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Here are the top articles from August:

• Forbes releases list of the world's most valuable sports teams
• Best practices for sports properties to value for sponsors
• Manchester United open up MUTV to four streaming platforms​
• Rugby World Cup Sevens’ bay area takeover aims to accelerate sport’s growth
• How an ex-cop rigged McDonald’s Monopoly game – Crazy story
• Why competitive gaming is starting to look a lot like pro sports
• Dimension Data: the tech behind the Tour de France
• Has Facebook peaked? Stock plunge highlights deeper problems
• NFL renews Snapchat deal for two years
• Video games have changed the way football fandom operates
• Twitter is taking the pitch for 2018 MLS All-Star game
• Facebook Lenses – Good read from Stratchery, you should be bookmarking this site
• Sports, engagement, and tech company lack thereof – agree with this well said Paul Greenberg
• Sport Australia plans to build out a new national sporting agenda
• New tools to manage your time on Facebook and Instagram. See next article.
• How Twitter has become NFL locker room poison – sobering read for athletes (and Twitter)
• NBA first league with betting sponsor, has deal with MGM. And so the gambling deals start
• Apple’s value hit $1Trillion… Can they be stopped? Or more importantly what will they buy?
• Americans are now spending 11 hours each day consuming media. Let's check in next year to see if above worked.
• Ray Lewis and the bubble that has sheltered him
• The best NBA schedule release content ranked. Some cool executions here
• Has the digital age changed football fans. Of course it has, that remains the challenge for teams​
• Topgolf is booming while growing the game in a non-traditional way
• Beware of one-sided partnerships. Smart advice from Steve Blank
• Facebook's story problem and opportunity important Stratechery read

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• Changing the sports commentary game – Ben Reynolds, Spalk – 27 August 2018
• Tinus Le Roux on knowing your fans in the stands – 20 August 2018
• NBA 2K League season one – Brendan Donohue – 13 August 2018
• Global broadcast & digital trends with Nielsen Sports' Glenn Lovett – 06 August 2018

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