Sportsbusiness Journal

Takeaways from leaving Las Vegas; FIFA's early presale woes and trends in new buildings and on campus

Start your morning with Buzzcast with Joe Lemire: Podium34 raises $200M for 2034 Olympics; Broncos find a stadium site; Illinois football gets news stadium name and NFL Week 1 ratings are strong.

0:00 - NFL Kickoff draws big viewership1:25 - NFL’s first virtual first down measurement2:20 - NBA Europe momentum 3:25 - StubHub IPO details 4:36 - Minute Media reaches deal to acquire VideoVerse and Magnifi5:23 - Nike’s pivotal year continues 6:39 - WNBA labor talks continue7:15 - Messi’s futbol future

Closing the curtain on the U.S. Open; NFL kickoff weekend runs smoothly and Newcastle United gets a new leader

The very healthy state of the NFL; College football's strong start; the WNBA's Fever have big ambitions and thinking about Bjorn Borg. 0:11 NFL season starts0:27 NFL game in São Paulo, Brazil1:29 NFL's league record sponsorships2:12 Life is very good for the NFL according to the CivicScience SBJ Sports Consumer Insights Survey4:21 College Football television ratings5:28 Steve Ballmer isn't hiding over accusations of  violating cap rules\7:02 Caitlin Clark's out the rest of the season7:37 Indiana Fever building new practice facility8:49 Tennis news, Bjorn Borg's prostate cancer in remission9:32 Takeaways

00:00 Intro  00:11 Oklahoma State students' bright futures 01:14 NBC’s highest grossing NFL season  02:20 American Express replacing Visa as NFL partner  04:03 Toyota enters year 3 as NFL partner  04:25 Pepsi's tailgate crashers04:50 Josh Allen: The NFL’s marketing force 05:30 Visa’s World Cup tickets presale draw  06:59 Chicago Stars relocating to Northwestern’s temporary stadium  08:11 Big 12 in good hands with Allstate 09:03 Big 12 and Barstool Sports talk partnership 09:39 Buzzcast takeaways 

FIFA's scrubbing effort of stadium naming rights; Seattle's soccer strength and the Brewers' impact on all of MLB

Start your morning with Buzzcast with Austin Karp: ESPN sends off Lee Corso with class (and a huge TV audience); PGA Tour viewership rebounds in a big way; and John Malone may be angling to put F1 on the block.

Jerry Jones and the Cowboys make another splash; Brian Rolapp's first month at the PGA Tour; and saluting the legend Lee Corso.

Start your morning with Buzzcast with Joe Lemire: T’Wolves hire Panthers’ Caldwell as CEO; IndyCar grows with Fox; McLaren lands Mastercard naming deal

A sports and entertainment coupling; MLB’s 2026 schedule; new NFL committee roles; looming changes to NFL viewing this season

The nexus of fashion and sports; NFL owners discuss key issues and a tennis leader set to step aside

Big events, big attendance, big impact and the American Cornhole League changes ownership model

Why Aer Lingus Classic works; the USTA's gamble pays off and a once-in-a-generation promotional master passes away

The ESPN app experience; Brian Rolapp's bold beginning; T-Wolves make changes and "The Nap" gets its bobblehead

Start your morning with Buzzcast with Austin Karp: ESPN DTC rolls out plans for NFL at launch; the Smiths look to create destination in downtown SLC; WNBA Cleveland gets its first team president; and could MLB.tv be headed to ESPN?

The USTA's gamble; OK sells post-game press conference access and PGA Tour lands a critical sponsor renewal and why it's important

Summer viewing suggestions; NASCAR lands big sponsor; UNC breaks down revenue sharing and LIV Golf's hot market

Olympic venue naming rights; an NIL-centric apparel deal at UT; progress on MLB media rights; the release of the NBA schedule; and a storied charity softball game.

Start your morning with Buzzcast with Joe Lemire: Trail Blazers will have a new owner; the Twins will keep theirs; KU receives record athletics gift; Taylor Swift may have broken the internet