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Technology giant and streaming company Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) signed a deal with Major League Soccer (MLS) on Tuesday. Here are the details. What Happened: Major League Soccer signed a 10-year media rights deal with Apple beginning in 2023. Current MLS rights owners ESPN and Fox Sports...

What’s it like being a world-class disc jockey? It’s definitely beyond what social media has made it out to be. It’s long nights, little pay, and a lot of work, particularly at the outset. In learning more about what it takes to become a world-class DJ, Benzinga chatted with the...

A company well-known for its soccer non-fungible tokens and gamification is headed to Major League Baseball. What Happened: Major League Baseball and MLB Players Inc announced a partnership with Sorare Thursday to launch the first NFT-based free-to-play game. The game will be released this...

The U.S. Major Soccer League (MLS) has announced a partnership with a leading sports non-fungible token company to expand the brand into this emerging sector. What Happened: MLS announced a partnership with Sorare that will see the launch of new NFTs and a “next generation fantasy game....

IeAD and InStudio Ventures announced a new partnership Tuesday: The Draft, an initiative that will support global sports technology innovation. What Happened: In an effort to disrupt the traditional venture capital model and focus on venture building as the future for sports technology...

Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer and the National Hockey League all suspended play and the NCAA canceled its national basketball tournaments on Thursday, joining the National Basketball Association in going dark as the nation tries to head off the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Major...

The 2018 FIFA World Cup kickoff Thursday serves as another painful reminder that the United States failed to qualify for the world’s biggest sporting event. U.S. Soccer just received a huge boost, though, after being named a 2026 World Cup Host alongside Mexico and Canada. What Happened...

When it comes to the world of sports apparel, Nike Inc (NYSE: NKE) has basketball and adidas AG (ADR) (OTC: ADDYY) has soccer. On Wednesday, Adidas further solidified its association with the world’s most popular sport by extending its long-term partnership with the MLS through 2024. The deal...

A deal between Dan Gilbert's Rock Ventures and Wayne County that would result in the construction of a Major League Soccer stadium in downtown Detroit and a new municipal criminal justice complex is a step closer to reality. Fail Jail The downtown site of Wayne County’s “fail jail...

The 2017 MLS season officially kicked off this weekend, and the numbers seem to be lining up well for the league, which will field 22 clubs for the league’s 22nd year of existence. Kicking Soccer Into Gear New to this season are the additions of Atlanta United and Minnesota United, the latest...

You would be hard pressed to turn on Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS)'s ESPN today and not see the pundits talking about the San Diego Chargers' decision to leave its home of 55 years in favor of L.A. Unexpected Winner While the decision has been controversial, it has been in the works for over 15 years...

Billionaires Dan Gilbert and Tom Gores said they're partnering to bring a Major League Soccer club to downtown Detroit. They will also build a soccer-specific stadium to the city. In a press release, Gilbert and Gores said the ownership group's efforts are supported by MLS and its...

In a report published Monday, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey analyst Bob Peck presented five key points Zillow Group Inc (NASDAQ: Z) needs to understand as its first quarter ends post-merger with Trulia. 1. For the first quarter, Peck estimated the company to report revenue of $172 million and an...

The National Basketball Association on Monday announced it signed a deal with ESPN and TNT, owned by The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) and Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX), respectively, to extend its television deal through the 2024-2025 season. The $24-billion deal breaks down, on average, to $2...