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nytimes.com - Dan Shanoff - Twenty years in, Sloan Sports Analytics Conference co-founder looks ahead
Twenty years in, Sloan Sports Analytics Conference co-founder looks ahead
The New York Times

Twenty years ago, two analytically oriented rising-star sports executives in the Northeast — Jessica Gelman at Kraft Sports Group and Daryl Morey with the Boston Celtics — hatched an idea to bring together like-minded folks for a…

wsj.com - Katherine Hamilton - DraftKings Is Using Its Sports-Betting Playbook to Win Prediction Markets Race
DraftKings Is Using Its Sports-Betting Playbook to Win Prediction Markets Race
Wall Street Journal

DraftKings's strategy to become the leader in prediction markets is to do exactly what it did to dominate the online sports betting industry. The company is gearing up to operate in all 50 states, something that seemed like a long way off just 12…

nytimes.com - Ralph D. Russo - Smash Sports pitches board members of Michigan, USC and others on CFB restructure: Sources
Smash Sports pitches board members of Michigan, USC and others on CFB restructure: Sources
The New York Times

University leaders and other people affiliated with several power conference schools gathered Tuesday in Dallas to discuss a plan to restructure major college football by pooling the media rights of all the current conferences. Smash Sports, a…

nytimes.com - Jason Kirk - College sports' best current DI dynasties, plus Rueben Bain's short arms
College sports' best current DI dynasties, plus Rueben Bain's short arms
The New York Times

Until Saturday Newsletter 🏈 | This is The Athletic 's college football newsletter. Sign up here to receive Until Saturday directly in your inbox. I hope you've all been enjoying that time of year when everything you wear will be wrong for…

bloomberg.com - Watch Alex Rodriguez on Sports Investing and Latest Episode of 'The Deal' Podcast
Watch Alex Rodriguez on Sports Investing and Latest Episode of 'The Deal' Podcast
Bloomberg

Alex Rodriguez on Sports Investing and Latest Episode of 'The Deal' Podcast Alex Rodriguez, A-Rod Corp Chairman and CEO, discusses sports investing in 2026 and the latest episode of 'The Deal' podcast. He speaks with Bloomberg's Tim Stenovec and…

yomiuri.co.jp - 伊藤 - Climate Shocks Threaten $2.3 Trillion Sports Economy
Climate Shocks Threaten $2.3 Trillion Sports Economy
読売新聞オンライン

MILAN (Reuters) — Extreme weather threatens annual revenue growth in the $2.3 trillion sports economy, where expansion is driven mainly by tourism tied to resource-depleting global events such as the just-concluded Milano Cortina Games, a…

wwd.com - Jean E. Palmieri - Addison Rae Sports Short Shorts for Lucky Brand's Spring Collection
Addison Rae Sports Short Shorts for Lucky Brand's Spring Collection
WWD

Addison Rae turned into solid gold for Lucky Brand. Last August, the Los Angeles-based brand teamed with the singer and TikTok darling to create a special jean, the Addison Ultra Low Rise Flare. That collaboration turned out to be a runaway…

skysports.com - Today on Sky Sports Racing: All-weather action from Southwell
Today on Sky Sports Racing: All-weather action from Southwell
Sky Sports

In today's feature, course and distance scorer Azure Angel makes her seasonal reappearance in a competitive sprint handicap at Southwell. We also have international action from Happy Valley, live on Sky Sports Racing from 1.32pm We have a busy…

townhall.com - Stephen Moore - Don't Let Congress Ruin College Sports
Don't Let Congress Ruin College Sports
Townhall

Should the revenues made by big-time college athletics be 'shared' by all the schools? Do we want 'revenue-sharing' socialism to come to college football and basketball? Many in Congress are answering yes to that question. The NCAA isn't the…

sportingnews.com - Andrew Hughes - UGA, Nebraska, and Tennessee's reps sent big prediction on involvement at Trump's college sports roundtable | Sporting News
UGA, Nebraska, and Tennessee's reps sent big prediction on involvement at Trump's college sports roundtable | Sporting News
The Sporting News

President Donald Trump has the world on an uncertain brink. Amid the chaos, college sports' own uncertainty somehow isn't being ignored. This Friday, Trump's assembly of notable names across the sports world will help figure out what direction…

si.com - Ben Bloom - Prediction Markets vs. Sports Betting: Similar Mechanics, Different Structures
Prediction Markets vs. Sports Betting: Similar Mechanics, Different Structures
Sports Illustrated

'I've been playing fantasy sports for over 25 years, dating back to the early internet days of sandbox.net, fanball.com, and the original Hector the Projector at ESPN. Today I compete primarily in season-long, high-stakes fantasy baseball and…

abc.net.au - Johanna Marie - Liquidators find sports centre company owes creditors on top of $61m tax debt
Liquidators find sports centre company owes creditors on top of $61m tax debt
ABC News

Liquidators have confirmed investigations into Mr Kinnest's companies are ongoing. Employees and suppliers are among 140 secured and unsecured creditors. Sports representatives say the closures have impacted thousands of players. A Queensland…

hypebeast.com - Joyce Li - Audi Officially Confirms the All-Electric Concept C Sports Car Is Heading for Production
Audi Officially Confirms the All-Electric Concept C Sports Car Is Heading for Production
Hypebeast Hong Kong Limited

Audi CEO Gernot Döllner has officially confirmed that the striking Concept C all-electric sports car is headed for production within the next two years Serving as a spiritual successor to the iconic TT and R8 models, the two-seater EV roadster…

express.co.uk - Archie Griggs - Stars stranded and World Cup boycott - how Iran conflict is causing sport chaos
Stars stranded and World Cup boycott - how Iran conflict is causing sport chaos
Express.co.uk

The world of sport has been plunged into disarray by the conflict in the Middle East The outbreak of hostilities in the Middle East is causing no shortage of chaos in the world of sport. With little sign of the conflict being resolved in the…

planetf1.com - Jamie Woodhouse - Formula 1 locks in Australia future with Fox Sports and Kayo deal
Formula 1 locks in Australia future with Fox Sports and Kayo deal
PlanetF1

Formula 1 has announced a multi-year extension to its broadcast deal with Foxtel's Fox Sports Australia and Kayo Sports. Kayo Sports will continue to be Australia's home of Formula 1 under the terms of this new deal, which will see every practice…

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