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The National Basketball Players Association hired longtime consultant Tamika Tremaglio as its new executive director, a role in which she will replace Michele Roberts, who is retiring. Tremaglio, who is retiring as the managing principal of Deloitte's Greater Washington practice to take the job, will join new NBPA President CJ McCollum as the union's leadership heading into collective bargaining negotiations with the NBA. (ESPN) The College Football Playoff Board of Managers will not vote next week as was originally expected on a proposed expansion of the field to 12 teams, and the group of 11 presidents and chancellors will now meet on Zoom instead of in person. That decision followed yesterday's meeting of the CFP's Management Committee, which consists of the 10 FBS commissioners and Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick, at which an eight-team format was discussed in addition to the 12-team proposal. (The Athletic) Online sports news subscription service The Athletic has hired investment bank LionTree to help it find a buyer, according to people familiar with the situation, and seeks a valuation of more than $750 million. The move follows unsuccessful acquisition discussions over the past few months with both Axios and The New York Times Co. (The Information)

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NCAA Earns Big Easy Win in Dispute Over Final Four Domain Name Michael McCann, Sportico Georges Nahitchevansky, an arbitrator for the World Intellectual Property Organization, ordered on Sept. 9 that finalfourneworleans.com be transferred to the NCAA. For the NCAA, the win will help it protect commercial interests related to the Final Four and ensure that its intellectual property is guarded from persons or organizations that might attempt to profit from NCAA brands. Northwestern to redo stadium with 'incomparable' $480 million Ryan family gift Matt Fortuna, The Athletic A redevelopment of Northwestern's Ryan Field is on the way, part of a $480 million gift to the school from Patrick and Shirley Ryan that will also support research in medical sciences and bolster university leadership positions in business. The gift is the largest in school history, and it comes from the biggest benefactors of the school and the Wildcats' athletic department. Truist Signs On As Moody Center Sponsor Don Muret, VenuesNow Truist has signed a five-year deal with Oak View Group to become an official bank sponsor of Moody Center, the $340 million arena under construction at the University of Texas in Austin. Separately, UT athletics signed a sponsorship with Truist to become a banking partner, a deal brokered by Learfield, the athletic department's multimedia rights holder. UNC, Brandr Group unveil first licensees of co-branded merchandise Michael Smith, Sports Business Journal The Univ. of North Carolina and group licensing agent The Brandr Group have signed their first 10 licensees to create co-branded merchandise for the school and its current and former athletes: HanesBrands/Champion, Recur, Outerstuff, Wincraft, Honey Stinger, Nike, FOCO, Gametime Sidekicks, Rock Em Socks and Wildcat Retro.

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