Breaking News Apr 15, 2024 Calling the Masters Can Make You—or Break You When it comes to calling the Masters, warns golf analyst Peter Kostis, the wisest strategy for sportscasters is to adhere to the Latin phrase “primum non nocere”—first, do no harm. Broadcasting the Masters is a death or glory affair. One great call can etch an announcer’s name into history. Just ask Jim Nantz (above, right) and Verne Lundquist, whose long careers at CBS date back to a pair of famous calls at the 1986 Masters. But one wrong remark can leave you excommunicated from the country’s most-watched tournament. Pour one out for Gary McCord, who was banned from CBS’s coverage after joking about “body bags” and Augusta National Golf Club “bikini-waxing” its lightning-fast greens. And pour another one out for the late Jack Whitaker, who was barred for calling the crowd coming up the 18th fairway a “mob.” Read More Apr 15, 2024 Fan apologizes for provoking Arman Tsarukyan at UFC 300, won’t file lawsuit after punch Arman Tsarukyan and the UFC won’t face any legal action after he appeared to punch a fan during his walkout at UFC 300 in Las Vegas on Saturday night. The fan in question, Obed Ardon, told Bloody Elbow on Monday that the emotions of the moment simply got to him. He was there with his brother on the floor, and insisted that he wouldn’t file a lawsuit. “I will not sue, that never crossed my mind,” Ardo said. “My first thought was, ‘I hope I don’t get kicked out.’” Read More Apr 15, 2024 Chiefs WR Rashee Rice sued for $1M over involvement in Dallas speeding crash Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice is being sued by two people who were injured in the multi-car crash he allegedly caused while driving at high speeds in Dallas last month. According to court documents viewed by Fox 4 Kansas City, Rice and SMU cornerback Teddy Knox, who is accused of driving the other car that caused the crash, are being sued by Irina Gromova and Edvard Petrovskiy, for causing numerous injuries including “trauma to the brain, lacerations to the face requiring stitches, multiple contusions about the body, disfigurement, internal bleeding, and other internal and external injuries that may only be fully revealed over the course of medical treatment.” Read More Apr 15, 2024 States Want Tax Reform As Ohtani’s Deal Deferrals Stir Controversy It’s Tax Day across the U.S., the deadline by which individuals and organizations must report their financial state for 2023 to the Internal Revenue Service and state officials. But some California legislators are already thinking ahead to future tax years, with Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani at the center of their focus. Ohtani’s unprecedented $680 million in deferrals in his record-setting $700 million contract, to be paid out between 2034 and ’43, have inspired a legislative bill calling on the U.S. Congress to establish a “reasonable cap on deferred compensation,” in turn allowing individual states to capture more tax revenue. The California Center for Jobs and the Economy has calculated that Ohtani could save up to $98 million in state taxes by moving to another state or out of the country, and some in the Golden State want at least a meaningful portion of that money. Read More Apr 15, 2024 Salt Lake City About to Land NHL’s Coyotes (Minus Their Name) Ryan Smith’s two-year quest to land Salt Lake City an NHL franchise will likely conclude later this week, although it won’t be the expansion team his Smith Entertainment Group lobbied for publicly in January. Instead, it will be the Arizona Coyotes—or at least the players, coaches and some other staffers of the franchise that has called the Valley of the Sun home since 1996. Coyotes owner Alex Meruelo, Smith, and the NHL are nearing the end of negotiations of a $1 billion sale of the team that will play under a new name at Salt Lake City’s Delta Center starting next season, sources with knowledge of the transaction tell Front Office Sports. Meruelo keeps the Coyotes name and will have five years to build an NHL arena with the league’s promise of making the Phoenix market the home of an expansion team, the sources confirmed. SportsNet was the first outlet to report the setup. Read More Apr 13, 2024 SMU suspends CB Teddy Knox as he faces felony charges from multi-vehicle crash involving Chiefs' Rashee Rice Southern Methodist University cornerback Theodore “Teddy” Knox has been suspended from the team following his connection to a multi-vehicle collision in Dallas last month, according to multiple reports on Thursday. The accident, which left multiple people injured, also involved Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice. Rice reportedly turned himself in to police Thursday evening. He and Knox face the same eight felony charges, including six counts of collision involving bodily injury, one count of collision involving serious bodily injury and one count of aggravated assault. Knox was driving one of two cars involved in the six-vehicle crash on March 30, WFAA reported Thursday, citing the police. Both vehicles were reportedly listed under Rice’s name. Read More Apr 13, 2024 Coyotes players reportedly told team is moving from Arizona to Utah The Arizona Coyotes have told their players they are moving north. Coyotes general manager Bill Armstrong met with the team before their game against the Edmonton Oilers on Friday to confirm rumors that the NHL has facilitated a sale of the team to Ryan and Ashley Smith, owners of the Utah Jazz, according to ESPN. Players had reportedly been demanding answers, leading Armstrong to fly up to Edmonton to break the news. Terms of the sale of the team from current owner Alex Meruelo have not been reported. Read More Apr 13, 2024 MLS Finally Gets Its Own Piece of the Big Apple Nearly 30 years into its existence, MLS is officially getting a soccer-specific stadium in the largest U.S. city, ending more than a decade of the often-frustrating pursuit and rising questions about whether it could or would ever happen. NYCFC gained Thursday formal land-use approval for a $780 million, 25,000-seat stadium at Willets Point in Queens, near both Citi Field and the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. The city council approval follows an initial announcement of the stadium plan in November 2022. An opening is now targeted for ’27. “This is just a rich moment of history,” said New York mayor Eric Adams (above). “Just think about how people said it was not possible. Everyone tried before. Willets Point has been an eyesore for so many years. … We scored a major goal for New York City.” Read More Apr 13, 2024 Bad Bunny’s Sports Agency Hit With Bribe Claims, per Report Bad Bunny’s agency did bad—or so baseball’s powerful players union says, according to a new report. William Arroyo, the main baseball agent for Rimas Sports, the agency led by the Puerto Rican star, had his MLB Players Association certification revoked after a union investigation over improper benefits provided to players, according to ESPN. The MLBPA informed Arroyo’s clients, which include Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez, Nationals outfielder Eddie Rosario, and Reds infielder Santiago Espinal, among others, on Friday. Read More Apr 13, 2024 Lawsuit Alleges ‘Fraudulent Coup’ at Former ‘Sports Illustrated’ Publisher Another chapter in the tumultuous history of the media company that, until last month, published Sports Illustrated was detailed in a lawsuit filed in Delaware last week. The plaintiffs are James Heckman and William Sornsin, cofounders of The Arena Group, which until January published SI under a license from Authentic Brands Group. They allege that Ross Levinsohn, who was ousted as Arena CEO late last year, “enacted a fraudulent coup” to seize control of Arena in the summer of 2020, a year after Arena (then known as Maven) entered into a 