WNBA, WNBPA CBA deadline approaching

Sport & Story Daily March 3, 2025: The deadline is approaching for a new collective bargaining agreement to be made.

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Kelsey Middleton
March 04, 2026

WNBA, WNBPA CBA deadline approaching

March 4, 2025

WNBA Players Shift Tone on Labor Talks: ‘Rev Share Is a Win’
The WNBA and WNBPA have been negotiating a collective bargaining agreement for more than a year and are now eight days out from the league’s latest deadline: March 10, after which the league says the season faces delays. In recent days, the players’ tone has shifted. Multiple members of the union’s executive committee spoke to reporters in Brooklyn on Monday. In the league’s Sunday night new proposal, they did not move its revenue-sharing.
Front Office Sports

PGA of America Extends Ryder Cup Deal With NBC and Versant
The Ryder Cup will remain mostly on NBC through at least the 2033 edition in San Francisco. The PGA of America has signed a two-year extension of its current media rights agreement with NBC Sports and USA Sports, which includes the U.S. TV rights to the Ryder Cup, KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, Senior PGA Championship and the PGA Professional Championships. The previous media rights deal, which was signed in 2013, originally ran through 2030 and was extended by one year to 2031 due to the Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits being delayed from 2020 to 2021. 
Front Office Sports

Ticketmaster and Live Nation's antitrust trial begins in New York
Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation are set to face trial on Tuesday over U.S. claims that the entertainment conglomerate dominated live event markets in ways that hurt artists, venues and fans. The jury trial will push to tackle affordability through antitrust crackdowns. The case was filed in 2024. The DOJ is expected to argue that Live Nation holds illegal monopolies in certain venue and ticketing markets.
Reuters

Paramount, Warner Bros merger boosts incredible sports portfolio
The Paramount deal with Warner Bros. has created a monopoly on sports coverage. Paramount revealed that the entertainment giant plans to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery. Between CBS Sports and TNT Sports coverage, the proposed acquisition presents a huge opportunity for sports leagues to be consumed by fans under the same umbrella. That includes the NFL, golf’s PGA Tour, the NCAA Tournament, as well as UFC and soccer’s UEFA Champions League.
The Big Lead

Sellout Crowd Packs Barclays Center for Unrivaled Semifinal Games
Unrivaled’s two semifinal games on Monday night at Barclays Center in New York City drew a sellout crowd of 18,261. The audience included Olympic gold medalist Hilary Knights, Basketball Hall of Famer Carmelo Anthony, soccer star Alex Morgan and actors Ashton Kutcher and Issa Rae. The sellout crowd and celebrity attendance highlight the growing popularity and excitement around the Unrivaled league, which is in just its second season.
National Today

ESPN reaches multi-year contract extension with Senior MLB Insider Jeff Passan
ESPN announced it has reached a multi-year contract extension with Jeff Passan. The Senior MLB Insider will continue his role as one of ESPN’s leading journalists and MLB voices, delivering breaking news analysis and in-depth reporting across ESPN platforms. Passan will begin hosting his own ESPN baseball podcast in conjunction with Omaha Productions, expanding his storytelling and insider access for baseball fans.
ESPN Press Room

UFC. Partnership Marketing Manager
The Partnership Marketing Manager serves as the primary day-to-day lead for assigned brand partners and is responsible for planning, developing, and executing integrated partnership marketing programs. While the position is based in Las Vegas at UFC headquarters, the role supports partnerships across the broader TKO portfolio, including UFC, WWE, PBR, On Location, and IMG. Apply Now.

MLS League Office. Director, Apple Partnership
We are looking for a Director, Apple Partnership to continue advancing and evolving our strategic partnership with Apple. This person will lead a matrixed team of internal and external constituents to achieve goals and objectives. Apply Now.

MADE Hoops. Account Executive
We are seeking a passionate brand partnerships sales account executive who can deliver and execute on new partnerships and elevate existing partnerships to grow MADE’s world-class brand partnership portfolio. The brand partnership account executive will lead project delivery across strategy, activation, and brand storytelling, and will collaborate closely with other MADE departments to deliver MADE’s white glove, world-class experience to our Brand Partners. Apply Now.

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Rutgers launches Scarlet Knight Enterprises, appoints Oliver Luck as Chairman of the Board
Rutgers University launched Scarlet Knight Enterprises, Inc. It is a new corporate entity designed to lead multimedia rights, corporate partnerships, ticketing strategy and NIL initiatives in support of Rutgers Athletics. Scarlet Knight Enterprises will manage naming and multimedia rights, expand corporate sponsorships and operate as a full-service NIL marketing agency.
On3

Windex® Named Official Glass Cleaning Partner Of The Phillips 66 Big 12 Basketball Tournaments As Asb Glassfloor Takes Center Court
Windex® has been named the Official Glass Cleaning Partner of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Basketball Tournaments. The 2026 Phillips 66 Big 12 Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments will mark the first official U.S. competition on the ASB GlassFloor LED court, which features integrated technology capable of displaying dynamic digital graphics beneath the playing surface. The court brings next-generation visuals and innovation to fans both in-arena and on broadcast.
Big 12 Sports

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