Sports
Investors pitch new international basketball league that would offer players equity
Maverick Carter, co-founder and chief executive officer of The SpringHill Company, during the USC Next Level Sports Conference in Los Angeles, California, US, on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024. Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg | Getty Images A group of high powered investors want to raise billions to form a new international basketball league, according to people […]
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LIV Golf announces multiyear media rights deal with Fox Sports
A general view of the 18th green the LIV Golf logo and Club 54 during the 3rd round of the LIV Golf Invitational Series Bedminster on July 31, 2022 at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey. Rich Graessle | Icon Sportswire | Getty Images LIV Golf announced Thursday a multiyear media rights agreement […]
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Netflix and Comcast among companies donating to LA wildfire relief effort
Evacuees from the Eaton Fire dwell among heaps of clothes displayed on the ground at a donation center in Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, California, on Jan. 13, 2025. Etienne Laurent | AFP | Getty Images As Los Angeles continues to battle wildfires that have destroyed parts of the city and killed at least 24 people, […]
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Comcast and Harris Blitzer to build new NBA, NHL stadium in South Philadelphia
Joe Daniel Price | Moment | Getty Images Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment announced on Monday a joint venture with Comcast Spectacor to build a new arena in South Philadelphia for the NBA’s 76ers and the NHL’s Flyers. The deal represents a reversal from previous plans to build an arena in the Center City district […]
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We went inside the Amsterdam smart arena changing the game for sporting infrastructure
Arenas are often thought of as purely functional: a music venue, an expo or a place where athletes go head-to-head and where rivalry is encouraged. But what if there was more to these places? What if they could also lead new innovations? That’s exactly what the Johan Cruijff Arena did on August 11, 2024, when […]
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Former WWE boss Vince McMahon resolves SEC charges over undisclosed settlements
TKO Executive Chairman of the Board Vince McMahon is seen during a ceremony announcing Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has joined the Board of Directors for TKO at New York Stock Exchange on January 23, 2024 in New York City. Michelle Farsi | UFC | Getty Images Former WWE boss Vince McMahon has settled charges filed […]
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Judge scraps Biden’s Title IX rules, reversing expansion of protections for LGBTQ+ students
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks during the Tribal Nations Summit at the Department of the Interior in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 9, 2024. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters The Biden administration’s Title IX rules expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students have been struck down nationwide after a federal judge in Kentucky found they overstepped the president’s […]
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NHL plans to host two outdoor games in Florida in 2026
Sean Pavone | Istock | Getty Images Outdoor hockey in Florida? The National Hockey League says it is up for the challenge. The NHL announced Wednesday that it will host its first outdoor games in the Sunshine State. The league will feature two matchups next year, one as part of the Winter Classic, followed by […]
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Puma challenges Tiger Woods’ Sun Day Red logo
Puma logo (L) and Sun Day Red Tiger logo (R) Source: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Sun Day Red is not out of the woods yet in regard to trademarking its logo. Footwear giant Puma filed a last-minute notice of opposition against Tiger Woods’ logos tied to his Sun Day Red brand, according to a […]
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Eli Manning says ‘only one team’ he’d take an ownership stake in: The New York Giants
Former New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning would consider becoming a minority owner of his old team if the Mara family is willing to sell him a stake. “It’s definitely something of interest,” said Manning, who spoke in a CNBC Sport interview. “There’s probably only one team I’d be interested in pursuing, and it’s the […]
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