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🏀 68 Teams 🏆 1 Champion 💰 $226 million Inside the very complex way that the @NCAA rewards teams for their success during #MarchMadness . You may *think* you understand "units," but not like this... A labor of love with @LevAkabas and @matt_p32 👇
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BREAKING: @russwest44 is part of the investor group (led by the @49ers ) taking over Leeds United. Westbrook just mentioned the @LUFC investment at an event co-hosted by @Sportico / @variety . He joins @KingJames (Liverpool) as an active @NBA player invested in the Premier League.
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NEWS: @barstoolsports is getting back into sports betting. @stoolpresidente 's company is in advanced talks with @DraftKings on a multi-year marketing deal. Would be announced after Super Bowl (can't be earlier, due to $PENN separation). Details 👇
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NEWS: Meadowlark, the new media company launched by John Skipper and @LeBatardShow , has announced its first collaboration. @HankAzaria is bringing Jim Brockmire back in a 10-episdoe interview show
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SCOOP: @MagicJohnson has joined the Josh Harris group bidding on the @Commanders . Johnson has ownership experience with the @Dodgers , @LASparks and @LAFC , and was part of Harris's bid for @Broncos . More from me and @soshnick 👇
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🚨 Highest Paid Athletes 🚨 The @kbadenhausen / @LevAkabas tag team is back again, with the highest paid athletes in the world. @TheNotoriousMMA is in a league of his own this year. Story:
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BREAKING: @NHL owners have approved jersey patches for the 2022-23 season. 3-inch x 3.5-inch ad space, so slightly bigger than the @NBA patches. More from me and @soshnick 👇
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NEWS: The @Braves sold more merch in the 30 minutes after winning the World Series than any other @MLB champion in @Fanatics history. Braves championship gear is on pace to be the third best-selling World Series for Fanatics, behind the @Cubs in 2016 and the @Dodgers in 2020.
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BREAKING: The buyer nearing a deal to purchase the Nashville Predators is former Tennessee governor @BillHaslam , brother of Browns owner Jimmy Haslam. We value the @PredsNHL at $680 million. Forbes says Bill Haslam is worth $2.3 billion.
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BREAKING: The Nashville Predators are nearing a sale of the @NHL franchise, according to people familiar with the talks Buyer/price is unknown. @Sportico values the team at $680 million, ranked No. 26 in the NHL. More from me, @soshnick and @kbadenhausen
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🚨BREAKING: Josh Harris has reached an agreement to buy the @Commanders for $6 billion. Dan Snyder and the Harris group, which includes billionaire Mitchell Rales, are hoping to execute the contract in the coming days. More from @soshnick and me👇
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It's good to be football.
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BREAKING: Former @Dolphins coach Brian Flores has filed a class action lawsuit (alongside other Black coaches) against the @NFL for its racial hiring practices. It includes the claim that Flores interviewed for the @Giants job knowing that the team had already hired Brian Daboll
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NEWS: @UFC and @cryptocom have signed a new partnership to put the crypto platform's logo on every fighter's kit. I'm told it's a 10-year, $175 million deal -- the largest marketing partnership cash-wise in UFC history
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BREAKING: @Suns owner Robert Sarver says he is beginning the process of selling the @NBA team (and @WNBA 's Mercury).
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BREAKING: U.S. sports betting has another casualty. @MaximBetUSA has told users it will cease operations and they can withdraw funds through Dec. 15. Says move comes amid "macroeconomic conditions and an increasingly cost prohibitive marketplace." Investors include @NICKIMINAJ
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BREAKING: The Nashville Predators are nearing a sale of the @NHL franchise, according to people familiar with the talks Buyer/price is unknown. @Sportico values the team at $680 million, ranked No. 26 in the NHL. More from me, @soshnick and @kbadenhausen
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The Pop Tarts Bowl generated $12.1 million in media exposure for parent company Kellanova as of this morning, per @ApexMarketing . How much did the company pay? A lot less than that. The bowl reported $2.06 million in total sponsorship income in its 2021 tax filing.
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BREAKING: Billionaire Steven Rales is buying a 15% stake in the @Pacers at a $3.47 billion valuation. Rales now owns 20% of the team, and has a path to possible control if the Simon family ever wants out. More from me and @kbadenhausen 👇
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2 years
. @Sportico 's latest @NBA valuations are out. Here's how they've changed in that past year, a strange one with a lot of appreciation. Top four remain same: - @nyknicks -- $6.12 billion - @warriors -- $6.05 billion - @Lakers -- $5.63 billion - @BrooklynNets -- $3.61 billion
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NEWS: The @WTA says it is suspending tournament in China in the wake of the Peng Shuai silencing. Effective immediately, the women's tennis circuit won't play in China or Hong Kong next year.
