As the first Sunday of the 2023 NFL season arrives, the league is reminding fans where they can find out-of-market games — and where they can’t. Click here to read the story at yahoosports.com. Discussion Questions:
Just in time for the upcoming NFL season, DraftKings is betting on a familiar face and a new tagline to promote its sportsbook. Click here to read the story at marketingbrew.com. Discussion Questions:
Nebraska is going for the record. Actually, make that the records, plural. Click here to read the story at usatoday.com. Discussion Questions:
Arch Manning hasn’t played a down of college football, but he is already setting records. A Manning trading card produced by Panini sold at a charity auction last month for $102,500, a record price for any card that stemmed from a college athlete’s name, image and likeness deal. Click here
Saudi Arabia is once again luring one of soccer’s biggest names with a multi-million-dollar contract — this time it’s Brazilian superstar Neymar, who is reported to have agreed to a two-year deal with Saudi pro team Al-Hilal. Click here to read the story at cnbc.com. Discussion Questions:
This has not been a good week for the Baltimore Orioles. The club has made headlines for yanking play-by-play announcer Kevin Brown off the air after he dared to mention the team’s past struggles against the Tampa Bay Rays. Click here to read the story at nypost.com. Discussion Questions:
They aren’t the first and they won’t be the last college football program to do this, but Deion Sanders and Colorado continue to showcase an innate ability to stand out. Click here to read the story at athlonsports.com. Discussion Questions:
Ford haven’t raced in F1 for almost two decades, so why have they decided to return to the motorsport now? And why with Red Bull? Click here to read the story at formula1.com. Discussion Questions:
Professional sports are inherently a copycat industry. From Major League Baseball’s Moneyball revolution to the NBA’s renewed focus on 3-point shooting driven by the Golden State Warriors and Steph Curry, in-season and championship success quickly becomes a blueprint for other teams to follow. Click here to read the story at
Music fans responded with disbelief this week to the release on streaming and social media platforms of the viral song “Heart on My Sleeve.” Click here to read the story at npr.org. Discussion Questions: