John Ourand is a Sports Correspondent at Sports Business Journal. He covers a range of topics within the sports industry, including broadcasting, professional sports, and competitive sports, with a focus on major league sports and international sports leagues. John has been featured in notable publications such as Charlotte Business Journal, Talking Biz News, Puck, and RealGM.
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Most MLS insiders assumed that Larry Berg would sail into the commissioner's office to replace Don Garber.
Aug 10, 2026 John Ourand Welcome to The Varsity. I’m John Ourand, reporting from Los Angeles, where I’m in town for a couple days of meetings and first-hand reporting on whether the Dodgers are indeed ruining baseball. Should be a good time! The Big East made it official today, announcing former MLB executive and Georgetown […]
When Lachlan Murdoch broke the code of silence around NFL negotiations, it was a reminder that, for all the talk of streamers and college football, Fox still has an enormous amount riding on Sunday afternoons.
Aug 11, 2026 John Ourand Welcome back to The Varsity. By the time this issue hits your inbox, I’ll be having a few cold ones deep in the middle of a strenuous meeting at Dodger Stadium with my Puck buddies Dylan Byers and Peter Hamby. I’m a big Royals fan tonight. Before we begin…: Three […]
While some media types wonder if Bob Iger and Josh Kushner have minted the top of the market for franchise ownership, a whole new tidal wave of money is beginning to look at this asset class as a hedge against A.I. and other macroeconomic factors. Whoever is right, it’s cool to own the Lakers.
With last week’s sale of the Lakers to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger for $12.5 billion, pro sports is increasingly functioning as a blue-chip asset class—and a hedge for fortunes made in tech, finance, and A.I.
For all its triumphs—the big-name talents, the rivalries, the broad-based appeal—even the league’s most ardent fans are worried its success is too driven by social and political issues. And no one seems confident that leadership can make the most of their momentum.
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Aug 24, 2026 John Ourand Welcome back to The Varsity. I’m John Ourand, and my ears are still ringing from the Freedom 250 IndyCar race that took over my hometown this weekend. I have to admit, it was wild to see cars go 165 mph down Independence Ave, blasting past the National Air and Space […]
NASCAR is trying to turn media fragmentation into a growth engine, pairing resilient traditional ratings with younger digital audiences and Hollywood ambition.