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BREAKING: The @NBA has formed a blockchain task force to explore ways to incorporate the technology across the league's business. It's about a lot more than Top Shot. Group includes @mcuban , @TedLeonsis and @Vivek . More details with @soshnick
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Truly one of the best, most informative stories/viz we've published at @Sportico . Every sports fan should understand the info in this piece from @kbadenhausen about how the @NFL , @NBA , @MLB , @NHL and @MLS make money. 📈: @LevAkabas
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2 years
Michele Kang has responded, through lawyer Beth Wilkinson: “We are disappointed to learn that Mr. Baldwin continues to repeat these false and inappropriate allegations... We are ready to move forward and focus on the next, exciting chapter for the Washington Spirit.”
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2 years
BREAKING: The fight over the @WashSpirit took another turn Wednesday, when Steve Baldwin sent a scathing email to the @NWSL team's investors accusing co-owner Michele Kang of "a coup attempt" and an "endless stream of lies." @_emcaron and I have more:
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BREAKING: The @Broncos have interviewed at least four different bankers about handling a potential sale of the franchise, per sources. Me and @soshnick break down the clearest indication yet that the @NFL franchise could hit the market after the season.
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BREAKING: @TGL , the new golf league backed by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, has sold its first team ⛳️ @serenawilliams , @Venuseswilliams and @alexisohanian have purchased the first of six teams that will debut next year. Meet the Los Angeles Golf Club 👇
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3 years
. @NBA play-in game viewership averages: Lakers-Warriors (late game, ESPN): 5.6 million Wizards-Celtics (late game, TNT): 2.5 million Spurs-Grizzlies (early game, ESPN): 2.3 million Hornets-Pacers (early game, TNT): 1.4 million
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. @Patriots owner Robert Kraft, one of the biggest donors to Columbia and its athletics department, says he will no longer give the school money "until corrective action is taken."
@StandUp2JewHate
Stand Up to Jewish Hate #🟦
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A statement from @FCASorg Founder Robert Kraft.
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It's unclear if this "boycott" talk will include athletes (or if the U.S. government even has that authority), but the @StateDept openly discussing a coordinated boycott of the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing is definitely news.
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NEWS: New York has awarded its sports betting licenses. Winners - @BetMGM - @DraftKings - @FanDuel - @BallyBet - @CaesarsSports - @PointsBetUSA - @WynnBET - @KambiSports - Rush Street Losers - @Fanatics - Barstool/Penn National - @bet365 - @FOXBet - Others
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BREAKING: @SyracuseU 's Carrier Dome is no more. The school has negotiated a settlement with @Carrier to terminate the 'lifetime' naming rights deal. Local tech company @JMAWireless will be the dome's new naming rights partner. More at @Sportico 👇
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BREAKING: Arctos Sports Partners is buying a 5% stake in the @Warriors , a deal that values the @NBA team at roughly $5.5 billion. More from me and @soshnick on what could be the start of a rush of PE money into U.S. franchises.
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BREAKING: The @ptpaplayers , the trade association co-founded by Novak Djokovic, has named OneTeam CEO Ahmad Nassar as its new executive director, and raised $26 million from a group that includes @BillAckman to launch a new commercial arm. More details👇
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BREAKING: The @NWSL 's most valuable franchise is for sale. @weareangelcity has hired a bank to seek a new control owner, sources tell me/ @soshnick . @alexisohanian , who is lead investor but doesn't have board control, is not selling his shares. More 👇
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BREAKING: @Chargers owner Dea Spanos Berberian is looking to sell 24% of the @NFL team. It's 15% that she owns personally, plus her stake in the family trust. This comes amid a legal battle between she and her brothers. More from me and @soshnick 👇
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No public school in the country has more athletics debt than @CalAthletics , debt the university has already partially taken off sports to ease the burden. The Golden Bears are in danger of suffering a massive reduction in revenue. 📉: via @Sportico 's college finance database
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So to recap: 2019 - Former @Adidas execs and college coaches get jail time/plea deals in wide-ranging scheme to funnel money to kids to play at Adidas schools 2022 - Adidas says it will pay any athlete at an adidas school.
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. @adidas says it will offer NIL money to anyone who plays at a DI college sponsored by the sportswear giant
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BREAKING: The @WNBA and its teams are valued at $1 BILLION in this recent raise, per @_emcaron . The @NBA and existing @WNBA team owners are being equally diluted in the transaction. For reference, the least valuable @NBA teams is worth ~$1.5B. Story:
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Heck of a 2022 for Stan Kroenke and his teams, including @NFL , @NHL and @NLL titles. Here's the @Sportico breakdown of his biggest assets.
