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Kalshi Asks Tribes to Embrace Prediction Markets After First Deal
The “brutal, bloody” war Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour declared last year against “100 tribes” and other critics of his company does not include the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana, which on Friday teamed up with Kalshi as the first tribal group with a prediction market partnership. Many tribes oppose Kalshi because they view prediction markets as […]
Sportico Transactions: Moves and Mergers Roundup for Sept. 18
Welcome to Sportico’s transactions wire, a weekly rundown of personnel, partnerships and products across the sports business industry. PERSONNEL Íñigo Aznar Named CRO of Inter Miami CF and Nu Stadium Inter Miami CF announced Iñigo Aznar has been named chief revenue officer of the club and Nu Stadium. Aznar brings 25 years of international experience […]
Kylian Mbappé Joins On, Ending His 20-Year Run With Nike
Kylian Mbappé, the third highest-paid player at this summer’s World Cup with estimated total earnings of $100 million, has left Nike and joined Swiss sports apparel and footwear company On to headline its newly launched soccer division. “Now, I find myself surrounded by innovators who dream of the same things I do,” he wrote in […]
TV Ratings Squeeze Tops List of NFL Overreactions
As much as there’s little room for nuance in the interval of frenzied overreaction that is Week 1 of the NFL season, two seemingly contradictory statements can be true at the exact same time. On the one hand, Josh Allen’s willingness to take a hit suggests that he’s one of the most fearless quarterbacks in […]
The U.S.-Canada Trade War and the Role of Sports Diplomacy
Today’s guest column is from professors John Cairney and Rick Burton. It’s often been said, or at least inferred, that the International Olympic Committee occasionally wishes to market itself as an entity dedicated to proclaiming and restoring peace. That notion, in place since the ancient Olympics were first held in Olympia, Greece, in 776 BCE, […]
MLS Shops Lucrative Presenting Sponsorship as It Preps ‘MLS 3.0’
Major League Soccer’s shift to “MLS 3.0” will include a new calendar, new playoffs and a new commissioner. Another major commercial change may soon follow. MLS is exploring the possibility of selling a presenting sponsorship, according to multiple people with direct knowledge of the matter. To do so, the league has retained London-based sports advisory […]
NFL Nixes Return of Pro-to-College Players, Raising Legal Questions
In a memo to NFL teams on Wednesday, the league clarified that defensive lineman Zxavian Harris and tight end Dae’Quan Wright—both of whom were cut from NFL training camps as rookies and then tried to join LSU’s roster—are ineligible to sign with the pro league’s teams during the 2026 season. The clarification highlights the risk […]
Ex-NLRB Official Abruzzo Now Pushes for College Athlete Unions
It’s been almost exactly five years since Jennifer Abruzzo wrote the memo—and nearly 20 months since President Donald Trump fired her from the National Labor Relations Board—but the former NLRB general counsel is still talking about college athletes. More and more, she’s been talking with them, too. Abruzzo now serves on the advisory board of […]
Fanatics, King of Online Sports Retail, Eyes More Brick and Mortar
Michael Rubin has built Fanatics into the world’s largest online seller of licensed sports merchandise over the past 15 years. Now his company is eyeing brick-and-mortar retail opportunities. Fanatics announced Thursday morning that it will open a collectibles store next month in Paris, on Rue Saint-Lazare in an area popular with tourists. It’s the second […]
Want to Organize College Athletes? Start With Their Agents
Today’s guest columnist is Chris Corr, executive director of the College Sport Research Institute. In January 2014, Northwestern quarterback Kain Colter and his teammates did something that, at the time, seemed almost unthinkable: They asked to be recognized as employees and to collectively bargain with their university. The effort ultimately failed. Although a regional National […]
Sporticast: Sadly, Stupid Still Sells
On the 588th Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams discuss some of the biggest sports business stories of the week, including a pair of internet controversies that were given more air than they deserve. First, they talk about Sportico‘s recent list of the highest paid coaches in the NFL. Andy Reid (Kansas City […]
The Protect College Sports Act Could Bring Both Order and Chaos
The U.S. Senate is expected to vote on the Protect College Sports Act (PCSA) at some point over the next couple of weeks. Late Tuesday, the Senate voted 74-23 to invoke cloture on a motion to proceed with PCSA, a precursor to a final vote on the bill. Sponsored by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and […]
Highest-Paid NFL Coaches 2026: Top 5 at Nearly $100M Combined
