$11.3 Billion in Esports Revenue Since January for China This is surprisingly a 10% decrease from last year. In June the China Esports Working Council was created, a gov-backed Esports association with 120+ Esports-related companies. #eSports Darin White Ph.D. 📊⚽️💰 Source: Sports Business Journal

Lions Featured in Upcoming Season of Hard Knocks! A crew of 35 people will be sent out to the lion's training camp to record 400+ hours of footage. The 5 episodes will debut on August 9th. #NFL #HardKnocks #Lions #HBO Darin White Ph.D. 📊⚽️💰 Source: Sports Business Journal

Lebron James Appears in Warner Brothers Game Lebron is one of the only two athletes to appear in a non-sports game to date. The combat game is called MultiVerse and will be at the Evo Gaming Event this year. #Nintendo #LeBron #MultiVersus Darin White Ph.D. 📊⚽️💰 Source: Sports Business Journal

More involved approach from colleges regarding NIL this year!! 30 schools have hired Altius Sports Partners for help regarding NIL deals. #NIL #Altius Darin White Ph.D. 📊⚽️💰 source: Sports Business Journal

MLB's thoughts on CBD Sponsorship $$$$ People believe that the first couple of deals will be seven figures but after that, they will die down to about 60-70% less. Only time will tell. #MLB #sponsor #Cash Darin White Ph.D. 📊⚽️💰 Source: Sports Business Journal

XFL Releases Plans to Relaunch in 8 Cities The XFL's 10-game season starts on Feb. 18th and is launching teams in Arlington, Orlando, D.C., San Antonio, Houston, Seattle, Las Vegas, and St. Louis. #XFL #football Darin White Ph.D. 📊⚽️💰 Source: Sports Business Journal

Jackie Robinson Museum Unveiled! On Tuesday July 26 at 10:30 am the ribbon cutting ceremony was livestreamed for the opening of Robinson's museum #JackieRobinson #BaseBall JackieRobinsonMuseum MLB Darin White Ph.D. 📊⚽️💰 source: Sports Business Journal

Vegas is a Potential host for NCAA Mens Final Four. There are 7 cities considered to be finalists to host the tournament from 2027-2031 with Vegas being the only possible location released. #NCAA #Final4 #Vegas NCAA NCAA March Madness Darin White Ph.D. 📊⚽️💰 source: Sports Business Journal

Michigan is Releasing Football Cards! the 2022 football roster will be featured in a 10-pack of cards for $16.95 with the profits equally distributed among all of the players.#NCAA #Michigan Darin White Ph.D. 📊⚽️💰 Michigan Football Source: Sports Business Journal

Russian Athletes may not be eligible for the 2024 Paris Games It is unlikely that athletes from Russia and Belarus will be permitted to participate. Especially while the war continues. #Olympics IOC MEDIA Darin White Ph.D. 📊⚽️💰 #Paris2024 Source: Sports Business Journal

New NFL Ticket Sales Record!! The league has already sold more tickets this year than it did in 2021. There is also a 90% season ticket renewal among holders. #NFL #AFC #NFC Darin White Ph.D. 📊⚽️💰 NFL Source: Sports Business Journal

Fewer Fans are going to Attend Games During a survey of 1,284 U.S. adults, more than half of them said they would attend fewer live games because of how high inflation is. #NHL #MLB #NFL #NBA #sports FOX Sports Radio Barstool Memes Source: Sports Business Journal

'NFL Icons' on Epix Announces 2nd Season The 2nd season will start on Sept. 10th and go for 8 episodes. We can expect to see John Madden featured in the first episode followed by many other Icons. #NFL #HOF Darin White Ph.D. 📊⚽️💰 NFL #Icons Source: Sports Business Journal

Amazon Pairs With DirecTV on Thursday Night Football Deal DirecTV will be responsible for commercial establishments for this season. While Amazon will continue to hold exclusive streaming rights to the NFL package. Darin White Ph.D. 📊⚽️💰 #NLF #Amazon NFL Source: Sports Business Journal

XFL Partners with Ticketmaster The Rock, Dany Garci, and RedBird Capital bought the XFL for $15M and are relaunching it in 2023 with Ticketmaster being the official ticketing partner of the XFL. #XFL Darin White Ph.D. 📊⚽️💰 #relaunch #Tickets Source: Sports Business Journal

A's New Stadium Location 37-acre festival ground site owned by casino owner Phil Ruffin is meeting with A's execs to talk about the location. #BaseBall #MLB Darin White Ph.D. 📊⚽️💰 #Oakland Source: Sports Business Journal

Mercedes-Benz Stadium is Testing Facial Recognition A trial with around 100 season ticket holders will begin this Sat. at the Atlanta United game. This tech could one day recognize and automatically bill customers for their purchases. Darin White Ph.D. 📊⚽️💰 #tech #ATL Source: Sports Business Journal

The White House is Holding a Summit on Drones Most major league sports have gotten behind a proposal for expanded drone authority. They believe that it will be the next and best way to ensure fan safety at events. Darin White Ph.D. 📊⚽️💰 #MLB #NFL #NCAA #NASCAR Source: Sports Business Journal