The Big 12 is in advanced talks to partner with Collegiate Athletic Solutions (CAS), a fund backed by RedBird Capital and Weatherford Capital, on a deal that could make up to $500 million available to its schools, according to multiple people familiar with the details. An outline of the arrangement was shared Friday with athletic […]
Fired University of Michigan head football coach Sherrone Moore was arraigned in Washtenaw County (Mich.) court on Friday as he faces home invasion, stalking, and breaking and entering charges. The development has major ramifications for Moore, who could face prison time if convicted of the charges, including if he legally challenges Michigan’s for-cause firing. Magistrate […]
Tennis Australia CEO Craig Tiley is in advanced talks to become the next CEO of the USTA, according to multiple people with knowledge of the talks. A lifelong tennis player, coach and executive, Tiley has been the tournament director for the Australian Open since 2006 and has run the Australian tennis governing body since 2013. […]
Lionel Messi claimed his first MLS Cup—and his 47th trophy between club and country competitions—last Saturday while Fox drew its biggest audience for the title game in three years. An average of 994,000 watched on Fox and Fox Deportes, according to Nielsen, with Inter Miami’s 3-1 win over the Vancouver Whitecaps also airing on Apple […]
Welcome to Sportico’s transactions wire, a weekly rundown of personnel, partnerships and products across the sports business industry. PERSONNEL TGI Sport Appoints James Rushton CEO TGI Sport, the global sports-technology and media company jointly backed by Bruin Capital and Quadrant Private Equity, appointed James Rushton as chief executive officer, succeeding Martin Jolly, who will move into the role […]
The semifinals of the third NBA Cup, initially called the In-Season Tournament in 2023, will be played on Saturday in Las Vegas. The NBA, satisfied with the event in year three, is choosing not to tinker with its placement in the calendar for 2026. “We will be in December for the knockout rounds again next […]
An incarcerated Texas man claiming to be the father of the late University of Utah football player Ty-Coreous (Ty) Jordan has been asked to provide additional documentation proving his legal right to claim Jordan’s share of back pay from the House v. NCAA settlement. Jordan, the Pac-12 freshman offensive player of the year in the […]
Once about as essential a feature of the average American household as a corded landline telephone with a rotary dial, the cable bundle has been lumbering its way toward obsolescence for more than a decade. At the industry’s peak in 2010, when some 105 million customers mailed out paper checks to cover their monthly TV […]
As the final four teams vie for the NCAA men’s soccer College Cup in North Carolina this weekend, work continues on plans to overhaul the college game. And those reform efforts may have received a boost from a radical change at the pro level: MLS’ recent decision to change its calendar. Like MLS, the NCAA […]
Grand Slam Track, the track league founded by four-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Johnson, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after a rocky first season marred by financial struggles. Grand Slam said in a press release Thursday it plans to use the bankruptcy “to stabilize its finances, implement a more efficient cost and operating model, […]