Exciting news for the Chicago Sky 🏀 This fall, the team will break ground on a state-of-the-art training center next to the Wintrust Sports Complex. The $38M, 40,000-square-foot facility will be ready by December 2025, just in time for the 2026 WNBA season. The new center will feature two regulation-sized courts, player amenities like individual lockers, strength and conditioning equipment, lounges, recovery and film rooms, and a private kitchen. It will also support players off the court with beauty stations and a content creation studio. Read more ⬇️ https://ow.ly/2iJK50SKu2O
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Paris set a 1.2B euro sponsorship target, and LVMH came on a year ago to help get organizers there. With the Games set to kick off, the French luxury goods conglomerate is bringing its detailed approach as "Artisan of All Victories." https://lnkd.in/e9pxE7xJ
LVMH adds luxury touch to Paris Games
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On the heels of the National Football League (NFL) being found guilty of breaking #antitrust laws in its distribution of games on “Sunday Ticket”, Bilzin Sumberg Trial & Litigation Partner Scott Wagner breaks down the litigation and provides a forward-looking overview of what it means for the NFL's broadcasting rights for out-of-market games, as well as other sports leagues, in the latest from the Sports Business Journal: https://lnkd.in/gmCEngVp
NFL-DirecTV ruling could significantly alter the way the NFL markets rights to broadcast and view out-of-market games
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For this week's SBJ Tech newsletter, I spoke with Safe Sport Unit head Kirsty Burrows and Athletes' Commission Emma Terho about the IOC's usage of an AI monitoring system to protect Olympic athletes on social media: https://lnkd.in/gf9kwMfq
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Another offseason, another significant renovation project happening at Churchill Downs Racetrack, this time a roughly $85M improvement of the Grandstand, including a new covered pavilion behind it that’ll be ready for the 151st Kentucky Derby. Churchill Downs Incorporated working with Populous again on this one. Roughly $400M worth of work done at the track over four years… https://lnkd.in/dsVPgMRc I wrote about the decade-long effort to take Churchill to the next level earlier this year, before the 150th Derby https://lnkd.in/dKEKuddQ shot a cool video showing some of the newest spaces https://lnkd.in/dX3qcNeC
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Beautiful setting for Sports Business Journal's annual Thought Leaders: Tech retreat. Excited for the next two days of great content, networking and fun activites! Thanks Katherine Krohn for expertly representing our team in CA this week! #nextleague #knowwhatisnext #team
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The #Paris2024 opening ceremony on Friday - a 3-kilometer floatilla down the Seine - presents unprecedented logistical and security challenges. Around 45,000 law enforcement will be around to secure an event with thousands of athletes, performers and more than 300,000 spectators. My Sports Business Journal story from earlier this week. https://lnkd.in/eAVPJMcP
The unique route of the Paris Games opening ceremony will put security and logistics to the test
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Amazon has interest in pursuing TNT's "Inside the NBA" cast following locking up NBA media rights. "I would say, first and foremost, ‘Inside the NBA,’ we view it as the gold standard studio program," Prime Video's Jay Marine told SBJ. More here: https://lnkd.in/eEqYrFeY
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New York City FC unveiled the first premium seating renderings for its new stadium, set to break ground this fall and open in 2027 🏟️ The initial renderings showcase the 12-seat City Suites and eight Pitchside Lounges, both accessible via the West Side Entrance. The $780M, all-electric stadium, designed by HOK, will blend luxurious design and innovative amenities. HOK’s Dina Lamanna is leading the premium design, bringing her extensive experience in hospitality interiors to create an exceptional fan experience. Check out Bret McCormick's story for more info: https://ow.ly/j02W50SJmT6
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News: University of Tennessee, Knoxville is ready to award its Neyland Entertainment District project to the 865 Neyland Project Team, consisting of Dixon Greenwood, CCIM, Jake Miller, Taylor Gray, Hartland Hotel Group, and Johnson Architecture, Inc., pending approval by the Tennessee State Building Commission. Renderings below are conceptual but capture the gist of what UT wants to do, which is create an entertainment district at Neyland Stadium's south end that better connects the venue with the Tennessee River and Food City Center. More info here on an interesting sports venue-adjacent mixed-use development project: https://lnkd.in/eyk2ek8M And my story from earlier this year on the initial RFP: https://lnkd.in/eVB6MCtC
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