The NCAA and ESPN have reached a new eight-year media rights deal worth more than $115 million annually, as the value of sports media rights reaches new heights. Click here to read the story at cnbc.com. Discussion Questions:
For the first time in NFL history, the league will broadcast a postseason game exclusively on a streaming service. Saturday’s nightcap of the Super Wild Card Weekend doubleheader on the NBC platforms will be exclusively on the streaming service Peacock, not on free over-the-air television. Click here to read the Read more…
As I always say, the games are just the storefront of the NFL; the real work is done behind, around and inside the games. And while the games occur during five months each year, the business of the NFL inexorably marches on, in-season and offseason, with never-ending issues. Click here Read more…
From the Chicago Bulls’ bright red courts to the New Orleans Pelicans’ purple and neon green scheme, bold — and highly polarizing — basketball court designs are helping the NBA draw viewers for its first-ever regular season tournament. Click here to read the story at cnn.com. Discussion Questions:
Thanks to a little show called Drive to Survive, as well as fresh ownership by way of Liberty Media, Formula 1 has never been more popular. Click here to read the story at vox.com. Discussion Questions:
Major League Baseball is getting a little closer to Salt Lake City. And there’s a chance it could get a lot closer as soon as 2025. Click here to read the story at deseret.com. Discussion Questions:
There’s never been a bad time to own an NHL franchise, but it’s looking like a particularly profitable endeavor lately. Click here to read the story at yahoo.sports.com. Discussion Questions:
Like just about everyone else in Milwaukee, the denizens of the Milwaukee Bucks’ business offices were undeniably excited when news broke that the Bucks had acquired seven-time National Basketball Association All-Star Damian Lillard on a late September afternoon. Click here to read the story at forbes.com. Discussion Questions:
The Kansas City metro takes another step toward solidifying a role as a leader in women’s sports. Click here to read the story at at kctv5.com. Discussion Questions:
The Texas Rangers 5-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks for their first championship on Wednesday night drew the largest audience of this World Series. However, it was not enough to prevent the five-game series from being the least-watched Fall Classic in recorded TV history. Click here to read the story at espn.com. Discussion Questions: