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Meta’s $18 Billion Settlement Sends Warning to Sports Betting Apps
Meta recently agreed to pay up to $18 billion and implement major design changes to Facebook and Instagram to settle litigation over allegations that the platforms contribute to addictive use among young people. This is a cautionary signal to sports-betting markets, prediction markets and other businesses with apps that could likewise be described as addictive. […]
Sporticast: ‘The First Thing I’ll Tell You Is, Make More Money’
On the 583rd Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams speak with Marc Ganis, a longtime advisor to the NFL and its commissioner Roger Goodell, about the financial health of the world’s richest sports league and more broadly about what’s happening with sports M&A. The managing director of Sportscorp, Ganis discusses some major changes […]
Club Sportico: Introducing Tennis Scorigami
If you’re a big NFL fan, then you’re probably familiar with the term “scorigami,” meaning a final score that has never happened before. Jon Bois of Secret Base invented the concept back in 2016 with a YouTube video, and fans quickly became fascinated with tracking in real time whether games with odd-looking scores were likely […]
NHL’s Islanders Selling Stake to Venture Capital Investor
David Shuman, founder of venture capital firm Lateralus Holdings, has reached a deal to invest in the New York Islanders, according to the club. It is a limited partnership stake and does not impact the day-to-day operations or governance of the team, whose control owner is Scott Malkin. The size of Schuman’s stake and enterprise […]
Kalshi Creeps Closer to Supreme Court Docket With Nevada Ruling
Two federal courts of appeals have now issued conflicting decisions on whether federal law preempts states from enforcing their sports betting laws against Kalshi and other prediction-market operators. Last Friday, a panel of three judges appointed by President Donald Trump on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit ruled for Nevada and against Kalshi, finding that sports […]
What Makes a Perfect Serve? IBM Stats at the US Open Offer Clues
Ben Shelton has the most dominant service games of anyone competing in the 2026 U.S. Open, according to the ATP’s ranking system. On another metric, which looks solely at the serve itself (rather than how the point plays out) to generate a 0-10 rating, Shelton comes in fifth on tour. But that doesn’t mean he’s […]
SB Nation Launches App Home for Its 200 Fan Communities
SB Nation and Sportico are both part of Penske Media Corporation’s PMX Global division. SB Nation is launching an app to pull together content and chats from its network of close to 200 team- and league-focused sports communities. The launch comes as artificial intelligence impacts the amount of web search traffic media publishers receive and […]
Scheffler Wins Tour Championship, Tops Tiger for Career Prize Money
Scottie Scheffler won the Tour Championship on Sunday to earn $10 million in prize money, pushing his career PGA Tour prize money to $130.4 million and ahead of Tiger Woods ($121 million), who had held the No. 1 spot since 2000. It was his second Tour Championship and FedEx Cup title in three years and […]
At the US Open, You Get Paid $140K for Losing
Sixty-four men and 64 women will lose in the first round of the U.S. Open. For many of them, it will still be their richest payday of the year. Players who lose in the first round of the U.S. Open singles draws earn $140,000 for their participation. That number is more than triple the $43,300 […]
US Open ‘Will Become Tennis Disneyland,’ According to USTA CEO
FLUSHING, N.Y. — On the eve of the 2026 U.S. Open main draw, during another jam-packed afternoon at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center grounds in Queens, N.Y., USTA CEO Craig Tiley said he expects tennis’ final Grand Slam tournament of the year to further swell as an entertainment mecca for children and adults […]
Making Sense of NCAA Eligibility Legal Chaos
As the FBS season starts on Saturday, judges across the country are making decisions that alter college football team rosters and playing time opportunities for both newcomers and former college stars who, despite some joining NFL teams, want back in. It’s a strange world. And it’s not one that the NCAA, a power conference or […]
Callaway’s Not So Good-Good Call Is Cautionary Tale for Being Edgy
Good Good Golf is paying dearly for its role in generating what its co-founder characterized as the “worst ad known to man,” and while the bungled Callaway spot suggests the marketing game was never meant to be a pro-am competition, the duffers in the C-suites may have played an even uglier round than the creators. […]
Sportico Transactions: Moves and Mergers Roundup for Aug. 28
Welcome to Sportico’s transactions wire, a weekly rundown of personnel, partnerships and products across the sports business industry. PERSONNEL Jane Ewing Joins Nike as EVP & Chief Commercial Officer Jane Ewing will join Nike as executive vice president & chief commercial officer, effective Sept. 7. She will report directly to CEO Elliot Hill and join […]
Jeanie Buss Mounts Case Against Siblings to Remain Lakers Owner
Los Angeles Lakers controlling owner Jeanie Buss has taken her five siblings—Jim, Johnny, Janie, Joey and Jesse—to court in a move that could prevent them from selling the family’s remaining 17.8% stake in the franchise, remove Janie and Joey as co-trustees and hold the siblings liable for aiding and abetting, along with contempt of court. […]
Tennis Prize Money Tracker: Which Player Has Earned the Most in 2026?
