey, and he had a precise vision for the uniforms—a specific […]
A Nike World Cup Ad Turned Me Into a Conspiracy Theorist
Nike has turned me into a conspiracy theorist. Let me explain. It all started last week, when I attended Nike’s kickoff event for the World Cup. The company unveiled the home and away kits for the company’s 12 sponsored federations and a showcase of new streetwear collaborations—typical stuff for a stakeholder in the world’s largest […]
NWSL’s Angel City Names Amy Taylor as New CEO
Angel City Football Club has appointed former Red Bull North America executive Amy Taylor as chief executive officer, the club will announce Monday. Taylor, who will officially start the job on July 27, is departing her current post as CEO of Zevia PBC, a maker of zero-sugar beverages. Angel City said she will oversee all […]
How Should Sport Identify Its Future Leaders?
Today’s guest column is from professors John Cairney and Rick Burton. Let’s admit it, the sports industry loves a familiar script. A Hall of Fame player retires and becomes an owner. A championship-winning coach moves into the front office. A celebrated team executive becomes league commissioner. A former elite athlete transitions into a leadership role managing or running […]
Spurs Built for Success on Court and Off Despite NBA Finals Loss
The New York Knicks beat the San Antonio Spurs Saturday night to win the NBA Finals in five games and clinch the franchise’s first championship since 1973. Jalen Brunson was named Finals MVP and will be part of a Knicks squad next season that will be among the top title contenders. The losing Spurs were […]
For $7,000, You Can Have Taylor Swift’s Courtside Seat
UPDATE: The auction for the chair Taylor Swift sat in during the Cavaliers’ Eastern Conference finals series against the New York Knicks closed at $7,000 on Sunday. NBA Finals courtside tickets sold for more than $100,000 as the New York Knicks pushed for their first NBA championship since 1973, a feat clinched Saturday night. In […]
NYC Erupts in Celebration as Knicks Deliver Fans a Championship
For weeks now, the New York Knicks’ run at their first championship since 1973 has brought together a city that rarely sees eye-to-eye on much. Fans decked out in Knicks merchandise filled the streets, subways and office towers with a sea of blue and orange, often fist-pumping strangers with all feeling buoyed by the Knicks […]
NBA Champ Knicks Will Get ’70s-Style Love After Doubts and Disrespect
The New York Knicks are NBA champions for the first time since 1973 after their squad of often-overlooked players beat Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs 94-90 on Saturday night. If Jalen Brunson (who had 45 of the Knicks’ points in the clincher), Karl-Anthony Towns and the rest of the tight-knit group are curious […]
NJ Transit Survives World Cup Test, but Some Fans Forced to Hoof It
While the first major test of the World Cup’s transit system at its New York-New Jersey venue seems to have received a passing grade from most fans, bumper-to-bumper traffic forced hundreds of spectators and volunteers at the Brazil-Morocco group stage match to ditch cars and walk a mile or more in the 87-degree heat to […]
OG Anunoby Signs Prediction Market Deal After Game 4 Heroics
OG Anunoby’s popularity has been skyrocketing since tipping in the winning shot in Game 4 of the NBA Finals, which gave his New York Knicks a 3-1 series lead over the San Antonio Spurs. Not even 72 hours later, he’s already capitalizing. On Saturday, Crypto.com announced the launch of its OG Prediction Markets platform in […]
Sorsby Legal Fallout Could Expand to Big 12, Texas Tech
The legal saga featuring Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby has already disrupted college sports, with a judge this week ruling the 22-year-old can play despite having bet on his team—heretofore a cardinal sin in sports, and one that can lead to a permanent ban in the NCAA just like in other sports associations. But the real fireworks […]
U.S. Starts Hot in High-Stakes World Cup for American Soccer Economy
The U.S. Men’s National Team opened its World Cup with a bang on Friday night, beating Paraguay 4-1 in Los Angeles. The win is welcome news for almost everyone in the multibillion American soccer industry, a group whose expectations for this domestic World Cup appear to be riding heavily on the success of a USMNT […]
My Boy’s Wicked Smart: NESN Goes All-in on Homegrown Voices
There are maybe two things that everyone in Boston can agree upon and they are: a) Go Sox and b) Benedict Cumberbatch’s accent in Black Mass was fahkin awful. In the most parochial place that ever was or ever will be, authenticity functions as a means of psychic gatekeeping, and someone who doesn’t speak the […]
How to Stream the World Cup … Better: Experts Share TV Tips
One of Patrick Serrian’s friends is a soccer expert. “I loved watching games with him,” Serrian said, “but I can’t stand his television.” He would know. The owner of A+ Calibration in Utah, Serrian has been setting up and configuring TVs and projectors for a decade. “He says, ‘Oh, it’s the cameras,’” Serrian recalled. “I’m […]
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