Greg Olsen and Fox Sports have a deal in place for the NFL analyst to join play-by-play announcer Kevin Burkhardt to call Super Bowl LVII in February, according to sources, though a contract is not signed yet. Burkhardt and Olsen replace Joe Buck and Troy Aikman, respectively, as Fox's lead NFL broadcast team following their moves from Fox Sports to ESPN's Monday Night Football booth. (New York Post)
The Southeastern Conference issued a public reprimand to Alabama's Nick Saban and Texas A&M's Jimbo Fisher following the head football coaches' public dispute over name, image and likeness. During a news conference, Fisher responded to Saban's allegation that Texas A&M "bought" its top-rated recruiting class by denying any wrongdoing and calling the situation "despicable." (The Washington Post)
Sports and entertainment giant Endeavor Group Holdings Inc. paid about $47 million to acquire three minor league baseball teams from the Atlanta Braves, according to a new filing by the MLB team's parent company, Liberty Media Corp. The approximate figure includes the Gwinnett Stripers (AAA), Mississippi Braves (AA) and Rome Braves (High-A), all part of a six-month effort by Endeavor to consolidate almost a dozen minor league clubs. (Sportico)
Private equity firm Sixth Street Partners and Real Madrid have reached a €360 million ($380.95 million) deal for the San Francisco-based company to participate in the development and operation of new businesses at Santiago Bernabeu stadium for 20 years. The partnership also includes a tie-in of Legends, a premium experiences company in which Sixth Street has a majority stake. (The Guardian)
Bye-bye Carrier, hello JMA Wireless; Syracuse dome renamed The Associated Press
Syracuse University and JMA Wireless on Thursday announced a 10-year partnership for naming rights of the university's iconic indoor stadium. The agreement means the name Carrier will be replaced for the first time since the venue opened in 1980.
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