SBP Snack Week of 8/19-25

Alex Abrams
August 22, 2024

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Good Thursday Morning. Bringing you an abbreviated, “snack size” version of SBP this week.

Five Interesting, Funny, and Touching Things that Happened in Sports This Week

#1: The NFL likely becomes the next league to accept private equity money

The NFL could approve the framework for private equity investment in franchises before the regular season starts.
With NFL teams more valuable than ever, owners and league officials continue to make progress on the long-awaited move.
Story ⬇️
— Front Office Sports (@FOS)
5:01 AM • Aug 21, 2024

#2: The W came to Boston, and it delivered

TD Garden just hosted its first-ever WNBA game, with a sold-out crowd of 19,125 fans in Boston for Sparks-Sun tonight.
(via @NoaDalzell)
— Front Office Sports (@FOS)
2:49 AM • Aug 21, 2024

#3: In sports media news, Spulu may be dead before it ever gets off the ground

BREAKING: A federal judge has blocked the launch of Venu Sports — a new $43 per month sports-only streaming bundle from Disney, Fox, and Warner Bros.
Fubo asked for a preliminary injunction based on anticompetitive concerns and they got it.
Fubo’s stock immediately jumped 23%.
— Joe Pompliano (@JoePompliano)
7:33 PM • Aug 16, 2024

#4: As predicted, the college GM is now a high profile position. Expect to see more of this

College programs are growing in the front office space. And Bama just made Courtney Morgan the highest-paid GM in college.
💰 $825,000 annually for 3 years
👀 It's less money than 8 Tide coaches
Our @Alex__Schiffer breaks it down on @FOS ⤵️
— Matthew Tabeek (@MatthewTabeek)
4:33 PM • Aug 20, 2024

#5: This is every millennial’s opportunity to relive their childhood

Backyard Sports is... back! A new trailer was released today, via @_BackyardSports. If we've learned anything from the release of @EASPORTSCollege#CFB25, it's that nostalgia sells.
— Sportico (@Sportico)
2:56 PM • Aug 20, 2024

Until next time, sports fans!

-Alex