10-year, $150 million deal licensing deal with Authentic. “Once Levinsohn took control of Arena, he intentionally mismanaged Arena and destroyed its value to set up a change-of-control transaction to enrich himself,” the complaint states. “In so doing, Levinsohn violated his fiduciary duties and acted in bad faith by prioritizing his self-interest above the Company’s.” Read More Apr 12, 2024 Scott Boras loses Jordan Montgomery as client after super-agent's disaster offseason Scott Boras lost the 2023-24 MLB offseason, and now he has lost Jordan Montgomery as a client. Montgomery, now with the Arizona Diamondbacks, dropped Boras as his agent and hired Joel Wolfe and Nick Chanock of the Wasserman agency, according to ESPN's Kiley McDaniel. Montgomery was one of four big-name Boras clients who entered last offseason with nine-figure demands, waited until at least late February to sign and exited with what amounted to a prove-it deal. The other three players were Cody Bellinger of the Chicago Cubs, and Blake Snell and Matt Chapman of the San Francisco Giants. Read More Apr 12, 2024 Chiefs WR Rashee Rice turns himself into police 9 days after multi-vehicle crash in Dallas Rashee Rice surrendered himself to police Thursday in response to an arrest warrant issued after the Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver was involved in a multi-vehicle crash last month in Dallas, according to online records accessed by the Kansas City Star. The 23-year-old reportedly entered custody at Glenn Heights Police Department. His bond was set at $5,000 with a total of surety bond of $40,000. He reportedly posted bond and was released quickly. Rice faces eight charges, including six counts of collision involving bodily injury, one count of aggravated assault and one count of collision involving serious bodily injury. The aggravated assault charge is a second-degree felony, while collision involving serious bodily injury is a third-degree felony. Read More Apr 12, 2024 ‘Nothing Is Off the Table’: New AAC Commissioner Isn’t Afraid of the Controversial Ideas During his introductory press events with media members Thursday, incoming AAC commissioner Tim Pernetti kept repeating two phrases: “take big swings” and “nothing is off the table.” Pernetti does not begin his tenure at the AAC until June, but already he’s hinting that he’s taking those ideas literally. Pernetti, to varying degrees, appears interested in bringing private equity money into the AAC, and in considering some sort of athlete unionization or employment model. On the former, specifically, he observed that “private equity is heavily investing in sports,” noting that “it’s circling the neighborhood in college sports.” He believes it’s inevitable that the industry will enter the NCAA space and that it could be a major benefit to the AAC. Pernetti didn’t specify how he might bring private equity investment into the conference, but there’s a model to follow, set by Florida State, that could create more capital for school distributions—which, in many ways, is the glue to keeping a conference together. Currently, the AAC distributes only between $9 million and $10 million to each member school every year, just a fraction of what the ACC, SEC, Big Ten, and Big 12 provide. The conference could also work with private equity investors on funding outside events or other conference-related initiatives. Read More Apr 12, 2024 Fanatics Steps Into Live Events After Being Tripped Up by Uniforms Fanatics’ live event aspirations are now coming into full reality, just as other parts of the company’s business face ongoing criticism and rising competitive pressures. The sports merchandising giant announced Thursday plans for the debut of Fanatics Fest NYC, a three-day convention in New York celebrating sports fandom, culture, and collecting. Set for Aug. 16–18 at the Javits Center, the festival marks the first major, company-branded iteration of Fanatics Events, a live and special event division of the company formed last summer. Modeled somewhat after pop culture staples such as the New York Comic Con, Fanatics Fest NYC will feature a series of collectors’ showcases, product releases, and appearances by major stars such as Tom Brady, Peyton and Eli Manning, Derek Jeter, Kevin Durant, and Sabrina Ionescu. Fanatics described the event as “residing at the intersection of sports, culture, entertainment, and collecting,” and it follows the company’s recent production of WWE World at WrestleMania, an interactive fan experience created in conjunction with the pro wrestling showcase. Read More Apr 12, 2024 A Decade-Long Timeline of the Shohei Ohtani–Ippei Mizuhara Saga The drama around Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani appears to be coming to an end. On Thursday, the Department of Justice filed a criminal complaint against Ippei Mizuhara, Ohtani’s longtime interpreter, and charged him with bank fraud related to an alleged theft of $16 million from his friend. How did we get here? Below is a decade-long timeline of the Ohtani-Mizuhara relationship and Mizuhara’s descent into an apparently serious gambling problem. The texts and interactions with illegal bookmakers are as reproduced and alleged by the federal complaint; Mizuhara has not been convicted of any crime. Read More Apr 8, 2024 The Biggest Star at the Men’s Final Four Mostly Missed the NIL Gold Rush Zach Edey’s Purdue career will end after Monday’s national championship game against Connecticut, and he has had two consecutive National Player of the Year awards, a Final Four run, and the school is already retiring his No. 15 jersey. And he’s barely profited off it. While NC State’s DJ Burns piled up NIL deals along the way of his team’s Cinderella run to the Final Four, Edey has not become a legend at the bank. “I feel like I’m missing out on a lot of money,” Edey said at the Final Four ahead of Purdue’s win that clinched a title game berth. Read More Apr 8, 2024 LIV Golf officials invited to Masters in latest showing of thawing in relations LIV Golf representatives have been invited to the Masters for the first time, highlighting the thawing of tensions in the game’s great split. LIV chief executive Greg Norman is not expected to appear and it remains up in the air whether Yasir Al-Rumayyan – the LIV chairman and governor of the £600 billion Saudi Public Investment Fund which bankrolls the breakaway league – will attend. However, it is understood that at least one high-ranking LIV official will be under the famous oak tree in front of the clubhouse, where the sport’s power-brokers assemble. Read More Apr 8, 2024 Amateurism Is Dying, but It’s Business As Usual at the Men’s Final Four Amateurism, or at least the NCAA’s version of it, is dying. Between several federal court and National Labor Relations Board cases, the NCAA could be anywhere between one and five years away from its business model being completely struck down, with athletes being deemed employees with the right to unionize. But at this year’s men’s Final Four in Phoenix, the conversations about college sports’ existential crisis amounted to little more than a whisper. This weekend, there were only two publicly announced events related to it, and neither of them received major fanfare. Coaches chatted about the prospect of employment, but there were no official proposals addressed, one source tells Front Office Sports. Read More Apr 8, 2024 NAIA Votes to Ban Transgender Athletes From Women’s Sports The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics announced Monday it had voted to ban transgender women from women’s competitions starting during the 2024–25 academic year, leading to questions about whether the NCAA will follow suit. At the NAIA’s national convention, its executive body, the Council of Presidents decided “only students whose biological sex is female” can compete in women’s sports