Leagues and Governing Bodies

Sharks win NHL draft lottery for first time

Morning Buzz - 05/08/2024

The Sharks won the 2024 NHL Draft Lottery last night, giving them "the first crack at drafting top prospect Macklin Celebrini " during next month’s NHL Draft in Las Vegas. It’s the first time the Sharks have had the first-overall pick. Sharks GM Mike Grier said...

NFL close to allowing private equity investments

Morning Buzz - 05/08/2024

Groups of private equity investors "may soon be allowed to buy as much as 30%" of NFL franchises, as a "special NFL committee is meeting to examine the league’s ownership rules." Proposals under discussion would let buyout firms "individually acquire" as much as 10% of a team. Talks are...

House investigating F1's exclusion of Andretti

Morning Buzz - 05/08/2024

The House Judiciary Committee is "launching an investigation" into F1 and its U.S. owner, Liberty Media, to "demand answers about the sport's decision to deny Andretti Global a spot on the grid." Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) in a letter accused the sport of engaging in "anticompetitive conduct"...

NFL schedule release set for May 15

Morning Buzz - 05/08/2024

The full 2024 NFL schedule is slated to be released at 8pm ET on May 15, six days after teams were originally expecting it, according to a league memo sent this afternoon. The memo from NFL EVP/Media Distribution Hans Schroeder did not give a reason for...

WNBA set to allow charter flights for all 12 teams

Closing Bell - 05/07/2024

WNBA is "in discussions to begin charter travel for all 12 of its teams as soon as this regular season." The "explosion of interest in the league, business growth and anticipated future revenue from the next media deal" were all factors in the league's determination ( X, 5/7...

Infantino: MLS 'needs to sign more top players' to boost profile

Daily - 05/07/2024

FIFA President Gianni Infantino said yesterday that MLS “needs to sign more top players in order to boost the profile of the sport” in the U.S., according to Rob Woollard of SOCCER AMERICA. Infantino, speaking at the Milken Institute Global Conference in L.A., said that he “told...

Silver says NBA only has 'so much control' over betting following Porter scandal

Daily - 05/07/2024

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said the league only has "so much control" when it comes to sports betting following the recent scandal that saw the league hand Jontay Porter a lifetime ban , according to Jack Maloney of CBSSPORTS.com. Silver, speaking yesterday at the Associated Press Sports Editors...

MLB's Manfred speaks on timeline for gambling scandal, stance on betting

Daily - 05/07/2024 | Daily - 05/07/2024

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said yesterday that the league does not “feel a lot of pressure” regarding a timeline in relation to its investigation into the Shohei Ohtani interpreter gambling scandal , according to Paul Skrbina of the Nashville TENNESSEAN. Former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara was indicted...

Indianapolis' push for MLS team coming at expense of USL club's plans

Daily - 05/07/2024

The MLS-to-Indianapolis campaign is “moving at lightning speed, in large part because the city already has funding levers in place to pay for a new stadium -- thanks, of course, to the Indy Eleven owner who is getting thrown under his own bus,” according to James Briggs...

PWHL sees strong inaugural season coinciding with women's sports movement

Daily - 05/07/2024 | Daily - 05/07/2024

The PWHL's inaugural season is “putting the sport in the spotlight like never before” and pushing growth less than a year since getting off the ground, and all of this “could not be happening at a better time,” according to Whyno & Wawrow of the AP. The...

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My hunch is there's still far more illegal [betting] than legal.
-- NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, on the limits of the league's monitoring of betting activity following the Jontay Porter scandal. CBSSPORTS.com, 5/6

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Sharks win NHL draft lottery for first time

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WNBA set to allow charter flights for all 12 teams

Infantino: MLS 'needs to sign more top players' to boost profile

Silver says NBA only has 'so much control' over betting following Porter scandal

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Indianapolis' push for MLS team coming at expense of USL club's plans

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