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Caitlin Clark jerseys for sale at @Fanatics say they'll ship in August "due to @Nike 's manufacturing times". Reminds me of the Messi/ @InterMiamiCF jerseys, which took months after his MLS signing because of @Adidas production. Shocking we can't figure this out in 2024...
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BREAKING: @Spurs owner Peter Holt is among the people who have expressed interest in buying @LigaMxEng team @Club_Queretaro , which is under forced sale. Spurs CEO R.C Buford would be part of group. More from me and @soshnick 👇
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NEWS: Former @ESPN sportscaster @adnansvirk is joining Meadowlark, the new media company being launched by former ESPNers John Skipper and @LeBatardShow . Virk's Cinephile podcast will move to Meadowlark's network in July. More details on Meadowlark 👇
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SCOOP: Florida State is working with @jpmorgan to raise institutional money for the @Seminoles athletic department. PE giant Sixth Street in advanced talks. Comes with FSU facing a pricy decision on @theACC . More from me, @kbadenhausen and @soshnick 👇
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BREAKING: @UCLA 's new six-year deal with @Nike / @Jumpman23 is worth roughly $7.7 million per year The school's previous contract with @UnderArmour , a 15-year deal that's now the subject of litigation, was worth an average of $18.66 million per year. Story soon @Sportico
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From 2008-2022, the Dan Snyder-owned @Commanders went from first in @NFL attendance to dead last. A remarkable chart, and a cautionary tale for owners in all leagues... 📉: @Sportico / @LevAkabas
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2 years
NEWS: @NBCSports is keeping all of the @premierleague 's U.S. rights. Six-year deal, with talks having eclipsed $2 billion. This is now the largest U.S. deal for a European soccer league, eclipsing LaLiga's eight-year $1.4 billion deal with ESPN.
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Here's @Sportico 's ranking of *all* 152 teams in the big five North American leagues: - All 32 @NFL teams are in the top 40 - The @NBA teams in the Top 10 - Only two @NHL teams in the top 75 - @LAFC above 17 NHL teams - Only five @MLS teams below Coyotes
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The @WTA has followed through on its threat to take its business away from China, at least for now. A total opposite approach to the one taken by the IOC, with the Beijing @Olympics just three months away.
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Statement from Steve Simon on behalf of the @WTA
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BREAKING: @Fanatics has reached a deal to buy @PointsBetUSA 's U.S. business. Told the price is around $150 million. More at @Sportico 👇 Deal should accelerate Fanatics sportsbook's push into new states, and provide some additional tech/trading ability.
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Statement from Flores:
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The @PhoenixMercury just signed a jersey patch deal worth "about $3 million" per year (!), according to @epjackson . That in the range of early @NBA patch deals at the bottom end of the league...
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Another update here: @utahjazz owner Ryan Smith is also a part of this new ownership group. @RyanQualtrics bought the Jazz for $1.66 billion in 2020, and expressed interest in RSL early in the sale process. He was absent from talks for a while, but re-entered in Blitzer group.
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EXCLUSIVE: A group led by David Blitzer, co-owner of the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils, has reached an agreement to purchase @MLS club @realsaltlake
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NEWS: The 5th of the first 6 @TGL team has sold. It's San Francisco, led by former @Bucks owner Marc Lasry and @NBA star @StephenCurry30 . It's one of the first (maybe the first) investments for Lasry's Avenue Sports Fund. LPs include Curry teammates @KlayThompson and @andre .
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BREAKING: The fight over the @WashSpirit took another turn Wednesday, when Steve Baldwin sent a scathing email to the @NWSL team's investors accusing co-owner Michele Kang of "a coup attempt" and an "endless stream of lies." @_emcaron and I have more:
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BREAKING: @ESPN and @LaLigaEN have agreed to an eight-year, $1.4 billion media rights deal. Brokered by the 50-50 JV between the league and Relevent Sports Group, it's the most lucrative U.S. TV deal for an overseas league @crupicrupicrupi has more:
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David Blitzer is about to become a rare (maybe first??) person to own equity in all five major U.S. leagues. He has stakes in: NBA: @Sixers NFL: @steelers NHL: @NJDevils and is nearing deals with: MLS: @RealSaltLake MLB: @CleGuardians Plus a handful of European soccer teams
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EXCLUSIVE: A group led by David Blitzer, co-owner of the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils, has reached an agreement to purchase @MLS club @realsaltlake
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Shares in Arena Group, the parent of @SInow , fell 24.4% today in trading, the day after that fake authors story ran in @futurism . By my math, that's a ~$15.5 million drop in market cap for $AREN
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. @Sportico has now done valuations for all five major U.S. leagues (shoutout to @kbadenhausen ). Here's how they compare @NFL average: $3.5 billion @NBA average: $2.3 billion @MLB average: $2.2 billion @NHL average: $930 million @MLS average: $550 million
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. @Sportico has now done valuations for @NFL , @NBA and @MLB teams. Here's the top 20, color coded by sport (I don't think any @NHL team would crack list anyway)
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Wow. Flores also accuses @Broncos brass, included Joe Ellis and John Elway, of showing up hung over to another interview in 2019, which he also says was held just so the team could "satisfy" the Rooney Rule.
