The crowd at the ceremony behind the Clark Sports Center for seven inductees, headlined by David Ortiz, looked to be about half the 55,000 who showed up for Mariano Rivera three years ago.| Sportico.com
David Blitzer nearing Cleveland Guardians investment that will give him about 35% of the MLB franchise and a path to control in the future.| Sportico.com
The fragmented nature of youth sports makes it a natural target for private equity investors flush with capital.| Sportico.com
The freshly minted University of Tennessee Athletics Foundation is executing—and obscuring—UT's Adidas apparel deal and other third-party contracts.| Sportico.com
A recently disclosed tax-exempt determination letter casts further doubt on whether most collectives should qualify as federal charities.| Sportico.com
Daniel Libit is an investigative and enterprise reporter for Sportico. He previously co-founded The Intercollegiate, a college sports outlet that gained national attention for its inventive use of public records journalism. Prior to covering sports, Libit spent over a decade reporting on national politics for Politico, National Journal, The Daily, CNBC.com, and other outlets, before launching an experimental blog dedicated to scrutinizing the University of New Mexico Lobos. In 2017, the New Y...| Sportico.com
The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) is a U.S.-based women’s basketball league that started play with eight teams in 1997.| Sportico.com
Latest From Fanatics & Friends: Flag Football in Saudi Arabia | Sportico.com
The Iowa star has broken numerous records this season.| Sportico.com
The Iowa star continues to play in the jersey she wore when setting the all-time NCAA women's scoring mark.| Sportico.com
Fanatics and Panini remain in federal litigation over their business dealings and how they compete, with both sides recently motioning for dismissal.| Sportico.com
The NCAA's legal defense of amateurism took another hit Friday when a judge issued a preliminary injunction against the NCAA's NIL-recruiting ban.| Sportico.com
Ivy League schools agree to not pay athletic scholarships. With antitrust law now fully applying to college sports, the Ivies face a new lawsuit.| Sportico.com
The NCAA faces another antitrust lawsuit, Carter v. NCAA, and this one could be the "big one": "t could end amateurism as its been known for decades.| Sportico.com
NLRB general counsel Jennifer Abruzzo says college athletes are employees under the NLRA. We break down what that means for college sports.| Sportico.com
Dartmouth College faces a difficult road in trying to reverse a regional director's ruling men's basketball players are employees who can unionize.| Sportico.com
Amidst the current NCAA student-athlete employment debate, it would be a bold and risky move that could pay dividends.| Sportico.com
USC makes the case it has not committed any labor law violations and that arguments by NLRB general counsel Jennifer Abruzzo fall short.| Sportico.com
If the NCAA thought a federal appeals court would be sympathetic to college athletes being denied employment status, that was a bad scouting report.| Sportico.com
Arctos Partners and Qatar Sports Investments have reached an agreement for Arctos to acquire a minority common equity stake in Paris Saint-Germain.| Sportico.com
Lakers, Warriors Tie for Most National TV Games in 2025-26 | Sportico.com
Earnings for the highest-paid female athletes rose 27% in 2024, but they were shut out for the second straight year from the 100 top earners overall.| Sportico.com
The world’s 15 top-earning athletes will make an estimated $221 million in 2024, up 27% versus last year. Eleven athletes made at least $10 million.| Sportico.com
Coco Gauff was the world's highest-paid female athlete in 2023, but her $22.7 million was nearly $10 million short the cutoff of the top 100 athletes.| Sportico.com
Cristiano Ronaldo became the first celebrity to reach 1 billion social media followers just weeks after launching his new YouTube channel in August.| Sportico.com
Ohtani's histroric contract has fans, teams and agents buzzing over its size and unique structure that calls for 97% of the total to be deferred.| Sportico.com
Freeman’s historic World Series performance carried the Los Angeles Dodgers as they beat the New York Yankees in five games.| Sportico.com
A key date looms for a potential merger between previous enemies LIV Golf and the PGA Tour.| Sportico.com
Cristiano Ronaldo was the highest paid athlete in the world in 2024, earning $260 million.| Sportico.com
Lakers, Warriors Tie for Most National TV Games in 2025-26 | Sportico.com
Curry's on-court and off-court earnings are both expected to hit $500 million during the 2026-27 season after his Warriors contract extension.| Sportico.com
Stephen Curry was the highest-paid NBA player last season and had $7.2 million of his $48.1 million salary withheld through the escrow system.| Sportico.com
Linda McMahon, the former WWE CEO, has committed to divesting certain of her assets if she is confirmed as Donald Trump's Secretary of Education.| Sportico.com
Proposed tariffs on China, Canada and Mexico could have multiple effects on the sports business, as costs rise and consumer spending tightens.| Sportico.com
Sportico explains why sports fans should care about tariffs. From rising costs for sporting goods to weaker demand for tickets, impacts could be big.| Sportico.com