starting Aug. 1. The decision includes transgender men or nonbinary students who are undergoing hormone treatments. “We know there are a lot of different opinions out there,” NAIA president Jim Carr told CBS Sports. “For us, we believed our first responsibility was to create fairness and competition in the NAIA. … We also think it aligns with the reasons Title IX was created. You’re allowed to have separate but equal opportunities for women to compete.” Read More Apr 8, 2024 MLB Union Wants Pitch Clock Studied As Arm Injuries Skyrocket After a number of baseball’s best pitchers were ruled out for the season over the weekend, the head of the MLB Players Association is blaming the league’s pitch clock rules for making the problem worse. “Despite unanimous player opposition and significant concerns regarding health and safety, the Commissioner’s Office reduced the length of the pitch clock last December, just one season removed from imposing the most significant rule change in decades,” executive director Tony Clark said Saturday in a statement. The league implemented the pitch clock ahead of the 2023 season and reduced the time to pitch when runners are on base from 20 to 18 seconds in December. Players averaged 7.3 seconds left on the 20-second clock when they began pitching last season, according to MLB. Read More Apr 6, 2024 Dodgers couldn't avoid drama even with Shohei Ohtani's 1st HR ball There is a very established process when a fan catches a milestone home run, such as Shohei Ohtani's first homer with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The ball legally belongs to the fan, who is quickly escorted from their seat so team officials can speak with them and work out what it will take for the fan to part with the ball. Sometimes, all it takes is a little signed memorabilia; other times, cold hard cash. Crucially, it is within the fan's rights to take the ball and go home. This practice goes back decades, but the Dodgers couldn't avoid unnecessary drama when it happened with Ohtani's homer on Thursday. Read More Apr 6, 2024 NFL Arbitrator Awards Former Cardinals Exec $3 Million for Defamation The NFL season doesn’t kick off for another five months, but the Cardinals have already tallied their first loss, this one in court. An NFL arbitrator appointed by commissioner Roger Goodell awarded Terry McDonough, the team’s former vice president of player personnel, $3 million for “defamatory statements” the team made about him, according to a Monday filing in Arizona federal court. (The same arbitrator denied McDonough’s contract-based claims of retaliation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and invasion of privacy.) The arbitration request was originally directed to Goodell almost a year ago. In the filing, McDonough accused Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill of ordering him to break NFL rules: He claims that Bidwill wanted him and then coach Steve Wilks to communicate via burner phones with the team’s GM, Steve Keim, during the 2018 training camp, a period when Keim was suspended, stemming from a DUI arrest. Read More Apr 6, 2024 New York Red Bulls withdraw teams from youth tournament due to alleged racial abuse The New York Red Bulls have withdrawn their U15 and U17 teams from the Generation Adidas Cup tournament following two alleged incidents of racial abuse against their players. The Red Bulls allege that U17 defender Eric Tai received racial abuse from a player with Croatian squad Hajduk Split. The player in question was sent off by the referee, who recognized the racist language allegedly being directed at Tai, as reported by The Athletic. This follows an incident that occurred on Monday in which U17 goalkeeper Joshua Grant alleged that he was racially abused by a player from CF Monterrey. However, no official heard the language being used in this instance and didn't address the episode. Read More Apr 6, 2024 NBA fines 76ers $100K for violating injury reporting rules in Joel Embiid's return Joel Embiid's return to the Philadelphia 76ers' lineup came at an avoidable cost. The NBA is fining the 76ers $100,000 for violating injury reporting rules surrounding the reining league MVP's return to the floor on Tuesday against the Oklahoma City Thunder. "Embiid was listed as 'Out' in Philadelphia's initial injury report and subsequently played in the game," the NBA said in a statement released Friday. "The fine takes into account the 76ers' prior history of fines for violating injury reporting rules." Read More Apr 6, 2024 ‘Baseless Corporate Conspiracy’: Hedge Fund Heats Up Feud Between NBA Owners Mortgage billionaires Dan Gilbert and Mat Ishbia have quietly hated each other for years. The two NBA owners and Michigan natives—Gilbert bought the Cavaliers in 2005, while Ishbia bought the Suns from the disgraced Robert Sarver last year—have had an intense business rivalry for more than a decade. As recently as this week, it seemed to be just that: a fun story for the business press but nothing particularly relevant to sports fans. On Tuesday, ESPN ran a story about the Gilbert-Ishbia feud. While it detailed a history of passive-aggressive comments from Ishbia about Gilbert’s Rocket Mortgage, the dynamic between the two men was described as “not contentious.” A Gilbert spokesperson told ESPN, “They have never met. From Dan’s perspective, there is no rivalry.” That’s no longer the case. Read More Apr 5, 2024 A’s Leave Problems Behind in Oakland—But Questions Await in Sacramento The A’s are officially ending their time in Oakland after 57 seasons, announcing Thursday a plan to move to Sacramento for the 2025–27 seasons. But in exiting one difficult, increasingly toxic situation in their current home, the MLB club is introducing a whole other set of complications in the California state capital. A decision about the temporary home of the A’s was for months a closely watched situation. Oakland seemed the favorite in recent weeks, in part due to the Coliseum’s existing standing as a facility approved for MLB play, and also because staying in the market would preserve a local media-rights deal with NBC Sports California that paid the club $67 million last year. But the deliberation materially changed in recent days. After a meeting Tuesday with Oakland city officials, the A’s said they were “far apart” on deal terms to return to the Coliseum. And the start of the 2024 season for the A’s has been marked by fan protests and a further drop in what was already by far the league’s worst attendance. The impending departure also means that Oakland will have lost the A’s, Raiders, and Warriors—all in a five-year period. Read More Apr 5, 2024 Rashee Rice's lawyer confirms Chiefs WR was driving Lamborghini involved in multi-vehicle crash in Dallas Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice was driving the Lamborghini involved in a hit-and-run last Saturday in Dallas, his attorney said at a news conference Thursday. Royce West, Rice's attorney, added that the wideout admitted to being behind the wheel at the time of the crash during an interview with the police. No official police report had been filed as of Wednesday. Officers are still investigating why Rice left the scene and the wideout is "fully cooperating," West said. Rice's representation has yet to communicate with the Chiefs in any capacity because facts are still unclear, per West. The attorney said he wants prioritize the victims of the crash and ensure that Rice didn't leave the scene because he was running or hiding from someone. Read More Apr 5, 2024 WTA Finals Latest Sporting Event To Take Saudi Millions The WTA Finals will be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for the next three years, the association and Saudi Tennis Federation announced Thursday. The prize pool will increase significantly and hit a new record, going from $9 million in 2023 to $15.25 