Sport & Story Daily September 30, 2024

Pay Needs to Change

September 30, 2024

Good morning! WNBA wants higher pay, Pistons owner buys stake in the Chargers and Carolina Panthers owner donates to Hurricane relief fund.

French Star Gabby Williams Blasts WNBA’s Low Salaries, Prioritization Rule
Gabby Williams played on the French women’s basketball team at the Paris Olympics. She is also on the Seattle Storm. Recently, she called out the league for its low salaries. She rejoined the league on Aug. 20 after the Olympics and made $23, 491 for her month with the team.
“The W thinks that they don’t have to pay us more in order to be here, and I think I didn’t express that when I first talked about prioritization,” Williams told reporters. “Our commissioner talked about us being able to make $700,000. That’s actually not true at all. There’s not one player who makes that. And we were promised team marketing agreements and league marketing agreements but they’ve fallen quite short, so it’s still not enough for us international players to want to stay here.”
^{Front Office Sports}

Sources: Pistons owner Tom Gores buying minority stake in Chargers
Billionaire Pistons owner Tom Gores and his wife, Holly, have a deal in place to acquire 27% of the Chargers. The deal is heading for final approval from NFL owners next month.
^{Sports Business Journal}

Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper, wife Nicole donate $3M to Hurricane Helene relief efforts
Hurricane Helene is impacting many states. Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper and his wife Nicole have made an initial $3 million commitment to the relief efforts through their foundation. The money goes to supporting immediate and long-term humanitarian aid and recovery efforts in North and South Carolina.
^{AP Sports}

ESPN Gains Support Of Six AGs In Appeal Of Venu Sports Decision
FuboTV was victorious in the antitrust case regarding Walt Disney, ESPN, Fox, Warner Bros. Discovery and Hulu’s plan to launch Venu Sports this fall. Those media companies are now taking the trial to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in hopes to find that Judge Margaret M. Garnett fumbled the application of federal antitrust law when she granted Fubo’s motion for a preliminary injunction that blocked Venu Sports’ release.
^Sportico

Cowboys-Giants on Amazon Shatters Record For Most-Streamed Regular Season NFL Game
The Thursday night football game between the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Giants shattered the record for the most-streamed NFL regular season game ever. Amazon says it averaged 16.22 million viewers. Dallas won 20-15. Although, it isn’t the most-streamed NFL game ever.
^{Front Office Sports}

Michael Andretti to leave role at Andretti Global
Michal Andretti is still listed as the Chair and CEO of Andretti Global, but he is switching it up. He is “transitioning to a more strategic role” and will “focus less on the operational side of the race team.” Andretti has been with the company since 2002.
^{Sports Business Journal}

MetLife Stadium To Host Club World Cup Final Next Year
MetLife Stadium in New Jersey will host the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup soccer final on July 13. The 12-venue tournament is set to open June 15. The 82,500-seat facility will also be the home of the FIFA World Cup Final in 2026.
^Sportico

Michigan State football player Armorion Smith heads household with 5 siblings following mom’s death
Watch the video about a Michigan State University football player is the legal guardian of four younger siblings following the recent death of their mother.
^{AP Sports}

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