Tiger Woods suffers serious leg injuries in car wreck Via Reuters: Golfing champion Tiger Woods was hospitalized in Los Angeles on Tuesday with severe leg injuries suffered when his car veered off a road and rolled down a steep hillside, requiring rescue crews to pry him from the wreckage, authorities said. The injuries were not believed to be life-threatening, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva told a news conference hours […]
ESPN To Cut 500 Jobs As COVID-19 Erodes Revenues Via Yahoo News: ESPN is slashing 500 jobs as cost pressures from the COVID-19 pandemic are accelerating the sports media company's move into streaming. The cuts, which include 300 layoffs, were revealed Thursday in a memo from Jimmy Pitaro, president of the Walt Disney Co.-owned unit. In addition to the layoffs, another 200 open positions will be eliminated, the company said. […]
LA Dodgers CEO Says It Will Take ‘Years To Catch Up’ From Lost 2020 Revenues Via CNBC: Los Angeles Dodgers President and CEO Stan Kasten told CNBC on Tuesday that it will take the franchise years to overcome the lost revenue experienced during the pandemic-altered baseball season. Following a 60-game regular season schedule and no fans in the ballpark, the team will experience a revenue decline “clearly north of $100 […]
New Poll Suggest Many Sports Fans Are Ready to Return to Indoor Events Via Morning Consult: Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, selling points for new billion-dollar sports facilities included luxuries like giant video boards, lavish club spaces and gourmet concessions. But during a walkthrough of the New York Islanders’ partially completed new arena earlier this month, the typical bells and whistles shared the spotlight with health and safety bona fides. […]
Pandemic World Series Draws Smallest Crowd In Over Century Via AP News: Julie and Lance Smith walked through the mostly empty concourse of Globe Life Field. Tampa Bay infielder Joey Wendle is married to one of their cousins, and they weren’t going to miss his World Series debut. “It’s so weird,” said Julie Smith, 38, from Gadsden, Alabama. “It’s kind of nice in a way, too,” Lance, 39, said before […]
Gen Z Less Likely Than Public To Identify As Sports Fans Via YouGov: The millennial generation’s coming-of-age coincided with massive growth in the North American sports industry. Between 2010 and 2018, the North American sports market grew more than 40 percent from $49.9 billion to $71.1 billion, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers, fueled primarily by skyrocketing media rights and sponsorship revenue. With more access than ever to a wider range of competitions, […]
LeBron James Actively Paying Felons' Fines To Vote In Election Via Outkick: Celebrities and athletes are known to endorse presidential candidates. LeBron James is taking that initiative a step further. LeBron and the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition are actively sending text messages to residents for the purpose of forwarding them to convicted felons, Outkick has learned. LeBron and the group are offering to pay fines and fees so felons can […]
NBA Players Refuse To Honor Contracts Until "Social Reform" Happens Via Outkick: The Milwaukee Bucks were slated to tip off against the Orlando Magic shortly, and they have not yet taken the court. Multiple reports indicate they are seriously discussing boycotting the game: Adrian Wojnarowski tweeted, “The Milwaukee Bucks still haven’t come out to the court for Game 6 with the Orlando Magic and there’s been some discussion within the […]
Nebraska Athletics Shows Rest Of BIG10 Results Of Not Playing Football From Omaha.com: More cost-saving measures are on the way at Nebraska in the wake of a postponed fall football season, the athletic department announced in a statement Friday. With the door closed on Big Ten fall football — and the looming economic shortfall of between $80 million and $120 million for the NU athletic department — 51 staff members will be furloughed from […]
