Summer League Tickets Coming in Hot

Sport & Story Daily July 10, 2025: Summer league ticket prices are through the roof, CEO gets caught for bid rigging and OU athletic director will retire.

July 10, 2025

Summer league ticket prices are through the roof, CEO gets caught for bid rigging and OU athletic director will retire.

July 10, 2025

Tickets for Cooper Flagg, Bronny James summer league matchup nearing record prices
Cooper Flagg was the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. He will play his first game for the Dallas Mavericks. The ticket prices for the Las Vegas Summer League game with the Mavericks taking on the Los Angeles Lakers, starring Bronny James, have skyrocketed. The average ticket is $223 on Vivid Seats, and the cheapest is $85.
Yahoo Sports

Judge Rules Against Fanatics as Panini Case Gets Rancorous
Last week, attorneys for Fanatics accused Panini and its outside counsel of seeking seven unreacted trading card licenses with leagues and lawyers in order to secure trade secrets. The information would include license fees, insurance, retail revenue and termination fees.
Front Office Sports

Genesis renews as title partner of Genesis Scottish Open
The DP World Tour and PGA TOUR announced a multi-year agreement with Genesis to continue as the title sponsor of the Genesis Scottish Open through 2030. The extension includes the Rolex Series and FedExCup.
PGA Tour

Angel Reese, Carmelo Anthony join SGA on NBA 2K26 covers
Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the cover star for the NBA 2K26 Standard Edition. Angel Reese and Carmelo Anthony are on the WNBA and Superstar Editions of the game. All three athletes stand together on the Leave No Doubt Edition.
ESPN

Daikin Park's roof to receive millions in repairs—but will it ever open?
The Houston Astros’ home ballpark has a new title sponsor. This year marks the first year of the Daikin Park era. The ballpark is set to receive an estimated $6.9 million in funding from the Harris County Sports Authority. The team plans to update the roof of the stadium.
Chron

OVG’s Leiweke indicted by DOJ for bid rigging
Oak View Group Chair & CEO Tim Leiweke has been indicted by the U.S. Department of Justice. It is alleged that he participated in a big rigging scheme related to the construction of the Moody Center at the University of Texas.
Sports Business Journal

Brendan Lynch Announced as President of Paciolan
Brendan Lynch is the new President of Paciolan. Paciolan is a company that deals with ticketing and live entertainment. Lynch recently worked at Ticketmaster, where he dealt with clients, analytics, ticketing systems and operations.
Paciolan

US Open. Director, Partnership Marketing
Support the Managing Director, Corporate Partnerships in managing the USTA sponsorship program. This position will be responsible for independent management of assigned corporate partnerships and will support new business development and revenue generation. Client/agency relationship management, work across organizational initiatives and develop incremental opportunities for current / new partners, on-site event activation programming and management, strategic development and negotiation of sponsorship renewals. The position requires sales skills and asset creation/development with execution. Apply Now.

Detroit Pistons. Senior Director, Corporate Communications
The Senior Director of Corporate Communications will develop and execute a comprehensive communications strategy for U.S. Soccer at an enterprise level, in close collaboration with the Vice President, Communications. They will lead communications for the offices of the President and CEO, as well as communications to key audiences including our members, referees, Youth National Teams, and Extended National Teams across Beach, CP, Deaf, Futsal and Power. U.S. Soccer is proud to have more Extended National Teams than any Federation in the world. Apply Now.

United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Team USA Athletes’ Commission Executive Director
Reporting to the Chair of the Team USA AC, the Team USA AC Executive Director (ED) is responsible for executing the strategic vision set by Team USA AC Leadership, managing day-day operations, and planning and facilitating Commission’s activities. Apply Now.

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Updated: Oklahoma AD Joe Castiglione Will Retire This Year
Athletic Director Joe Castiglione will retire from Oklahoma. He is the nation’s longest-tenured athletic director in major college athletics. Castiglione wrote in an email that June 30, 2028, is his expected retirement date.
Sports Illustrated

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