million in ’24, and the WTA says it will be even higher in the next two years. After rumblings of moving the finals to Saudi Arabia first emerged, former tennis stars Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova wrote a January op-ed in The Washington Post criticizing the potential partnership, saying a tournament there would be a “significant regression” given the nation’s extensive record of human rights abuses. Longtime WTA head Steve Simon said Thursday that he has met with Evert and Navratilova and that he “shared the concerns around women’s rights and LGBTQ+ rights within the Kingdom of Saudi,” but he does not expect any players to miss the event. The WTA confirmed to Front Office Sports that players would be able to compete in their normal attire—Saudi Arabia typically requires both men and women to dress modestly—and it has been assured by Saudi authorities that there will be no restrictions as to same-sex couples sharing hotel rooms. Read More Apr 5, 2024 Former Tottenham Owner Avoids Jail Time in ‘Brazen’ Insider Trading Case Joe Lewis, the former longtime owner of Tottenham Hotspur who pleaded guilty to insider trading charges in January, avoided prison time in his sentencing by a federal judge in New York Thursday. Lewis was initially charged with over a dozen counts of security fraud and conspiracy, which carried a potential sentence of up to 25 years, but ultimately pleaded guilty to just three. U.S. sentencing guidelines based on his plea deal recommended a maximum of 18 to 24 months in prison. U.S. District Judge Jessica Clarke sentenced the 87-year-old British billionaire to three years of probation and a $5 million fine. She said his age and poor health were the reasons to avoid a prison sentence. It’s a light slap on the wrist for Lewis, whose family still controls a majority of the soccer club. His charges included sharing information on four companies in his portfolio to friends, romantic partners, and associates—including two pilots for his private plane—which prosecutors say allowed them to make millions of dollars. He was hit with 16 counts of securities fraud, pleading guilty to two, and three counts of conspiracy, pleading guilty to one. Prosecutors described his conduct as a “brazen insider trading scheme” when he was indicted last summer. Read More Apr 5, 2024 MLB Lightly Blames Nike for Uniform Debacle Nike has yet another impressive innovation in the uniform space: a new euphemism for sweat stains. As MLB players and fans continue to pan this season’s new baseball uniforms, a spokesperson for Nike, which designed the attire, told The Athletic in a statement that the company was looking to “lessen the moisture-related aesthetic color differences.” MLB, meanwhile, is finally pointing a gentle finger in the fiasco, and it’s not at Fanatics, which handles the production of the new uniforms. In the same Athletic story, the league praised Fanatics for doing everything Nike told it to do and pointed out that Nike is responsible for the smaller size of jersey nameplates and for any issues with jersey fabric, which has drawn attention for its transparency. Read More Apr 1, 2024 NCAA Has No One to Blame for Latest Women’s March Madness Transgressions In 2021, the NCAA fielded a barrage of criticism over inequities between the Division I men’s and women’s tournaments, from weight rooms to branding and food offerings. But those issues stemmed from structural problems that preceded the executives running the events. Lynn Holzman, NCAA’s VP of women’s basketball, and her team were tasked with operating a tournament with a smaller budget and men’s-centric sponsorship contract, and without “March Madness” branding or a prize money distribution structure. Even the NCAA hierarchy was problematic: Holzman ranked below Dan Gavitt, her counterpart on the men’s side. Since then, the NCAA has done a complete overhaul involving multiple outside audits and major structural changes, among them a new media contract, a new branding strategy, and even a new president. As a result, women’s March Madness is bigger and more popular than ever. Yet this year’s event has been marred by multiple embarrassing, avoidable, and even dangerous logistical problems. After all that triage and change, the current NCAA tournament operators have no one to blame but themselves. Read More Apr 1, 2024 Ex-Lions CB Cameron Sutton turns himself in on domestic violence charge after weeks on the run Cameron Sutton, former cornerback for the Detroit Lions, turned himself in on Sunday to authorities in Tampa, Florida, more than three weeks after a warrant was issued for his arrest on a domestic violence charge. "After weeks of evading law enforcement, this man has finally made the right choice to turn himself in," Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said via the Associated Press. "Domestic violence has no place in our community, and no one is above the law here in Hillsborough County. My thoughts are with this woman as she continues to heal from this man's gruesome actions." Attorneys: Sutton released, charged with misdemeanor Read More Apr 1, 2024 Police search for Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice in connection with car crash Police are seeking the Kansas City Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice in connection with a car crash in Dallas, according to the Dallas Morning News. (Update, Monday, 1 April: Rice had reportedly retained counsel by Monday. And a Chiefs executive publicly said the team was monitoring the case and would “react accordingly”. A vehicle believed to be registered or leased to Rice was involved in a crash on the North Central Expressway at 6.20pm local time on Saturday. Citing law enforcement officials, the Dallas Morning News confirmed police are searching for Rice, 23, but did not disclose details of the collision. A Dallas police spokesperson, Kristin Lowman, said two cars, a Chevrolet Corvette and a Lamborghini, were speeding, when the drivers lost control and caused a collision that involved four other vehicles. Read More Apr 1, 2024 ‘SI’ Owners Sue Former Publisher Who Tried to ‘Burn Everything Down’ Days before The Arena Group, Manoj Bhargava’s media company, lost the rights to publish Sports Illustrated, the 5-Hour Energy tycoon sought to taint the venerable publication enough to make its owner, Authentic Brands Group, “cry uncle” and “surrender.” Authentic, which has owned SI since 2019, made those allegations and many more in a federal lawsuit against Bhargava and Arena on Monday, two weeks after Authentic selected Minute Media to take over as SI’s new publisher. The lawsuit seeks at least $48.75 million, including a $45 million termination fee and a $3.75 million royalty payment. Arena missing that payment in January led Authentic to terminate Arena’s 10-year, $150 million license agreement to publish SI. “Bhargava behaved more like a gangster than a trusted business partner and good-faith counterparty, threatening to rip up the Licensing Agreement, and essentially burn everything down and destroy the SI brand, unless ABG entered into a new agreement on completely new terms,” Authentic said in the civil complaint, which was filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Read More Apr 1, 2024 Final Four Run Has DJ Burns, NC State Coaches Raking in Cash As NC State goes on magical runs in both the men’s and women’s NCAA tournaments, the Wolfpack are cashing in. On Sunday, the third-seeded women’s team advanced to the Final Four for the first time in 26 years, and the 11th-seeded men punched its ticket to the semifinal for the first time in 41 years. The men’s team has now earned about $6 million in NCAA units for the ACC, which the conference will get to distribute to its members over the next six years. Charismatic big man DJ Burns Jr., the South Region’s Most Outstanding Player whose play