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Israeli Billionaire's Company Snaps Up Spanish Sail GP Team
2+ hour, 20+ min ago (414+ words) Idan Ofer is expanding his sports empire. The Israeli shipping tycoon, who Forbes estimates is worth $32. 1 billion, has purchased Spain's Los Gallos Sail GP Team through his holding company Quantum Pacific Group. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. But…...
Sporticast: Is Your CEO Playing Too Much Golf?
4+ hour, 24+ min ago (552+ words) Sportico. com On the 542nd Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams chat with Lee Biggerstaff, a finance professor at Miami University in Ohio, about his research into the golfing habits of company executives. Biggerstaff and his colleagues used publicly…...
Michigan-UConn Defies Cable's Decline to Hit 7-Year TV Ratings High
12+ hour, 49+ min ago (246+ words) Sportico. com In putting an end to Michigan's five-game streak of March Madness blowouts, UConn on Monday night helped secure the best-ever cable audience for a men's college basketball title game and best TV turnout for the event on any…...
WVU Ruling Sets Stage for Supreme Court Fight Over NCAA Eligibility Limits
18+ hour, 37+ min ago (374+ words) The topic of eligibility was central to President Donald Trump's executive order issued last Friday, in which Trump proposes that eligibility'be capped to five years. While the order could face hurdles in being implemented, it highlights the sizable legal importance…...
Jeff Shell Leaves Paramount Skydance to "Focus on Lawsuit
20+ hour, 6+ min ago (209+ words) As Paramount Skydance looks to close out its $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, embattled PSKY president Jeff Shell has taken his leave from the company. Shell's departure, which comes on the heels of a $150 million lawsuit levied against him…...
The Masters Already Perfected the Big-Event Curtain Raiser
22+ hour, 19+ min ago (478+ words) Nearly every sports league or tournament is trying to create a lucrative, attention-grabbing ancillary event before the main attraction. But it was the most conservative event in sports that figured out this formula more than 50 years ago. Traditionally, players" kids…...
Kalshi NJ Court Win Puts Prediction Markets on Supreme Court Radar
23+ hour, 19+ min ago (883+ words) The U. S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit this week affirmed that New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement interim director Mary Jo Flaherty and other state officials can't regulate Kalshi through gambling laws or the state constitution. The ruling in…...
Varsity Nears Trial in Latest Cheer Antitrust Suit. Will It Proceed?
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (862+ words) An antitrust lawsuit filed in 2024 against Varsity is set to go before a jury in two months, the fourth such case to accuse the cheerleading giant of engaging in monopolistic behavior. The suit also names the Varsity-backed cheer sanctioning body,…...
Fanatics Turns Rewards Program Into a Direct Revenue Stream
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (354+ words) Fanatics" loyalty program has tripled in size in its first eight months, growing from 10 million to 30 million members. Now the company is selling sponsorships against it. Fanatics announced a new five-year deal with AT&T (NYSE: T) on Wednesday that will…...
World's Highest-Paid Golfers: Rahm, Mc Ilroy, Scheffler Each Top $80 M
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (820+ words) Scottie Scheffler has won seven tournaments since May, held the Official World Golf Ranking's top spot for 150 consecutive weeks and earned an estimated $81 million over the past 12 months. Yet even with that level of dominance, the 29-year-old finds himself looking…...