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Sports Business Execs Share Their TCS N.Y. Marathon Experiences
Readers of THE DAILY describe their experiences running last Sunday's TCS N.Y. Marathon. → Read More
Forty Under 40: Devi Mahadevia
Devi Mahadevia did not follow the traditional career path of a sports industry executive. But the power of technology has always resonated with her, which is why after the 9/11 terrorist attacks she spent the first five years of her career at Lockheed Martin supporting the country’s national security and intelligence efforts. North America Sports Programming Lead, Facebook Age: 37 Born:… → Read More
ESPN, DAZN Figuring Out How To Co-Exist In Boxing Marketplace
ESPN, DAZN figuring out how to promote rivals' fights in new boxing media landscape. → Read More
Sabres' Early-Season Success Paying Off At Box Office
Buffalo's success this season is rejuvenating the local fan base after recent down years. → Read More
A Day In The Life: Panini America VP/Marketing Jason Howarth
Longtime exec Andy Dolich shows how busy his days are. → Read More
Philadelphia Becoming Face Of 'New Global NBA'
Philadelphia CEO Scott O'Neil says players like Joel Embiid are key to club's int'l growth. → Read More
76ers' O'Neil Talks Team Trip To China, Growing Fan Base
Scott O'Neil says preseason trip to China shows how the team is using its international roster to grow its fan base. → Read More
A Day In The Life: CAA Co-Head Of Basketball Austin Brown
The start of the new NBA season is a hectic time for CAA Co-Head of Basketball AUSTIN BROWN. Between flying around the country to meet with clients like Nets G D'ANGELO RUSSELL or Jazz G DONOVAN MITCHELL and making recruiting calls to determine which top college prospects to pursue for representation in the upcoming NBA Draft, a free moment is hard to come by. When he is home in Chicago and not… → Read More
WNBA Leading The Way In Changing Perceptions About Women's Sports
Game Changers conference turns spotlight on issues facing women in the industry. → Read More
Cheez-It Lands Deal For Title Sponsorship Of Cactus Bowl
Cheez-It is deepening its ties to college football, as the popular snack brand has signed a multiyear deal to title sponsor the Cactus Bowl beginning with this year's game at Chase Field. The bowl title sponsorship is the first ever for the Kellogg's brand, which already is a big sponsor of ESPN’s weekly "College GameDay." The fully-integrated partnership includes digital and social media,… → Read More
Golf Channel's Solomon Talks New Tech, Strategy Around Open
Solomon was an advocate of enlisting fairway bunker cams for the net's coverage from Carnoustie The Open Championship began this morning and NBC Sports will broadcast 50 hours of live tournament coverage from Carnoustie Golf Links, the most of any golf event on the calendar. The net is in its third year with Open rights and Golf Channel Exec Producer Molly Solomon is excited for this year's… → Read More
Going Off The Grid: Panelists Talk Best MLB Expansion Cities, ESPN+
"Going Off The Grid" is a weekly survey of sports execs and personalities offering their thoughts on a handful of pressing (and trivial) issues in sports and pop culture. This week, our panelists give their takes on which cities MLB should expand to and their initial thoughts on the launch of ESPN+. * The Ringer Editor-in-Chief & Chief Content Officer Sean Fennessey -- His favorite TV show… → Read More
A Day In The Life With Atlanta United President Darren Eales
"A Day in the Life" is a feature in SBD examining the daily habits of interesting personalities in sports business. This week, Atlanta United President DARREN EALES discusses building the budding MLS franchise. 6:00am: If I'm at home and not in another country trying to acquire players, I’m up by 6:00. I’ll check my Twitter feed as well as The Guardian for soccer news from Europe. I have twin… → Read More
Braves Expecting Increase In Merch Sales For Acuña's Home Debut
Acuña merchandise is expected to sell out, but more Acuña-related product will be added to the team store Braves LF Ronald Acuña Jr. will make his much-anticipated home debut Friday at SunTrust Park, and the Braves have stocked the ballpark's team store with his No. 13 jerseys, T-shirt jerseys and other merchandise in preparation for the heralded rookie’s arrival. Braves Senior VP/Marketing Adam… → Read More
SI's Jack Dickey Talks Successful Run On "Jeopardy"
SI's Jack Dickey Talks Successful Run On "Jeopardy" By Lucas Smith, Staff Writer The third time was the charm for SI’s JACK DICKEY , who had auditioned twice previously for “Jeopardy” before finally fulfilling his dream as a contestant on the show. Dickey certainly made the most of his opportunity, raking in a three-day total of $47,802 after a third-place fi... → Read More
Nike Remains Top Jersey/Shoe Provider For Women's NCAA Tourney Teams
Nike again is by far the top shoe and jersey provider for the 64 teams in the Women's NCAA Tournament. Nike and its affiliated brands outfit 40 teams in some capacity (37 teams wear both Nike shoes and jerseys; Grambling State and Maine wear just Nike shoes; Michigan wears Jordan brand). That is up from 39 teams last season and 37 in '16, but still down from the 49 teams it sponsored in '15.… → Read More
Minding My Business With USTA Managing Dir of Marketing Nicole Kankam
Name : Nicole Kankam Position : USTA Managing Dir of Marketing Where I’m from : Akron, Ohio Where I call home : New Rochelle, N.Y. Focusing on right now : We just came off a hugely successful event at the South Street Seaport, which was a kickoff event where we brought the “U.S. Open Ex → Read More
Minding My Business: IBM Client & Programme Executive For Wimbledon Sam Seddon
Name : Sam Seddon Position : IBM Client & Programme Executive for Wimbledon Where I’m from : Manchester, England Where I call home : Oxford, England Focusing on right now : Friday was one of our big testing days. We did testing for one of our data entry systems and scoring systems to get → Read More
Nashville Radio Host Discusses Level Of Excitement Locally Surrounding Predators
The Predators' run to the Western Conference Finals has brought with it an atmosphere at Bridgestone Arena that has been described as lively and deafening. The enthusiasm for the Predators in Music City peaked during Thursday night's Western Conference Finals Game Four, which set an arena attendance → Read More
Ley, Schaap Believe Revamped "E:60" Shows ESPN's Dedication To Journalism
ESPN’s highly publicized layoffs last month raised questions about the network’s direction and gave birth to a narrative that its commitment to journalism may not be what it once was. The net has refuted this notion and appears to be putting all of its efforts to a new weekly morning edi → Read More