drew praise from NBA star Nikola Jokić, has capitalized on name, image, and likeness deals as his star has risen. Since the team’s postseason run began, Burns has signed deals with companies including Adidas, Raising Cane’s, and TurboTax, and he tripled his Instagram followers. The businessman already had NIL deals, his own clothing line, and a small vending machine business before the tournament began. Read More Mar 30, 2024 MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred hopes for "short" Shohei Ohtani gambling investigation Major League Baseball is investigating the gambling controversy that emerged out of nowhere last week. The man who runs the sport hopes it won't take long to get to the truth. How long? "I hope short, but I just don’t know," Commissioner Rob Manfred told Chris "Mad Dog" Russo on MLB Network, via the Associated Press. Regardless, Manfred wants it to be done properly. Read More Mar 30, 2024 NBA Wants to Cash in With Foreign Investors in More Ways Than One As international stakeholders look to attract the NBA beyond North America, foreign money has been pouring into the league in new ways, too. Last year, the Qatar Investment Authority purchased a 5% stake in Wizards parent company Monumental Sports & Entertainment worth about $200 million. Monumental CEO Ted Leonsis has predicted more teams will embrace sovereign wealth funds, among other alternative investment entities, and Tatum agrees. “There’s no doubt that those conversations are happening with our clubs and potential investors around the world,” NBA deputy commissioner Mark Tatum (above) tells Front Office Sports. Read More Mar 30, 2024 LSU's Kim Mulkey does not intend to read the now-published Washington Post profile on her career The much anticipated article on LSU women's basketball coach Kim Mulkey was published Saturday by The Washington Post. Yet rather than the hit piece Mulkey expected, the feature by Kent Babb was a profile detailing the events and people that influenced an extremely successful coach who's won four national championships. For example, legendary Tennessee coach Pat Summitt demonstrated to her that it was possible to excel at basketball while also raising a family, incorporating her children into her coaching life. However, Mulkey insists that she won't read the feature, regardless of whether or not it includes anything she might perceive as objectionable. "Are you really surprised by the timing of it?" Mulkey told ESPN's Holly Rowe before the Tigers' Sweet 16 matchup with UCLA on Saturday. "I can tell you I haven't read it, I don't know that I will read it. I'll leave that up to my attorneys." Read More Mar 30, 2024 A-Rod Group Vows to Take ‘Whatever Actions Are Necessary’ in Fight for Timberwolves Alex Rodriguez plans to go down swinging. Roughly a day after the former baseball star and his business partner, Marc Lore, saw their window to buy the Timberwolves close, the duo plans to continue its pursuit. Longtime owner Glen Taylor said Thursday that the team is “no longer for sale,” after the Rodriguez-Lore group missed a deadline. Lore accused Taylor of concocting a narrative to get out of a deal he no longer liked. “We’re going to be the owners of the Minnesota Timberwolves,” Lore told Sportico in a story published Friday. “It’s just a matter of time, and how much pain Glen wants to put the fans, the players, the town and community through. It’s his choice. It didn’t have to be this way.” Read More Mar 29, 2024 Jets Owner Blasts ‘False’ Reporting From League-Owned Outlet Jets owner Woody Johnson criticized an NFL Media reporter Thursday for comments made about him on a recent podcast. “It is yet another irresponsible report from NFL Network,” Johnson posted. “Please disregard.” NFL Network is a subsidiary of NFL Media, which is collectively owned by the league’s owners. It’s an unusual scuffle because league-owned media outlets tend to avoid critical or negative coverage. The dispute stems from an episode of the Around the NFL podcast that was published Tuesday. Host Colleen Wolfe cited a “very reliable source” to say Johnson and Jets coach Robert Saleh had a “very heated conversation” during the league’s annual owners meeting in Orlando. Wolfe originally said the discussion happened at a party “last night,” referring to Monday, then later said it happened Sunday night and was not at a party. Read More Mar 29, 2024 Rays’ Wander Franco placed on administrative leave through June 1 as sexual abuse probe continues ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay All-Star shortstop Wander Franco was placed on administrative leave through June 1 under an agreement between Major League Baseball and the players’ association while the investigation continues in an alleged relationship with a minor. Administrative leave is not disciplinary under the sport’s joint domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse policy, and a player continues to be paid. Franco, who has a $2 million salary this year, has remained in his native Dominican Republic while authorities there investigate and did not report to spring training. The Rays open the season Thursday against Toronto, forcing MLB and the union to make a decision on Franco’s roster status. Read More Mar 29, 2024 A’s Face Uphill Battle: Fans Protest on Opening Day As Vegas Move Looms A’s fans again made their voices heard, and with force, on Opening Day, signaling what a long and difficult year it will likely be for the MLB club. The A’s drew an announced attendance of 13,522 for their season opener Thursday against the Guardians, easily the smallest crowd of any opener across the league and roughly half of Oakland’s total for its 2023 opener. But while the turnout was sparse inside the Coliseum, thousands of fans gathered in the stadium’s parking lot to voice their displeasure with the planned move of the A’s to Las Vegas. Instead of going inside for the game, many of those fans chose to stay in the lot for a block party, where they watched the game on a projection screen and waved “Sell” flags (above), calling on team owner John Fisher to part with the franchise. Oakland fans had already established a tradition of activism, staging prior events such as last year’s “reverse boycott.” But the latest demonstration again showed the deep passion that still exists for the team in the Bay Area, regardless of Fisher’s relocation plans. Read More Mar 29, 2024 Late Rush Keeps Three MLB Teams on TV, but Revenue Issues Linger The Diamondbacks, Padres, and Rockies are back on local TV, just in time for Thursday’s full start of the 2024 MLB season. But doing so required a last-minute scramble by the league and the trio of clubs, leaving plenty of long-term questions regarding the critical source of team revenue, and they could be joined by additional teams. The three clubs are on the front lines of historic disruption unfolding all across sports media, as they are each without a traditional regional sports network home. The Padres and Diamondbacks were dropped last year by the bankrupt Diamond Sports Group, while the closure last year of AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain in Denver left the Rockies in need of a new local broadcast plan. Read More Mar 29, 2024 An Expensive Game’: March Madness and NIL Collectives Are Intertwined Last season, after Northwestern reached the second round of the NCAA men’s tournament in its second-ever appearance, the school’s name, image, and likeness collective knew other programs would be interested in star point guard Boo Buie. Luckily for the collective’s executive director, Jacob Schmidt, and the rest of the Northwestern fanbase, Buie stayed for his COVID-19 year of eligibility rather than turning pro or hitting the transfer portal. He had plenty of reasons to stay in Evanston (his brother is an assistant coach for the Wildcats), but a handsome check from TrueNU was a part of that decision. Now that Buie led the school to its first back-to-back tournament appearances, the collective can’t help but feel a tad responsible. Buie is its success story. Read More Mar 25, 2024 Another U.S.