The Sportico Sports Stock Index closed a volatile April near where it started, down 1%. Donald Trump's tariffs made for some big losers, however.| Sportico.com
LA28 is planning to sell naming rights at its competition venues for the duration of Olympic and Paralympic Games.| Sportico.com
The latest on WNBA labor talks, with players taking talks public at the All-Star Game in Indy. Also, the NFLPA meltdown; Trump's Commanders push.| Sportico.com
How will the latest pro volleyball league merger change the sport's growth? Sporticast also talks about the future of the Connecticut Sun.| Sportico.com
The NBA salary cap, salary floor and escrow payments are the main topic in this Sporticast podcast. It also talks about the Florida Panthers.| Sportico.com
The Jets and the NFL are locked in a trademark battle over Gotham City. This Sporticast podcast also talks about the NFLPA latest and Real Madrid.| Sportico.com
MLB's Home Run Derby is missing the sport's biggest stars. This Sporticast podcast discusses similarities with the NBA's Slam Dunk Contest, and fixes.| Sportico.com
Deion Sanders' cancer press conference leads this Sporticast podcast episode. The hosts also talk about Pete Rose, Hulk Hogan and an MLB labor battle.| Sportico.com
Scott Soshnick is the editor-in-chief of Sportico, Penske Media's new sports business platform. He joined Sportico in April of 2020. Prior to joining Sportico, Soshnick spent 27 years at Bloomberg News, where he spearheaded the global news agency's sports business coverage. He also created and co-hosted Bloomberg's Business of Sports podcast. Soshnick has appeared on a number of national programs, including ESPN's Outside the Lines. Soshnick graduated from Syracuse University in 1992 with a d...| Sportico.com
Diamond sports hopes a federal judge will extend key deadlines, including for filing the Chapter 11 plan.| Sportico.com
The old baseball scout’s phrase, ‘if you’re good enough, we’ll find you,’ seems to apply to fans in search of local tv games.| Sportico.com
While Diamond Sports Group's restructuring plan remains under wraps, an amicable separation from baseball may be in the works.| Sportico.com
The 2023-24 NHL and NBA seasons are approaching fast as a federal judge grants Diamond Sports Group more time to address its bankruptcy issues.| Sportico.com
Diamond's decision to exit its billion-dollar deal with the MLB club leaves Bally Sports Arizona, and its distributors, in a tough spot.| Sportico.com
Rich Strike's eye-goggling victory in 2022 scared up more viewers than the deciding games of the NBA Finals and World Series.| Sportico.com
Coverage of the major sports leagues in the world, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL and more.| Sportico.com
Padel and pickleball-focused social club Ballers has raised $20 million from investors including Andre Agassi and Kim Clijsters. Sportico has details.| Sportico.com
Pro Padel League has signed with sports agency Horizon Sports & Experiences as it looks to secure media rights deals and add more sponsors.| Sportico.com
Betsperts has acquired Fantasy Life App, creating what it calls the world's largest social media platform dedicated to gambling and fantasy.| Sportico.com
Betsperts has acquired Fantasy National Golf Club, the latest add for the betting-focused sports media company in a new fundraising round.| Sportico.com
The NFL is known to value control, but with many owners older and with several recent high-profile team succession controversies, is the league ready?| Sportico.com
Kansas City Chiefs founder Lamar Hunt pioneered complex trusts to pass along the team to his heirs, a system most NFL owners use today to minimize estate taxes.| Sportico.com
NFL franchise succession plans are taking center stage as valuations soar, families feud, and owners age. What's next for the Chicago Bears?| Sportico.com
The 2024 NBA trade deadline is the first under the new collective bargaining agreement, which imposes harsh restrictions on extravagant spenders.| Sportico.com
Injuries to Cam Johnson and Cameron Payne and a contract dispute with Jae Crowder have caused chaos for the Suns, who await sale to be finalized.| Sportico.com
This would have been a training camp full of questions for the Phoenix Suns, even without the saga of owner Robert Sarver.| Sportico.com
Everything you need to know about NBA salaries and how they work—including the salary cap, luxury tax, second apron and more.| Sportico.com
Spindrift, the beverage company bought by private equity firm Gryphon Investors this year, has athletes as new investors, headlined by Kevin Durant.| Sportico.com
Petitions for rehearings en banc are rarely granted, and a petition by Michael Jordan's 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports for one has been denied.| Sportico.com
HBSE founders Josh Harris and David Blitzer plan to merge Ripken Baseball operations with their youth baseball brand, Cooperstown All Star Village.| Sportico.com
David Blitzer's Guardians deal has been approved by MLB. He's on the cusp of owning equity in all five major U.S. leagues, a possible first.| Sportico.com
The most important business stories in the world of college sports.| Sportico.com
Caitlin Clark is a guard on the Indiana Fever who played college basketball at Iowa.| Sportico.com
Trading cards will be available for pre-order in April.| Sportico.com
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is the largest professional basketball league in the United States.| Sportico.com