The Los Angeles Rams are urging fans who have tickets to their nationally televised Christmas Day game but don’t plan to attend to donate them to charity. Click here to read the story at yardbarker.com. Discussion Questions:
The Braves cashed in on a World Series championship season by generating franchise-record revenue. Click here to read the story at ajc.com. Discussion Questions: What is revenue? Why is revenue important to sports teams like the Atlanta Braves? How do sports teams generate revenue? What do you think represents a
Led by the eye-popping $7 billion Golden State Warriors, the average NBA team is now worth $2.86 billion, 15% more than a year ago, an impressive feat considering the stock market is down more than 15% over the same span. Click here to read the story at forbes.com. Discussion Questions:
The Chicago Bears offered up the first look at their conceptual plans for their potential new home in Arlington Heights, releasing a letter to residents ahead of a community meeting to discuss their massive design. Click here to read the story at nbcchicago.com. Discussion Questions: As it relates to the
When the National Football League’s regular season kicks off Thursday, millions of fans will settle into their easy chairs to watch America’s biggest, richest sport. But a different, multibillion dollar match will unfold a week later. Click here to read the story at finance.yahoo.com. Discussion Questions: What are broadcast rights?
The Big Ten’s new $7 billion media rights deal will string the conference’s top football games across three major networks each week, creating an NFL-style television schedule on Saturdays. Click here to read the story at news.yahoo.com. Discussion Questions: What are media rights? Why are media rights important to a
Major leagues are increasingly planning to balance direct-to-consumer fan relationships (like NFL+) with billion-dollar rights deals from Disney, Comcast or tech giants like Apple and Amazon. Click here to read the story at hollywoodreporter.com. Discussion Questions: What is distribution? Why is distribution an important function of marketing? How might this
Ohio State needs $13 million through name, image and likeness deals to maintain its football roster beyond next season. Click here to read the story at usatoday.com. Discussion Questions: What is NIL? How did NIL change the landscape of college athletics? How are NIL deals currently regulated? Do you think college athletes
All eyes are on the Golden State Warriors as they kick off the Western Conference Finals Wednesday night in San Francisco, while the city the Warriors left behind is also getting some attention for the lack of eyes. Click here to read the story at cbsnews.com. Discussion Questions: Why are
The umpire calls ball four and all hell breaks loose. Rather than trotting to first base, the batter breaks into a sprint and doesn’t stop, rounding the bag at full speed. The catcher jumps up and throws to the shortstop, who tosses to the second baseman. Click here to read the story