- Marketing and Sponsorship
- Reebok near deal with hockey phenom
- Subway ad pushes Edwards beyond NASCAR
- LeadDog expands Hispanic practice with acquisition of BRC
- Purchase adds to WMG’s profile in Canada
- Media
- Big Ten might keep newest schools off net
- The road to TV may get bumpier
- The big rights deals coming in ’13, and who’ll be making them
- Facilities
- KFC Yum! Center must wait for a shot at ACC tournament
- Sonoma name wins out at track
- Labor and Agents
- Marketer backs firm of former Orr recruiter
- NFL adding two sites after success of Regional Combines
- 100th anniversary looms in NFL battle
- Events and Attractions
- NGB, Louisville group save Cyclocross event
- Fan Cave going global for WBC
- New format ‘here to stay’ after L.A. premiere
- Reliant plugs into NBA All-Star Game
- Franchises
- Numbers looking up in Memphis
- Sale of Browns owner’s Steelers stake on NFL owners’ agenda
- Olympics
- Plant winds up wild eight years on USOC board
- Most Influential
- 50 Most Influential People in Sports Business
- 50 Most Influential: 2-10
- 50 Most Influential: 11-20
- 50 Most Influential: 21-30
- 50 Most Influential: 31-40
- 50 Most Influential: 41-50
- A candid chat with ESPN’s chief
- Leagues and Governing Bodies
- MiLB focuses on national marketing
- PGA Tour tees up airport grills
- StubHub, MLBAM renew deal
- Opinion
- How fan, sponsor reactions factor into team decisions
- Cartoon: The PED-ometer
- The thinking involved in Most Influential choices
- A holiday book list designed to keep execs reading, learning
- Coast to Coast
- Coast to Coast
- People and Pop Culture
- People: Executive transactions
- Faces and Places
- Holiday Gifts: Gadgets and good will
- Plugged In: Fred Kirsch, vice president of content, Kraft Sports Productions
- Research and Ratings
- MLS partners run the table in fan recognition