Andy Reid has built an unprecedented resume on the field as the only coach with 100 NFL coaching wins for two different franchises. After back-to-back Super Bowl titles, the Kansas City Chiefs rewarded Big Red in 2024 with a five-year contract worth $20 million annually on average. Reid stood alone in the $20 million club […]
Do More Eligible Players Improve College Sports? The NCAA Argues No
The NCAA says in a new court filing that opening the floodgates to thousands of athletes who have already exhausted their eligibility—and who, in some cases, turned pro—isn’t a good thing, even though it would mean better players playing college sports and more competition for roster spots. The argument was made last Friday to the […]
Cheer Sex-Abuse Suit Against Varsity, Webb Estate Needs a Restart
A federal judge in Georgia has ordered a former competitive cheerleader who alleges being sexually abused by her coach to replead the case and potentially seek new counsel. The ruling, however, keeps alive the latest federal sex abuse lawsuit against Varsity Brands. In an amended complaint filed last November, the alleged victim, identified only as […]
Zach Leonsis Promoted as Wizards, Capitals Near $750M in Revenue
Zach Leonsis has been promoted at Monumental Sports & Entertainment, a move that pushes him closer to taking the reins of the sports empire currently run by his father, Ted. As part of a series of executive moves, MSE announced Tuesday that Zach Leonsis will assume the newly created position of president and vice chairman. […]
NFL’s Down Under Opener Confirms Streamers Are Still Lagging TV
The NFL’s field trip to Australia may have bumped NBC’s annual Kickoff Game to Hump Day, but despite the somewhat unfamiliar launch date, the legacy rights-holder easily topped Netflix’s Thursday night deliveries. While this year marked the first time an NFL season officially got underway on a Wednesday night, the NBC broadcast flagship and its […]
NFL Fan Streamers Can’t Show Live Games. Enter Animation
As Mike Tirico and Cris Collinsworth called the kickoff game of the 2026 NFL season last week on NBC, more than a dozen Tiktokers, Twitch streamers, X creators and YouTubers were live, too, offering their own takes. Online personalities couldn’t carry NBC’s feed—that obviously costs millions. But through a deal between Fan.Live and the Creator […]
PGA Tour Adds First-Ever Investor Relations Executive
The PGA Tour has hired John Fizer as its senior vice president of investor relations, the organization will announce on Tuesday. The former Wall Streeter will report to the tour’s president of enterprise operations, Andy Weitz. In the newly created role, Fizer will focus on “developing the education and communication around the player equity program,” […]
Sporticast: NFL Opens, US Open Closes, and Steve Ballmer Bails
On the 587th Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams discuss some of the biggest sports business stories of the week, including the start of the 2026 NFL season. In 2010, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell set a goal of $25 million in revenue by 2027. The league will eclipse that total this year. So […]
2026 US Open Recap: Zverev, Rybakina Reign Over 3 Rowdy Weeks
With the U.S. Open now officially a three-week event, a lot of compelling stories get lost in the shuffle. For instance, it feels like months ago that Novak Djokovic bowed out in the first round to the undefeated Father Time, Naomi Osaka dressed like Allen Iverson and singles stars excelled in mixed doubles. Here’s our […]
Tennis Prize Money Tracker: Which Player Has Earned the Most in 2026?
Alexander Zverev ranks first in 2026 tennis tournament winnings with $14.71 million. The German took home $5.5 million for winning the U.S. Open and he pocketed $3.27 million for winning Roland Garros in June—both amounts were up 10% from the previous year’s winner’s prizes. He also made the final at Wimbledon and the semifinals of […]
Florida State Chops AD Alford in Latest Act of Seminole Unrest
After years of upheaval in Florida State athletics—including a then-unprecedented flirtation with private equity and a bitter legal fight with the Atlantic Coast Conference—the school has parted ways with athletic director Michael Alford. ESPN’s Andrea Adelson was first to report the news, followed shortly by a press release from the university and the removal of […]
Ballmer Apology Signals No Legal Fight Over NBA Penalties
Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer on Sunday night apologized via a post on X for the “distraction and distress” associated with the salary-cap-circumvention scandal and wrote that the Clippers are “complying with the penalties assessed by the league.” Ballmer noted that while there are “disagreements concerning the findings in the report,” he wants the […]
Kanter’s WNBA Lawsuit Doesn’t Actually Hinge on Trans Policy
Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom, who contends he should be considered eligible for the 2027 WNBA Draft as a woman, recently sued the Chicago Sky, the City of Chicago and others over an Aug. 23 incident in which he was expelled from attending a Sky-Indiana Fever game in Chicago’s Wintrust Arena as a spectator […]
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