Sports Business
How the FIFA World Cup Impacted the NBA Finals Schedule
Inside the NBA’s quiet scheduling war against the world’s biggest sporting event — and what it reveals about how Adam Silver thinks about competing for
The NFL Refs Are Part-Time. The Mistakes Are Full-Time.
The person who threw the flag that cost a NFL team playoff seeding implications probably spent Monday morning reviewing a legal brief. The official who
People Are Watching Dead Actors and Talking to AI Athletes
Val Kilmer died of pneumonia in April 2025. He’s starring in a new movie in 2026. Not archive footage. Not a cameo stitched together from
Polymarket & Kalshi vs. the Gambling Industrial Complex
You’re watching a mob war. On one side: DraftKings, FanDuel, Caesars, and the entire state-licensed gambling establishment—companies that spent decades and billions of dollars buying
Who’s Cashing in During the 2026 FIFA World Cup
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is being sold as a historic celebration of soccer across North America—48 teams, 104 matches, 16 cities, three nations united
How the NHL Became Private Equity’s Newest Playground
In December 2021, the National Hockey League did something it had resisted for decades: it opened the door to private equity. Within months, Arctos Partners
Super Bowl Economics: A Billion Dollar Output for the Host City
The Super Bowl isn’t just the biggest sporting event in America—it’s a billion-dollar economic engine that transforms host cities into temporary financial powerhouses. When the
The NBA’s International Gamble: Real Madrid & Europe
The NBA is about to make the biggest international expansion bet in American sports history—and it’s betting on Real Madrid to lead the way. The
Data Stadiums: How Every Fan is Now a Data Point
Across the sports world, it is only a matter of time before every attendee becomes an advanced data point. As technology advances and new stadiums
Saudi Money, Private Equity, & the Quiet Takeover of Global Sports
If you’re not paying attention to where the money’s coming from in global sports, you’re missing the global sport shift of the decade. While fans debate