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BREAKING: Former @Dolphins coach Brian Flores has filed a class action lawsuit (alongside other Black coaches) against the @NFL for its racial hiring practices. It includes the claim that Flores interviewed for the @Giants job knowing that the team had already hired Brian Daboll
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NEWS: The Bally Sports bankruptcy is in motion for next week, sources tell me, @soshnick , and @bpcoffey . The process will trigger a cascade of ramifications for some of the country's most valuable @MLB , @NBA and @NHL teams. More 👇
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NEWS: The @Seminoles are looking to raise $327 million from a new series of bonds, backed by athletics revenue, as school administrators publicly worry about falling behind financially. Here's a quick @Sportico breakdown 👇 Plus a 🧵 on the details.
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BREAKING: @Apple is taking over as the next sponsor of the Super Bowl halftime show. Taking over for @Pepsi which declined to renew after a decade as the @NFL 's partner. 120 million people watched the show this year.
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A lot of people in the industry are keeping tabs on this. Many sports teams/leagues have signed expensive partnerships with crypto lenders and trading platforms. And there's a lot of concerns about whether they'll play out in full. If they don't, it'll get messy.
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EXCLUSIVE: The @NWSL has told its players that they could be out money after cryptocurrency platform Voyager Digital, one of the league’s biggest partners, filed for bankruptcy earlier this month.
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Now that the Final Four is set, we know roughly how much each conference will make from this #MarchMadness . And for the first time in 20+ years, the @SEC is the big @NCAA tournament unit winner. @Sportico story w/ @LevAkabas :
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Early March Madness unit leaders through the Sweet 16: @Big12Conference -- 15 @SEC and @theACC -- 13 @bigten - 12 What's a unit? It's how the @NCAA distributes money based on @MarchMadnessMBB success. Learn more via @Sportico 👇
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BREAKING: The @NBA completed its investigation into misconduct allegations against @Suns owner Robert Sarver. NBA found he repeatedly used the N-word, and displayed "inequitable conduct" towards female employees. He's fined $10 million, and banned from team for a year. More 👇
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This is one of the largest club deals in @MLS history: - $10M signing bonus - $1M/year in marketing pre-legislation - $15M bonus if Texas legalizes by granting teams licenses - $15M/year for next 10 years (this is $7.5M in marketing and $7.5M guarantee of net gaming revenue)
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. @HoustonDynamo , @fuboTV Gaming Ink MLS-Record Sports Betting Deal Full story:
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BREAKING: The @HoustonDynamo and @FuboSportsbook have inked the largest sports betting deal in @MLS history. Could be worth at least $178 million, depending on Texas' path to legal wagering $FUBO
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NEWS: @Packers financials show a tale of two revenue streams for @NFL teams last season. - National payout for each team jumped to record $309M - Local revenue (game-day sales) fell 70% to just $62M Team had operating loss for first time in 20 years
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For context, LIV Golf's U.S. TV debut earlier this year drew 286,000 viewers.
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The Premier Lacrosse League's opening game this weekend averaged 543,000 viewers on ABC. That makes it the most-watched outdoor professional lacrosse game in history. Let's go @PremierLacrosse !! 📈
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Here's where the four remaining @NFL playoff teams rank in terms of franchise values, per @Sportico 's numbers. - @49ers 🤠 $5.2 billion - 5th of 32 - @Eagles 🦅 $4.7 billion - 9th of 32 - @Chiefs 🏹 $3.5 billion - 20th of 32 - @Bengals 🐅 $2.8 billion - 32nd of 32
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BREAKING: In an SEC filing, Sheldon Adelson's family says it is selling ~$1.9 billion in $LVS stock to buy a "majority interest in a professional sports franchise." It says there is a deal in place, pending league approval. The team is not named. More to come....
