Indiana’s Bears bill moves forward

Indiana’s Bears bill moves forward

February 26, 2026

Indiana moves forward with deal to bring Chicago Bears to the state
Indiana lawmakers moved forward with their end of a proverbial deal to move the Chicago Bears to Hammond, passing Senate Bill 27 nearly unanimously in a 95-4 vote. The bill outlines the financial incentives and authority to build a stadium in northwest Indiana's Lake County. It's still unclear whether the team intends to move from Chicago to northwest Indiana, as Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said last week Bears representatives had "mostly agreed" to keep the team within the state.
^{USA Today}

UFC Fighters React to Zuffa Boxing’s $15 Million Conor Benn Signing
Current and former UFC fighters are taking notice of Zuffa Boxing signing Conor Benn. They signed him to a one-fight deal worth a reported $15 million. UFC President Dana White is Zuffa Boxing’s lead promoter. The boxing promotion is a joint venture between UFC’s parent company, TKO, and the Saudi Arabia-based company Sela. The promotion put on its first official event on Jan. 23. UFC bantamweight Sean O’Malley said, “I don’t even know who Conor Benn is. It’s crazy how you put in so much work in the UFC, build this name, create this character, be a star. I’m not making fucking $15 million to fight.”
^ESPN

Winter Olympics: U.S. men's gold-medal game win over Canada averaged 20.7 million viewers
The Olympic men’s hockey gold-medal game between the U.S. and Canada was watched by 20.7 million viewers across NBC, Peacock and USA Network. The average live audience was 18.6 million viewers between 8:15am-11am. It is the second-most-watched hockey game ever on NBC after the 2010 men’s gold medal game between the two countries, where Canada won in overtime. That game had 27.6 million viewers.
^{Yahoo Sports}

NHL, Cosm Install C360 10.5K Capture Systems at All 32 Arenas
The NHL and Cosm have installed and integrated C360 Capture Systems in all 32 NHL arenas as part of a new multi-year deal. The capture systems provide the league with access to frame-by-frame ultra high-resolution footage of every play and player in the League across more than 1500 games per season. There are four 10.5k ultra-high resolution camera systems at glass level in every arena.
^{Sports Video Group}

Experience Center to showcase Bank of America Stadium project
Tepper Sports & Entertainment unveiled plans for a new, privately-funded Bank of America Stadium Experience Center. It is designed to preview what will be on offer at the redeveloped venue. TSE is the owner of the stadium and its NFL and Major League Soccer (MLS) anchor tenants, the Carolina Panthers and Charlotte FC. TSE proposed a long-term agreement with the City of Charlotte to carry out wide-ranging upgrades at the venue. The deal includes a 20-year non-relocation for the Panthers and Charlotte FC.
^{The Stadium Business}

Bob Iger Not Interested in LA28 Olympics Gig if Wasserman Steps Down | Exclusive
Disney CEO Bob Iger is not interested in being the LA28 Olympics committee chairman. He has not officially been approached about the opportunity to lead the committee, but he would not accept the offer if he were, an individual familiar with Iger’s thinking said. Iger will pass the Disney CEO baton to Josh D’Amaro in March, and will continue to serve as Senior Advisor and a member of the Disney Board until he retires from the company in December.
^{The Wrap}

USTA Appoints Craig Tiley as Chief Executive Officer
The United States Tennis Association announced Craig Tiley will serve as its new Chief Executive Officer. Tiley previously led Tennis Australia as its CEO for 13 years, and served as the Australian Open’s Tournament Director since 2006. He has previous American tennis ties as he was the head coach of the University of Illinois men’s tennis team from 1994-2005. He guided that team to a 32-0 record and an NCAA Division I National Championship in 2003.
^Tennis

NCAA pausing talks on NCAA Tournament expansion as president reaffirms support enlarging field in future
NCAA senior vice president Dan Gavitt told reporters that talks on expansion will be paused, with a resolution not coming until after the 2026 NCAA Tournament at the earliest. NCAA president Charlie Baker neglected to answer an expansion question when asked at the organization’s headquarters. The NCAA's men's and women's basketball committees have been debating and deliberating the concept of expanding their 68-team tournaments for close to four years now. The general public -- and much of the sports media -- stands opposed to the idea of watering down one of the country's most treasured sporting events. 
^{CBS Sports}

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