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NWSL 4.0: On the Big New Bets Investors Are Making on NWSLThe Athletic *

Big investments shaping the NWSL future.

NWSL, Investment, Women's Sports, Market Growth

MLB's Highest-Paid Players 2026: Ohtani Earns $125M Via SponsorsSportico *

Shohei Ohtani's massive earnings reveal sports marketing trends.

Athletes, Sponsorship, Marketing, MLB, Brand

Professional Sports

WNBA and WNBPA New CBA AgreementFront Office Sports *

Details on new bargaining terms shaping the WNBA.

WNBA, CBA, Sports Negotiations, Marketing, Sponsorship

Fifa and YouTube ‘preferred platform' agreement includes live World Cup streamingSportsPro

World Cup going digital with YouTube streaming.

FIFA, YouTube, Broadcasting, OTT, World Cup

Explained: Could Iran's World Cup games be moved from the U.S. to Mexico?The Athletic

FIFA debates relocation of key matches.

World Cup, Soccer, Sports Management, International Sports

Inside Callaway's Tech-Bending Search for Golf's Next Big DriverThe Athletic

Golf's tech-driven transformation with Callaway.

Golf, Technology, Callaway, Innovation

Media & Entertainment

News sites are locking out the Internet Archive to stop AI crawling. Is the ‘open web' closing?The Conversation *

Debate on digital content access and media rights.

Media, Technology, Digital Content, AI

Geek out

NVIDIA Wants to Own Every Layer of the AI EconomyThe Neuron *

NVIDIA aims to dominate in the AI market.

AI Economy, NVIDIA, Technology

GPT-5.4 Mini and NanoOpenAI

Efficient AI models for high-volume data workloads.

Artificial Intelligence, Marketing, Data, Technology

Make you think

YouTube – Oscars Cold OpenYouTube

Engagement strategies on multimedia platforms.

YouTube, Media, Digital Content, Engagement

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