3.1 - Sports Business Fundamentals

Mets sale to billionaire Steve Cohen approved by MLB owners

The greatest wish of New York Mets fans around the world has finally been realized: The Wilpons will no longer be principal owners of their favorite team. MLB owners approved the sale of the Mets to billionaire hedge fund manager Steve Cohen on Friday for a reported $2.4 billion. Click Read more…

By Chris Lindauer, 4 years10/31/2020 ago

10.1 - Fan Experience

The NBA made it through its pandemic season, now it looks to 5G and VR in a post-Covid world

Mark Tatum couldn’t do it. The National Basketball Association’s deputy commissioner was asked to describe the league’s 2019-20 season in one word and found it too difficult. Keep in mind, before the pandemic and social unrest plagued the world, the NBA lost two of its icons in former commissioner David Read more…

By Chris Lindauer, 4 years10/31/2020 ago