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• Sports gambling opportunities for marketers As US sports leagues and tournaments resume normal operations, the business of sports video is mostly back to pre-pandemic levels. And sports gambling, which is now legal in nearly half the US, is emerging as a market opportunity for brands and broadcasters alike. Do you work in the Marketing, Media & Advertising industry? Get business insights on the latest tech innovations, market trends, and your competitors with data-driven research. The following is a preview of one Media, Advertising, and Marketing…
• Alderman wants to lift ban on sports betting in Chicago The BetRivers Sportsbook, the first brick-and-mortar sportsbook approved by the Illinois Gaming Board, opened in March 2020 in Des Plaines. Such operations are banned in Chicago, but the City Council could vote to change that, if an ordinance introduced by Ald. Walter Burnett on Wednesday is approved. | Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Sun-TimesThe Cubs’ partnership with DraftKings could put Major League Baseball’s first stadium sportsbook at Wrigley Field. But first, the City Council must lift the ban on sports betting in Chicago.…
• High school football: Region 4 headlines Deseret News preseason top 25 rankings, including preseason No. 1 Corner Canyon Corner Canyon’s Cody Hagen (3) runs the ball and dives into the end zone for a touchdown in the 6A football state championship game against Lone Peak at Cedar Valley High School in Eagle Mountain on Friday, Nov. 20, 2020. Corner Canyon won the game. | Yukai Peng, Deseret News With four of the top five teams in the Deseret News preseason top 25 football rankings this season, Region 4 will once again be the center of attention for high school…
• What Utes are most likely to receive Pac-12 preseason honors next week? Utah linebacker Devin Lloyd sacks Oregon State quarterback Chance Nolan during game at Rice-Eccles stadium in Salt Lake City on Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. Lloyd is considered one of top linebackers in the country heading into the 2021 season. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsLinebacker Devin Lloyd seems like a no-brainer, but a couple other players appear to be solid candidates Due to the pandemic, it’s been five years since we last saw the Olympic Games and it’s been a…
• Photo of the day: Partnership bringing transformative power of recreation to all Audrey Sterner, 13, looks up at her father, Josh Sterner, after receiving a new adaptive tricycle at Germania Park in Murray on Wednesday, July 21, 2021. At right is Sterner’s brother, Jake, 6. Sterner received the trike from a partnership between Wasatch Adaptive Sports, The Hartford and Move United. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News Two youth athletes with special needs were surprised Wednesday with their own adaptive tricycles thanks to a partnership between Wasatch Adaptive Sports and The Hartford during…
• Training venue for pro, amateur athletes hosts grand opening in Westlake Village David Bakhtiari, offensive tackle for the Green Bay Packers, exercises at Proactive Fueled by Herbalife Nutrition, a new multi-sport elite training facility in Westlake Village. The 17,000 square foot venue offers professional, college and high school athletes personalized high-tech programs including physical conditioning, sports rehabilitation and nutrition regimes, Saturday, July 17, 2021. (Photo by Michael Owen Baker, contributing photographer) Proactive Sports Performance and Herbalife Nutrition have teamed up with a new, multi-sport elite training facility in Westlake Village. The 17,000…
• Could Texas and Oklahoma going to the SEC impact BYU or Utah at all? Utah running back Zack Moss (2) runs the ball near the goal line during the Utah-BYU football game at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. Could Utah or BYU be affected if Texas and Oklahoma move to the SEC? | Colter Peterson, Deseret News Ah, conference realignment talk. The subject that gets college sports fans riled up perhaps unlike any other is back after a bombshell report from the Houston Chronicle’s Brent Zwerneman Wednesday said that…
• Sports on the air: Here’s what games are on TV and radio for the week of July 25-31 Adobe Stock imageSunday, July 25, 2021 TELEVISION BASKETBALL Peach Jam, ESPNU, 10 a.m., noon, 2 p.m., 4 p.m. TBT: Second round, ESPN, noon, 2 p.m. GOLF Evian Championship, GOLF, 3:30 a.m. Senior British Open, GOLF, 6:30 a.m. 3M Open, GOLF, 11 a.m. (CBS, 1 p.m.) HORSE RACING Saratoga Live, FS1, noon Rainbow Futurity, Cowboy, 4 p.m. MLB Yankees at Red Sox, TBS, 11 a.m. Rockies at Dodgers, AT&T SportsNet, 2 p.m. Teams TBA, MLBN, 2 p.m. White Sox at Brewers,…
• Why BYU basketball is ‘the team to beat’ at Diamond Head Classic Brigham Young Cougars head coach Mark Pope works the sideline during the game against the Pacific Tigers at the Marriott Center in Provo on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021. ESPN lai out why BYU is “the team to beat” in the Diamond Head Classic this upcoming season. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret NewsThe Cougars are one of eight programs to compete at the multi-team event to be held Dec. 22, 23 and 25 at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii.  BYU…
• Megan Thee Stallion continues hot girl summer as she celebrates Sports Illustrated cover in diamond gown Megan Thee Stallion celebrated her Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover in style (Picture: Getty)Megan Thee Stallion had a whale of a time as she hit up the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2021 Issue cover reveal party. The WAP rapper has graced this year’s cover and made sure to keep every eye on her at the swanky bash to celebrate the achievement. The 26-year-old looked incredible on the red carpet, donning a diamond encrusted mesh gown with a daring slit down one…