-Mexico match marred by discriminatory chant, another toothless response by Concacaf ARLINGTON, Texas — The punctual, inevitable, distasteful roar boomed around AT&T Stadium, and, well, here we go again. There was another U.S.-Mexico match on Sunday. Another regional final marred by homophobia. There was another round of bland, evasive public-address announcements, which failed to address the infamous “p***” chant. There was another chorus of boos, and another suspended game, and all we could do, as lovers of fútbol, as humans, was sit there and soak in hate. Read More Mar 25, 2024 The Pac-12’s Departing Members Have Inked Their Divorce Contract The members of the Pac-12 have finalized their divorce papers—and the terms are very amenable to Oregon State and Washington State, the two schools that will remain in the conference come this summer. On Monday, 12 existing schools confirmed that they have signed a settlement agreement regarding revenue distribution and voting rights in the Pac-12 going forward. (The settlement agreement was first reported by The Mercury News.) The settlement is a direct resolution to the lawsuit brought by Oregon State and Washington State last fall over who had voting power on the conference’s board, and therefore the ability to control all its assets, intellectual property, and even potential dissolution. The conference’s two remaining members, WSU and OSU, appear to have a nine-figure financial cushion to use going forward. This cushion, as well as the entire conference, is now under the direction and leadership of new commissioner Teresa Gould, who began a two-year tenure March 1. Read More Mar 25, 2024 Shohei Ohtani interpreter scandal: Major holes poked in Ippei Mizuhara's pre-Ohtani résumé The Shohei Ohtani interpreter scandal has somehow become even weirder. Last we left the Los Angeles Dodgers star, his camp had accused his longtime interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, of stealing $4.5 million to cover his illegal gambling debts, though only after telling a reporter that Ohtani had agreed to give Mizuhara the money. Since then, Mizuhara has been fired, and MLB has opened an investigation into the matter. The situation, naturally, has drawn scrutiny for the 39-year-old Mizuhara, and it appears that the spotlight is burning some holes in his résumé before he met Ohtani — namely, his education and past experience in baseball. Read More Mar 25, 2024 Power Struggle: MLBPA Arrives at Historic Juncture Over Ideology One of the strongest unions in the U.S. over the past 50 years, in any industry, is now facing one of its toughest battles in its history. And instead of that battle happening against management, it’s occurring from within. The MLB Players Association, for the past week, has been enveloped in an accelerating leadership struggle in which a group of players are pushing to oust deputy director Bruce Meyer (above, left) and replace him with Harry Marino, a former MLBPA lawyer who was instrumental in the recent unionization of minor league players. Over the weekend, that battle went public with Marino, union executive director Tony Clark (above, right), and the MLBPA’s executive subcommittee each issuing public statements seeking to advance their cause. “Player representatives have made clear their desire to hire a different lead negotiator and pursue a different vision for collective bargaining, as well as to obtain an independent, third-party audit of the union’s financial activity,” Marino said. “The events of the past week have been messy. But the MLBPA, like all unions, is a democracy. And democracies are messy.” Read More Mar 25, 2024 Inside the Proxy Fight for the Future of Disney (and ESPN) Shareholder proxy fights are normally about as far from the sports world as can be imagined, and they rarely elevate to any sort of mainstream zeitgeist. But the one now emerging around the Walt Disney Co. carries major ramifications for ESPN and the future leadership of Disney and, regardless of the battle’s outcome, will render significant impacts across the sports industry. For months, billionaire activist investor Nelson Peltz (above) and his Trian Fund Management have sought to gain two board seats when an election is held April 3 during Disney’s annual shareholder meeting. Peltz argues Disney needs to be far more aggressive on multiple fronts, including with regard to a succession plan for current CEO Bob Iger, clarifying ESPN’s digital strategy, overhauling the company’s TV and movie business, and bundling ESPN+ and Netflix. On Monday, the divide grew as Trian additionally withheld its votes for Iger’s reelection to the board, according to a CNBC report. Read More Mar 22, 2024 Angel Cabrera out of the Masters after US visa denied Augusta National has been spared a visit from past champion Angel Cabrera at next month’s Masters after he was denied a visa to enter the United States following his time spent in prison for domestic violence. ‌The 54-year-old was released last August after more than two years of incarceration, most recently in Monte Cristo, the minimum security institution near his home city of Cordoba in Argentina. ‌Despite his crimes, the two-time major winner immediately signalled his intent to return to competition and played in a US Seniors Tour event in Morocco last month, where he finished 27th. Read More

< Back Calling the Masters Can Make You—or Break You Apr 15, 2024 When it comes to calling the Masters, warns golf analyst Peter Kostis, the wisest strategy for sportscasters is to adhere to the Latin phrase “primum non nocere”—first, do no harm. Broadcasting the Masters is a death or glory affair. One great call can etch an announcer’s name into history. Just ask Jim Nantz (above, right) and Verne Lundquist, whose long careers at CBS date back to a pair of famous calls at the 1986 Masters. But one wrong remark can leave you excommunicated from the country’s most-watched tournament. Pour one out for Gary McCord, who was banned from CBS’s coverage after joking about “body bags” and Augusta National Golf Club “bikini-waxing” its lightning-fast greens. And pour another one out for the late Jack Whitaker, who was barred for calling the crowd coming up the 18th fairway a “mob.” Source: Front Office Sports https://frontofficesports.com/calling-the-masters-can-make-you-or-break-you/ Previous Next

< Back Fan apologizes for provoking Arman Tsarukyan at UFC 300, won’t file lawsuit after punch Apr 15, 2024 Arman Tsarukyan and the UFC won’t face any legal action after he appeared to punch a fan during his walkout at UFC 300 in Las Vegas on Saturday night. The fan in question, Obed Ardon, told Bloody Elbow on Monday that the emotions of the moment simply got to him. He was there with his brother on the floor, and insisted that he wouldn’t file a lawsuit. “I will not sue, that never crossed my mind,” Ardo said. “My first thought was, ‘I hope I don’t get kicked out.’” Source: Yahoo Sports https://sports.yahoo.com/fan-apologizes-for-provoking-arman-tsarukyan-at-ufc-300-wont-file-lawsuit-after-punch-214843766.html Previous Next

< Back Chiefs WR Rashee Rice sued for $1M over involvement in Dallas speeding crash Apr 15, 2024 Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice is being sued by two people who were injured in the multi-car crash he allegedly caused while driving at high speeds in Dallas last month. According to court documents viewed by Fox 4 Kansas City, Rice and SMU cornerback Teddy Knox, who is accused of driving the other car that caused the crash, are being sued by Irina Gromova and Edvard Petrovskiy, for causing numerous injuries including “trauma to the brain, lacerations to the face requiring stitches, multiple contusions about the body, disfigurement, internal bleeding, and other internal and external injuries that may only be fully revealed over the course of medical treatment.” Source: Yahoo Sports https://sports.yahoo.com/chiefs-wr-rashee-rice-sued-for-1m-over-involvement-in-dallas-speeding-crash-194729791.html Previous Next