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. @barstoolsports CEO @EKANardini says the company has signed 25% of all college athletes to NIL deals. Small partnerships for sure, but that's well over 100,000 athletes.
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The @Commanders were the most valuable sports franchises in the world when Dan Snyder bought the team in 1999 for $800 million. Now it is worth $4.78 billion, 8th-most in the @NFL .
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With today's @NFL / @YouTube deal, here's where all of the major U.S. leagues' media contracts sit. 📈 @LevAkabas
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NEWS: @TopGolf and @BetMGM are teaming up to bring sports betting marketing, promos and games to driving ranges across the country. Will start with TopGolf venues in six states where BetMGM operates, and grow as more states come online
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Eben Novy-Williams
2 years
You knew the @PeacocksMBB upset of Kentucky was historic, but did you know it was *this* historic? From a financial perspective, it's the biggest upset in the @NCAA tournament in 15 years, and likely ever. Chart and story from @LevAkabas :
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Eben Novy-Williams
10 months
@MartynOddy @russwest44 @49ers @LUFC @Sportico @Variety @KingJames @NBA Russ is a big name. Even if he just wears Leeds apparel occasionally, and pushes it on social, that's got value.
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Eben Novy-Williams
3 years
On the eve of the @NCAA tournament, basketball players from many teams are all tweeting the same hashtag #NotNCAAProperty
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3 years
HAPPENING NOW: Under the hashtag #NotNCAAProperty , student-athletes are tweeting out their solidarity
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Eben Novy-Williams
3 years
NEWS: The @NWHL says its salary cap will double in 2021-22 to $300,000 per team. That's the highest figure in the league's seven-year history.
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Eben Novy-Williams
28 days
Jake From State Farm is going to be "one of the first to congratulate" Caitlin Clark when she gets drafted into the @WNBA on Monday... We have reached the late-stage capitalism era of sports marketing
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Eben Novy-Williams
11 months
BREAKING: @Fanatics has dramatically increased its offer to buy @PointsBetUSA 's North American business. Was $150M, now $225M. And the PointsBet board has unanimously recommended it. Shareholders vote on the 30th, but @DraftKings was "unable" finalize a bid by today's deadline
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Eben Novy-Williams
6 months
Here are @Sportico valuations for *all 152* teams in the major U.S. leagues: - Every @NFL team in Top 40 - Every @NBA team in Top 86 - First @NHL team is #54 - First @MLS team is #122 - 10th NFL team is #10 - 10th NBA team is #47 - 10th MLB team is #57 - 10th NHL team is #95
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Eben Novy-Williams
3 months
Here's a list of all the sports that will be in this bundle. As expected, it's a lot:
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Sportico
3 months
BREAKING: Fox, Warner Brothers and Disney are creating a sports streaming product that is set to launch later this year per @WSJ The service will be available to ESPN+, Hulu and Max subscribers and each company will own one-third of the product
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Eben Novy-Williams
2 years
The complaint also includes photos of all the @NFL owners, to highlight the lack of black owners.
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Eben Novy-Williams
3 months
Here is the average annual value of the major domestic media deals in U.S. sports: 🏈 @NFL : $11.1 billion/year 🏀 @NBA : $2.6 billion/year ⚾️ @MLB : $1.84 billion/year 🏒 @NHL : $635 million/year (*Doesn't include 🇨🇦 deal*) ⚽️ @MLS : $250 million/year 📈: @Sportico / @LevAkabas
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Eben Novy-Williams
2 years
More details from the complaint about that @Giants interview. It directly accuses the team of talking to Flores just to satisfy the Rooney Rule.
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Eben Novy-Williams
3 years
Great graphic from @LevAkabas about how @PremierLeague jersey sponsors have changed since the league's founding. Check out: 1) Gambling's takeover 2) Beer and electronics have fully disappeared 3) Carmakers took a decade off, then came back
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Eben Novy-Williams
9 months
Also, interesting to me: Look at the press conference backdrop from this @InterMiamiCF press conference in June (left) and the backdrop now (right).
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Eben Novy-Williams
3 years
BREAKING: @InterMiamiCF owners Jorge and Jose Mas have reached an agreement to buy out partners Marcelo Claure and Masa Son, in a deal that values the team between $600 and $650 million. More from me and @kbadenhausen 👇
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Eben Novy-Williams
2 years
BREAKING: The David Blitzer-led group has reached an agreement to purchase @MLS club @RealSaltLake . Blitzer will be the controlling owner. Group includes Arctos Sports Partners. More details from me and @soshnick 👇
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