Bismarck, ND

Janesville, WI

The Janesville Jets of the North American Hockey League have announced that Brett Wall will become the head coach for the upcoming 2024-2025 season. Wall comes to Janesville with experience playing in the NAHL and advancing to the NCAA Division I level at Lake Superior State University. He has coached at the youth, junior, and college levels, most recently as head coach of Lawrence University in the NCHA conference.

Janesville Jets and Bismarck Bobcats Name New Head Coaches

The NHL made a major announcement as a former Quebec Nordiques GM of 11 seasons has passed away. Gilles Leger, at age 83 has passed away , and spent 11 seasons with the Quebec Nordiques as GM. Prior to his arrival in the WHA he spent 5 years with St....

NHL community plagued with tragic passing of former hockey legend

Chicago, IL

Notre Dame Fighting Irish On SI

Notre Dame heading to Wrigley Field for its own Winter Classic type event is a no-brainer

Notre Dame Hockey's Own Winter Classic a Clear No-Brainer for All Involved

Belmont, CA

Sportico


				













	Though all eyes are on South Bend in anticipation of the upcoming college football season, Notre Dame has dropped a bombshell about one of its other teams.Pitbull Buys Naming Rights to FIU's Football Stadium




	The famed university announced Thursday that it has suspended its men’s swimming program for at least the entire 2024-25 academic year after several investigations revealed athletes were gambling on their own events, a violation of NCAA rules.




	A report from Sports Illustrated said that the team essentially created its own sportsbook that allowed the swimmers to place wages on their performances, with most of the athletes participating in...

Notre Dame Suspends Men’s Swim Team After Gambling Probe

Women's Hockey on The Hockey News

Finland's top division, Naisten Liiga, will drop the puck for a weekend long season opening tournament on September 6. The league however, has lost significant talent.

Naisten Liiga Set To Drop The Puck September 6

New York City, NY


				













	The fight over Venu Sports, a live sports streaming platform expected to cost $42.99 a month, will close a round this week at the Thurgood Marshall Courthouse in New York with the decision very much up in the air. Sports Leads Disney's Streaming Unit to Its First Quarterly Profit




	FuboTV, which sued ESPN, Walt Disney, Fox and others in April for alleged antitrust violations in their Venu Sports joint venture, seeks a preliminary injunction to halt the service before it goes live. There is some question as to when that may be; Fox Corp. boss Lachlan Murdoch on Tuesday said the app...

FuboTV’s Fight With Disney, ESPN Closes Week as Pols Pile In

Nick Cousins is fresh off a Stanley Cup win with the Florida Panthers but remains an unsigned free agent. He's now changed his agent in the hope of getting signed. It was reported earlier today by Hockey Insider Frank Seravalli that the NHL's most hated pest, Nick Cousins, has fired his agency company and replaced them with a new organization.

Nick Cousins, the NHL's most hated player makes major move to save his career


				













	A handful of private equity groups are meeting with the NFL this week, according to multiple people familiar with the process, the latest step in the league’s deliberate march towards opening its ownership ranks to institutional money.NFL Franchise Valuations Interactive Data Viz




	The league has different meetings set with individual firms or groups working together, said the people, who were granted anonymity because the details are private. One of the meetings is with Arctos Partners and another is with a consortium that includes Carlyle, Blackstone, CVC and Dynasty Equity, the people said. Other groups that have been involved in earlier conversations...

NFL Sets Private Equity Meetings This Week; League Floats Buy-Back Option

Tampa, FL

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Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

Three men and a woman have been arrested on murder charges in connection with the fatal shooting of Charles Jones , a Jacksonville rapper known as Julio Foolio,” outside a hotel in Tampa.

4 arrested in slaying of Jacksonville rapper Julio Foolio

Vermont State

Saint Michael’s has announced the hire of Spencer Fascetta as the women’s hockey program’s full-time assistant coach. Fascetta arrives at Saint Michael’s from Vermont State Castleton, where he served the past two years as a women’s hockey graduate assistant coach under Saint Michael’s alumnus Tim McAuliffe. Fascetta was responsible for recruiting, scouting, special teams, practice planning, video analysis, and skill development in his role with the Spartans.

Vermont State Castleton women’s hockey graduate assistant Fascetta hired as new assistant coach with Saint Michael’s

Ohio State

The Lantern

On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

Georgia State

Tallahassee, FL

Daily Coffee Press

The FBI is investigating the disappearance of a now 13-year-old girl who went missing from Florida last year and has ties to Georgia and Tennessee. A $15,000 reward is being offered to anyone with information that can lead to her location.