< Back States Want Tax Reform As Ohtani’s Deal Deferrals Stir Controversy Apr 15, 2024 It’s Tax Day across the U.S., the deadline by which individuals and organizations must report their financial state for 2023 to the Internal Revenue Service and state officials. But some California legislators are already thinking ahead to future tax years, with Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani at the center of their focus. Ohtani’s unprecedented $680 million in deferrals in his record-setting $700 million contract, to be paid out between 2034 and ’43, have inspired a legislative bill calling on the U.S. Congress to establish a “reasonable cap on deferred compensation,” in turn allowing individual states to capture more tax revenue. The California Center for Jobs and the Economy has calculated that Ohtani could save up to $98 million in state taxes by moving to another state or out of the country, and some in the Golden State want at least a meaningful portion of that money. Source: Front Office Sports https://frontofficesports.com/states-want-tax-reform-as-ohtanis-deal-deferrals-stir-controversy/ Previous Next

< Back Salt Lake City About to Land NHL’s Coyotes (Minus Their Name) Apr 15, 2024 Ryan Smith’s two-year quest to land Salt Lake City an NHL franchise will likely conclude later this week, although it won’t be the expansion team his Smith Entertainment Group lobbied for publicly in January. Instead, it will be the Arizona Coyotes—or at least the players, coaches and some other staffers of the franchise that has called the Valley of the Sun home since 1996. Coyotes owner Alex Meruelo, Smith, and the NHL are nearing the end of negotiations of a $1 billion sale of the team that will play under a new name at Salt Lake City’s Delta Center starting next season, sources with knowledge of the transaction tell Front Office Sports. Meruelo keeps the Coyotes name and will have five years to build an NHL arena with the league’s promise of making the Phoenix market the home of an expansion team, the sources confirmed. SportsNet was the first outlet to report the setup. Source: Front Office Sports https://frontofficesports.com/salt-lake-city-about-to-land-nhls-coyotes-minus-their-name/ Previous Next

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< Back Counsel, Generalist & Brand Rights Protection Support Apply Now Miami, FL FIFA World Cup 2026 About the Role Provide legal advice, guidance, and support on a wide range of legal matters related to the FIFA World Cup 2026, including contracts, compliance, intellectual property, regulatory issues and access to information requests. Review, draft, and negotiate various agreements, contracts, and legal documents touching a broad range of commercial and event related issues. Conduct legal research and analysis to identify and mitigate potential legal risks and provide recommendations to stakeholders. Collaborate with internal teams, external counsel, and stakeholders to address legal issues, provide guidance, and resolve disputes, litigation, or claims. Stay informed of changes in relevant laws, regulations, and industry practices, and provide proactive advice to ensure ongoing compliance. Work with Senior Legal Counsel, Brand Protection to implement comprehensive strategies to safeguard the FIFA World Cup 2026 brand against unauthorized use, counterfeiting, and piracy. Work with various external stakeholders to develop brand protection strategies for the tournament across each of the host cities. Track, manage and enforce protection of intellectual property rights, trademarks, and logos associated with the event to prevent unauthorized usage. Manage and enforce brand guidelines for sponsors and partners, ensuring consistent representation and compliance with contractual obligations. Coordinate with law enforcement agencies and customs officials to enhance global efforts against counterfeiting and piracy. Assist with developing and implementing educational materials and training programs for internal and external stakeholders to raise awareness of brand protection measures. Prepare comprehensive reports for senior management, summarizing brand protection activities, challenges, legal actions, and future strategies. Other duties as assigned by the General Counsel, Director, Legal – US, and Senior Legal Counsel, Brand Protection. APPLY NOW https://www.teamworkonline.com/soccer-jobs/fifa-world-cup-2026/fifa-world-cup-2026/counsel-generalist-brand-rights-protection-support-fifa-world-cup-2026-2076484 About the Company ​

< Back Counsel, Generalist & Brand Rights Protection - México Apply Now Mexico City, Mexico FIFA World Cup 2026 About the Role Provide legal advice, guidance, and support on a wide range of legal matters related to the FIFA World Cup 2026, including contracts, compliance, intellectual property, regulatory issues and access to information requests. Review, draft, and negotiate various agreements, contracts, and legal documents touching a broad range of commercial and event related issues with various stakeholders, including host cities, sponsors, broadcasters, and vendors. Work with Senior Legal Counsel, Brand Protection to implement comprehensive strategies to safeguard the FIFA World Cup 2026 brand against unauthorized use, counterfeiting, and piracy. Conduct legal research and analysis to identify and mitigate potential legal risks and provide recommendations to stakeholders. Collaborate with internal teams, external counsel, and stakeholders to address legal issues, provide guidance, and resolve disputes, litigation, or claims. Stay informed of changes in relevant laws, regulations, and industry practices, and provide proactive advice to ensure ongoing compliance. Work with various external stakeholders to develop brand protection strategies for the tournament across each of the host cities. Enforce protection of intellectual property rights, trademarks, and logos associated with the event to prevent unauthorized usage. Manage and enforce brand guidelines for sponsors and partners, ensuring consistent representation and compliance with contractual obligations. Coordinate with law enforcement agencies and customs officials to enhance global efforts against counterfeiting and piracy. Collaborate with event organizers to ensure brand consistency across marketing materials, merchandise, and official communications. Develop educational materials and training programs for internal and external stakeholders to raise awareness of brand protection measures. Prepare comprehensive reports for senior management, summarizing brand protection activities, challenges, legal actions, and future strategies Develop and maintain a thorough understanding of FIFA's statutes, regulations, and governance framework, and ensure compliance with FIFA's policies and guidelines. Other duties as assigned by the Director, Legal - Mexico APPLY NOW https://www.teamworkonline.com/soccer-jobs/fifa-world-cup-2026/fifa-world-cup-2026/counsel-generalist-brand-rights-protection-mexico-2076481 About the Company ​

