Tom Friend

Global sports agency Elevate has hired Warriors CCO Mike Kitts as President of Global Sales & Solutions, specifically to head its corporate partnership pursuits, the company announced Friday.

Retirement from Big East caps career of one of basketball's most influential executives Employee No. 98 made a name for herself, didn't she?

The NBA media rights deal 2.0 is all about local broadcasts and the cha-ching that could come with it. Sources tell SBJ's Tom Friend that the NBA and YouTube remain in advanced talks about a 2027-28 aggregated hub for 20 to 25 teams — and eventually 29 of the league's 30 clubs — for a potential price tag north of $1 billion.

S.F.'s Chase Center will host the 2027 WNBA All-Star Game, the league announced Tuesday, continuing the meteoric rise of the Valkyries.

The Pacers formalized their exclusive local broadcast deal with DAZN Thursday, with over-the-air, in-front-of-the-paywall and marketing components designed to ease the transition for unfamiliar fans.

Val Ackerman, who helped launch the WNBA and later helped save the Big East, is retiring this month. She shares her journey from a driveway to Title IX to the board room.

Lakers and T-Wolves deals raise the question of whether other owners will follow as valuations soar What a flippin' week it was.

As Val Ackerman retires as commissioner of the Big East, it's important to remember how she pivoted the conference back to basketball -- and made a continuous effort to promote its legacy.

DAZN has acquired EverPass -- and the commercial distribution rights to NFL Sunday Ticket along with it -- as the London-based company continues to infiltrate the U.S. sports marketplace.

The Thunder unveiled a local broadcast template Thursday that will put their 2026-27 non-national games on cable, satellite, direct-to-distributor, over-the-air and the NBA App -- a rare hybrid approach that no other team in the league has yet to trial.