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Top Seeds Dominate March, but No. 11 Brings the Madness: Data Viz
It’s better to be a higher seed in March Madness, right? Well, yes and no. Let’s start with the yes. No. 1 seeds have performed extremely well historically, capturing 11…
Ahead of Rights Talks, NASCAR Cup Series Gets Off to Blazing Start
Since the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series officially got underway four weeks ago, not a single televised sporting event has put up bigger TV numbers. Now in its 74th season, the…
WSE’s Massive Audience Enables $27M Raise, Revenue Model Pivot
Six months ago, we wrote a story explaining how it had become increasingly difficult—and costly—for mobile media companies built on the backs of social media platforms…
March Madness Daily: The Jordan Jumpman’s Giant NCAA Leap
One of Nike’s biggest recent business shifts will be on full display this week when March Madness kicks off in arenas around the country. There will be six teams wearing…
NCAA NIL Offers New Challenges, Opportunities for Disability Insurance
Today’s guest columnist is risk-management consultant David Brookbank. I’ve been advising college athletic departments for many years in the areas of risk management…
Linebacker Turned Art Curator Keith Rivers Opens New York Show
Right now, as soon as the elevator doors open onto the Flag Art Foundation’s ninth-floor space in the Chelsea Arts Tower, you’re confronted with what at first seems like…
Aaron Rodgers’ New Contract to Push Career Earnings to $550M
Quarterback Aaron Rodgers has officially signed a new contract with the Green Bay Packers that will take his career earnings halfway to the billion-dollar mark. The deal…
Top Brazil Soccer Club Inks With Sportfive to Expand U.S. Fan Base
Brazilian soccer club Flamengo and global sports marketing agency Sportfive have announced a partnership to expand Flamengo’s market presence internationally, focusing…
Arctos Owns 6 MLB Team Stakes, Including Dodgers, Cubs, Giants
Arctos Sports Partners has built an MLB portfolio of at least six franchises, including four of the most valuable teams in baseball, according to people familiar with…
March Madness Daily: Underdogs Lag in Star Power, Tradition and Cash
Potential No. 1 NBA draft pick Chet Holmgren and Gonzaga are the favorite to win the title, and some argue that the Bulldogs are the next blue blood team in college…
Sporticast: Tom Brady Returns, Sports Leaders Gather in Austin
On the latest Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams discuss some of the biggest sports business stories of the week, including Tom Brady’s…
MotorDAO Sets Out to Finance Race Teams, Drivers With Fan Backing
Decentralized autonomous organizations, as currently structured, are not a solution to fill the perceived gap in available capital within NFL, NBA, NHL or MLB ownership…