< Back Coordinator, Safeguarding Apply Now Atlanta U.S. Soccer Federation About the Role Fulfilling U.S. Soccer’s requirements for the U.S. Center for SafeSport’s (“the Center’s”) response and resolution process by: Taking and making reports, responding to the Center’s information requests Communicating Center notices and decisions to U.S. Soccer members Responding to member inquiries about Center cases Referring reports of misconduct to appropriate member organizations where required and supporting members’ response and resolution of these reports Updating and maintaining U.S. Soccer’s risk management list and the U.S. Soccer Learning Center’s disciplinary list Assisting in the administration of U.S. Soccer’s safe soccer clearance program by: Receiving safe soccer clearance modification and suspension requests and preparing them for review Receiving background screening report appeals and preparing them for review Performing case setup and data entry in U.S. Soccer’s case management database Completing data analysis in U.S. Soccer’s case management database and generating reports on data as needed Assisting in the monitoring and enforcement of U.S. Soccer members’ athlete safety compliance requirements Helping U.S. Soccer meet Center for SafeSport and USOPC compliance requirements and supporting preparation for compliance audits Creating presentation and education materials for safeguarding reporting and response Supporting the VP, Safeguarding – Prevention & Education as needed APPLY NOW https://www.teamworkonline.com/olympic-jobs/usngbjobs/u-s--soccer-federation/coordinator-safeguarding-2076513 About the Company We are U.S. Soccer and we are the future of sport in the United States. Our mission is to make soccer the preeminent sport in the United States. We embrace diversity, technology and global connections to drive the growth of our sport and serve our athletes and fans. We seek motivated, passionate, skilled people who can think, create and work on a team. U.S. Soccer is a growing company that looks for team members to grow with it. U.S. Soccer offers a comprehensive compensation package, casual work environment, an inclusive culture and an atmosphere for professional development. The Federation’s core principles set organization-wide standards to identify and foster our culture and inform how we interact and hold each other accountable. These principles guide U.S. Soccer: We Win Together. We Aim High. We Champion Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. To be successful as a USSF employee, it is critical to demonstrate and live up to these principles every day and with every interaction with peers, stakeholders, and partners. The Federation’s core values are the individual attributes and characteristics that staff embody to uphold the organization’s principles and succeed. These values guide our employees: Integrity. Commitment. Teamwork. Respect.

< Back Compliance Manager Apply Now Atlanta, GA, USA PrizePicks About the Role Strategic Oversight: This role demands crafting a broad compliance framework that aligns seamlessly with the organization's strategic objectives. By steering multiple compliance initiatives, you'll ensure that business practices not only meet regulatory demands but also contribute to the company's overall goals. Policy and Procedure Management: You'll be tasked with the creation and continuous refinement of compliance internal controls, policies and procedures, ensuring they remain effective and up-to-date with evolving regulations and business needs. Technical Compliance: This aspect involves ensuring that our daily fantasy contest platform consistently meets all applicable technical regulatory requirements. You'll work collaboratively with the Product Department on the process of technical change management and coordinate effectively with testing laboratories to guarantee that new features or updates are fully compliant before rollout. Compliance Technology Utilization: Mastery of compliance technologies is key, as you'll leverage these tools to streamline and enhance the efficiency of compliance processes. This includes adopting innovative software solutions such as Notion and Asana to manage compliance tasks more effectively. Due Diligence and Audits: Conducting thorough due diligence and comprehensive compliance audits will be a cornerstone of this role. Through these activities, you'll identify potential areas of risk and implement corrective measures to mitigate them. Supporting the Licensing Function: Integral to this role is the support of the licensing function, ensuring that all aspects of our daily fantasy contest platform and its operations are fully licensed and compliant with state and federal regulations. This includes working collaboratively with the Director of Licensing in preparing and submitting license applications, renewals, and managing any necessary communications or documentation with regulatory agencies. Interdepartmental Collaboration: A collaborative spirit is essential, as you'll work closely with various departments to integrate compliance measures into the fabric of the organization. This includes fostering a culture of compliance and ensuring that all team members are informed and engaged in compliance practices. Regulatory Communication: Acting as a liaison with regulatory bodies, you'll maintain and strengthen professional relationships, ensuring the organization is both compliant with current regulations and prepared for future changes. Data Security & Privacy: Overseeing the safeguarding of sensitive information, you'll work collaboratively with the Infrastructure Department to implement and maintain robust data security and privacy measures to ensure the confidentiality and integrity of personal and company data. APPLY NOW https://www.teamworkonline.com/sports-technology-jobs/prize-picks/prizepicks-jobs/compliance-manager-2076559 About the Company At PrizePicks, we are the fastest growing sports company in North America, as recognized by Inc. 5000. As the leading platform for Daily Fantasy Sports, we cover a diverse range of sports leagues, including the NFL, NBA, and Esports titles like League of Legends and Counter-Strike. Our team of over 450 employees thrives in an inclusive culture that values individuals from diverse backgrounds, regardless of their level of sports fandom. Ready to reimagine the DFS industry together?

< Back Manager, Technology Contract and Performance Apply Now Miami, FL, USA FIFA World Cup 2026 About the Role Overseeing a diverse portfolio of technology contracts, ensuring adherence to contractual obligations and performance standards. Developing and implementing a robust contract management strategy to streamline processes and enhance overall efficiency. Support the management of relationships across a large base of technology vendors and suppliers to foster collaboration and address any issues promptly. Leading negotiations for contract renewals, amendments, and extensions to ensure favorable terms and cost-effectiveness. Develop and create contracts, NDAs, and SoWs using established templates. Proactively foster and nurture robust relationships within an ecosystem of partners and vendors, leveraging your experience from to benefit tournament in achieving its goals. Manage the governance and controls framework, in collaboration with project leads / SMEs. Proactively manage risks and issues within technology and change related to contract and performance management. Apply expertise in reporting financial spend (using tools such as Power BI, SAP, etc.) related to contracts, invoices, etc.. Lead and oversee tender processes, including initiating and executing technology purchase requisitions via SAP in accordance with procurement guidelines. Coordinate multi-supplier/partner collaborations and contribute to decisions on supplier proposals to continually enhance services, including the development of an evaluation process. Document management of all tender documents, contracts, and invoices in accordance with the storage management requirements. Responsible for ensuring the execution of contracts follow the appropriate workflows via DocuSign. APPLY NOW https://www.teamworkonline.com/soccer-jobs/fifa-world-cup-2026/fifa-world-cup-2026/manager-technology-contract-and-performance-fifa-world-cup-2026-2076636 About the Company ​