FBI Investigating Disappearance of 12-Year-Old Girl Who Has Ties to Georgia

North Carolina State

Chapel Hill, NC


				













	On paper, North Carolina is the prototypical athletic department that should want private equity’s paper: a national brand, with a strong tradition and demanding booster base, but stuck in a second-fiddle power conference.An Inside Look at How Army Bankrolls Its Athletics Program




	UNC athletic director Bubba Cunningham, however, says he isn’t interested in this form of financing—at least not now. He recently told Sportico that despite conversations with a half-dozen firms dating back to last fall, the school will not be taking money from (or selling equity to) any institutional groups in the foreseeable future.




	In a phone interview last week, Cunningham...

North Carolina Seems Primed for Private Equity. Why Is It Passing?

Las Vegas, NV

Durham, NC


				













	British DJ Jonas Blue is scheduled to play sets in Las Vegas and Amsterdam this fall—and in between those performances, he’ll perform in Durham, N.C., during a Duke football game. Sporticast 366: Athletes Are Revolutionizing  Olympics Coverage




	Blue—who garners nearly 18 million monthly listeners on Spotify—is one of six artists the Blue Devils are hosting this season in a new section of Wallace Wade Stadium intended to bring a tailgating atmosphere inside the 95-year-old venue. The renovations are part of a larger effort to improve stadium attendance and expand the school’s football brand at a perilous moment for every athletic department...

Duke Turns to DJ, Instagram Star in College Football’s New Arms Race

Nashville, TN

The Predators have struggled to establish themselves as a true Stanley Cup Contender the past couple of seasons but have overcome that by going all in with their acquisitions. No team had a better offseason, especially one that netted some serious firepower upfront; the Nashville Predators are in a prime position to make some noise this upcoming season. In a tough division that features juggernauts such as the Colorado Avalanche and the Dallas Stars, the Predators now look to join them as the hegemons of the Central Division.

The Nashville Predators are going to Shake Up The Central Division


				













	On the latest Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams discuss some of the biggest sports business stories of the week, including the end of the Summer Olympics in Paris. After a decade of underwhelming Games due to geopolitics, disease and location, the Olympics seemed to have its illustrious return in Paris.A Golden Portfolio: How Well Did Team USA Target Its Medal Funds?




	The hosts talk about Peacock’s new coverage of the Games, and how social media platforms are now offering a totally different way to follow the Olympics–a way that likely brought in significantly more followers. They also talk...

Sporticast 370: Winners and Losers of the Paris Olympic Games

Kansas State

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Missouri State

CJ Coombs

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) helps to locate missing children. Since July 1, 2024, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), 174 children have been reported missing in the U.S. Since January 1, 2024, there was a total of 1,445 reported missing in the country.

Missing Missouri children as of July 17, 2024, according to the NCMEC


				













	Manchester United is highlighting the partnership between Microsoft and Qualcomm both on and off the pitch.Man United Could Sell Stadium Naming Rights to Snapdragon




	On Friday, Qualcomm announced that the Windows maker is affixing its Copilot+ PC brand to the back of Man United’s kits for select matches. The arrangement is part of the telecom’s landmark jersey sponsorship where the Snapdragon semiconductor brand adorns the front of all the team’s kits (including training shirts) for its men’s and women’s clubs.




	Qualcomm is allowed pass through the rights for the back-of-kit placement with another technology partner. The Copilot+ PC brand features the Snapdragon...

Man United to Feature Microsoft in Unique Back-of-Jersey Sponsorship

Saint Paul, MN

CBS Minnesota

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Wild Hockey is making it their mission to grow the game for all players, and that means removing cost barriers and access at a very young age."I want to practice so that when I'm older I'm going to be a great skater," said 7-year-old Petra Maldonado.Petra is trying out the Wild's "Hockey is for Me" program and she's already hooked with big dreams."I want to play for Edina High School and play for the Hornets," Petra said.One of the many reasons she's fallen in love with this sport is being surrounded by kids who look like...

Minnesota Wild's "Hockey is for Me" program looks to remove barriers to sport at young age

Indianapolis, IN


				













	Indianapolis will host the 2025 WNBA All-Star Game—the first time the city has received that honor despite having a franchise since 2000.'Caitlin Clark Effect' Hits Bottom Line in Indiana Fever Finance Report




	It’s likely to provide another platform for superstar rookie Caitlin Clark to show her talent on a national stage. Indianapolis also hosted the NBA All-Star Game this year and will welcome the men’s and women’s NCAA Final Four in 2026 and 2028, respectively. So, a region known for its basketball passion is enjoying a banner stretch for the sport.




	With the help of Clark and 2023 top pick Aliyah Boston,...

Caitlin Clark and Fever Break WNBA All-Star Hosting Drought

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NCAA Sued Over Hockey’s ‘Boycott’ of Junior League Players


				













	The spectrum of antitrust lawsuits against the NCAA expanded this week when 19-year-old Ontario hockey player Rylan Masterson sued the NCAA and 10 universities in a...

NCAA Sued Over Hockey’s ‘Boycott’ of Junior League Players

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