Grand Slam Track’s Contentious Bankruptcy Is Over. Now What?
Grand Slam Track emerged from Chapter 11 after a Delaware judge approved its reorganization plan, allowing the league to begin repaying creditors. The plan allocates about $4.9 million to athletes—roughly 70% of what they’re owed—and $1.8 million to vendors, about 14% of their claims. Funding comes from Winners Alliance, the commercial arm of the Professional Tennis Players Association, which also will bankroll operations through year‑end. While athletes corrected ballot errors that could have reduced their payouts, the league still faces a cash‑starved future and must attract new investors.
How Taylor Swift’s Catalog Fueled Scott Borchetta’s Push Into Sports
Scott Borchetta, the billionaire founder of Big Machine Label Group, is extending his entertainment empire into sports by partnering his eponymous entertainment firm with KMM Sports, a boutique NFL agency. The deal brings KMM the brand‑building, media, and business‑management resources...
Netflix Reports Strong Q1 Earnings, Touting Importance of Live Sports
Netflix posted Q1 2026 revenue of $12.25 bn, up 16% YoY, and net income of $5.3 bn, an 83% jump, driven by live‑sports events and a $2.8 bn termination fee after walking away from an $82.7 bn Warner Bros. Discovery deal. The company launched...
Damon Jones Will Plead Guilty in NBA Betting Case
Former NBA player and ex‑Lakers assistant Damon Jones has changed his plea to guilty in a federal case alleging he sold nonpublic player health information to gamblers, including tips about LeBron James. He faces conspiracy charges for wire fraud and...
NBA Bends 65-Game Awards Rule For Doncic, Cunningham
The NBA and NBPA have approved Extraordinary Circumstance Challenges for Luka Dončić and Cade Cunningham, allowing both to remain eligible for All‑NBA honors and the MVP ballot despite falling short of the 65‑game threshold. Dončić missed two games to attend...
Saudi PIF Drops Al-Hilal Soccer Team Amid Sports Pivot
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund announced it will sell a 70% stake in Al‑Hilal soccer club to Kingdom Holding Company, valuing the club at about $373 million. The move follows the PIF’s new five‑year strategy that reprioritizes its near‑$1 trillion portfolio and...
French Open Will Allow Wearables Like Whoop on ‘Trial Basis’
Starting this year, the French Open will allow players to wear Whoop and similar biometric devices on a trial basis, marking the first Grand Slam to relax its ban on wearables. The trial will later extend to Wimbledon and the...
Michaela Onyenwere Made $205K Winning a Title With UCLA Before WNBA Payday
Michaela Onyenwere, a five‑year WNBA veteran, signed a two‑year contract with the Washington Mystics worth about $205,000, including a $175,000 base salary and $30,000 in bonuses earned from UCLA’s national title. The deal runs through June 30, 2026, and pushes...
Sophia Wilson on Returning to Soccer With a Million-Dollar Deal
U.S. Women’s National Team forward Sophia Wilson re‑signed with the Portland Thorns on a $1 million player option, becoming the NWSL’s first seven‑figure contract in a single season. The deal comes as she returns from giving birth in September and has...
NWSL Moves to Restrict Which Brands Players Can Wear on the Field
The National Women’s Soccer League is drafting a league‑wide “exposure agreement” that would require players to hide non‑partner logos on cleats and goalkeeper gloves. Nike and Adidas have already signed on, and the league projects at least $320,000 in annual...
Rory Triumph Delivers 14M Masters Viewers for CBS, Most Since 2015
Rory McIlroy captured a historic back-to-back Masters victory, the first since Tiger Woods in 2002, driving CBS’s final‑round audience to an average of 13.995 million viewers. The rating marks the network’s most‑watched Masters final since 2015 and represents an 8% increase...
Royals One Step Closer to New Kansas City Stadium
Kansas City’s Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee approved moving forward with financing talks for a proposed $1.9 billion Royals stadium at Washington Square Park, authorizing up to $600 million in city funding backed by future tax revenue. The Board of Parks...
MLB Sees Longer Games but Higher Attendance Early in ABS Era
Major League Baseball’s automated ball‑strike (ABS) system is now fully operational in the 2026 season, extending average nine‑inning games to 2 hours 42 minutes—four minutes longer than 2025. Despite the slower pace, early‑season attendance has risen 4.2% to 6.98 million fans...
Chernin Group Leads Funding Round in Social Box Score App ‘Real’
The Chernin Group has led a minority‑stake funding round in Real, the social box‑score app that blends live sports data with social and gaming features. Real, founded by brothers John and Louis Antonelli, now reports 700,000‑900,000 daily active users and...
Jay Bilas to Fill Michael Malone’s Role on ESPN NBA Playoff Coverage
Jay Bilas will replace Michael Malone on ESPN’s NBA playoff broadcast team after Malone left for the University of North Carolina head‑coaching job, signing a six‑year, $50 million contract. Bilas, a longtime college basketball analyst who joined ESPN in 1995, will...