Jannik Sinner ranks first in 2026 tennis tournament winnings with $11.62 million. The world No. 1 won the first five Masters 1000 tournaments this year, earning more than $1 million for each championship. The 25-year-old Italian then won his first major of the year at Wimbledon, which tacked on nearly $4.8 million and pushed him […]
It’s Official: The U.S. Open Is a 3-Week Event
Just a decade ago, U.S. Open qualifying was a well-kept secret. The week before the main draw, tennis die-hards would stroll into the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center for free to watch top players practice and lower-ranked players battle on the outer courts with very little fanfare. Since 2017, when it was officially dubbed […]
RIP, Pro Bowl. Here’s What the NFL Should Cut Next
For just about as long as anyone can remember, a sort of sovereign maximalism has served as the governing principle for the National Football League. Like Alexander the Great or one of those cartoon heavies whose oft-stated ambition is to assume control over the entirety of the known universe, Roger Goodell is a staunch expansionist—although […]
Kushner Can Challenge UEFA Demands in Infantino Case
UEFA’s potential pursuit of a criminal case against FIFA president Gianni Infantino in Switzerland might hinge on whether a U.S. judge allows the European soccer governing body to subpoena Joshua Kushner and compel him to testify about discussions with Infantino. But Kushner is armed with arguments to block UEFA, which he could depict as engaged […]
The NFL Now Owns a Piece of DAZN, Too
DAZN acquiring EverPass means the NFL’s investment arm will become a minority owner in yet another media company. RedBird Capital and the NFL’s 32 Equity founded EverPass, which makes live game streams available to bars and other commercial businesses, in 2023 primarily to handle Sunday Ticket’s commercial rights. Before becoming a DAZN shareholder through the […]
UEFA Pursues Possible Criminal Probe Over FIFA’s Kushner Deal
European soccer’s governing body UEFA is contemplating lodging a criminal complaint in Switzerland against FIFA related to the global soccer governing body’s failed proposal to spin off its commercial interests. In the first steps of a potential probe, UEFA is demanding subpoenas be issued to the U.S. offices of FIFA, Joshua Kushner, Thrive Capital and […]
Foreign College Athlete Placement Firms Face a World of Uncertainty
Gonzalo Corrales has been in the business of placing international athletes at American colleges long enough not to panic when the inevitable late-summer snags arise. But by early July, when the United States Embassy in Madrid was still not scheduling appointments for his Spanish clients to obtain U.S. student visas, Corrales was starting to get […]
Sports Is a Universal Language, With Some Help From AI Translations
Today’s guest columnist is Ben Reynolds, CEO of Spalk.TV. As the World Cup showed us, sport is the language of the world. The numbers tell the story. Sixty-three million Americans watched the 2026 FIFA World Cup final between Argentina and Spain. While 62% of these fans watched the English-language broadcast on Fox, 38%—over 24 million […]
Sporticast: The Changing Face of Sports Ownership
On the 582nd Sporticast episode, Kurt Badenhausen and Jacob Feldman fill in for Scott and Eben to break down several recent changes atop sports organizations. First, they discuss the latest news from TWG Global, Mark Walter’s holding company, which said it is not selling the Los Angeles Dodgers while also making clear that Walter and […]
NFL Owners Approve $9.6 Billion Seahawks Sale to Khoslas
NFL owners unanimously approved the sale of the Seattle Seahawks to Vinod Khosla and his wife, Neeru. The enterprise value of the deal is an NFL-record $9.612 billion, with the $12 million top-off a likely nod to Seattle’s loud fan base known as the 12s. The Super Bowl champion Seahawks’ price only trails a pair […]
Dodgers, Cadillac F1 Team Not for Sale, Says Walter’s TWG
The Los Angeles Dodgers and Cadillac F1 team are not being sold, according to a Wednesday morning statement from TWG Global, the holding company for Mark Walter’s sports assets. Speculation has swirled since Walter has come under fire for not disclosing related-party transactions within insurance companies he controls, spurring a pair of federal investigations. Walter’s […]
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