Sport & Story Daily September 10, 2024

Following Role Models

September 10, 2024

Good morning! Deals and more deals.

Stephen A. Smith Eyes Monday Night—and Record Contract
Stephen A. Smith is a commentator on First Take. His goal is to follow the NFL path blazed by his TV idol Howard Cosell. Smith is looking to join Monday Night Countdown. He is negotiating a contract extension and is aiming to become the highest-paid on-air talent at ESPN. If he scores a long-term deal with $20 million a year or more, he would become ESPN’s first $100 million talent.
^{Front Office Sports}

Travis Hunter Signs NIL Deal With United Airlines
Travis Hunter is a cornerback on the Colorado football team. He is partnering with United Airlines to promote its new flight routes between popular college towns. He will appear on their social media throughout the season. Hunter is fourth on On3’s NIL 100 with a valuation of $2.7 million.
^{Front Office Sports}

It Costs $788 To Watch Every NFL Game On Your TV Without Cable
The NFL+ streaming service offers live, local and primetime games for $7 a month or $28 for the four-month-long regular season. YouTube’s Sunday Ticket covers every other game for $479. That comes out to $507 for every NFL game until the playoffs. Adding in the exclusive games that are airing on Peacock, Amazon Prime Video, ESPN+, Netflix and the packages to include playoff games all come to $788.
^Sportico

Alex Morgan says goodbye in San Diego to crowd of 26,500 after an illustrious 15-year career
Alex Morgan played her last game on Sunday. She started and wore the captain’s armband for the San Diego Wave in her final match, playing the first 13 minutes against the North Carolina Courage before subbing out of the game to an ovation. She is pregnant with her second child and is retiring from the game.
^{AP Sports}

Cosm’s immersive, shared reality venues are offering fans a mesmerizing way to experience live sports
USC took down LSU on Sept. 1 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. The Cosm Los Angeles-area venue sold out. The venue provided a perfect view of the action.
^{Sports Business Journal}

Joy in Mud Bowl: Football tournament celebrates 50 years of messy fun
College football players aspire to play in bowl games. Professional players dream of playing in the Super Bowl. A bunch of amateurs in New Hampshire just want to get muddy. Watch the video to learn all about the Mud Bowl.
^{AP Sports}

Pitt parts ways with AD Heather Lyke
Heather Lyke served as Pitt’s AD since she was hired to replace Scott Barnes in March 2017. After seven years, she has been relieved of her duties.
^{Sports Business Journal}

NCAA Could Roll Dice On Winning House Case At SCOTUS
U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken objected to key features of a multibillion-dollar settlement to resolve the House, Carter and Hubbard antitrust litigations. There’s a possibility the settlement could collapse. This would lead Wilken to lift the stays on the three cases and return them to the docket on a potential track to the U.S. Supreme Court.
^Sportico

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