By: Spencer Robinson In recent years, professional sports have entered a new phase that few observers fully anticipated: the convergence of billion-dollar private-equity firms and storied franchises that once seemed immune to the rhythms of high finance. The arrival of institutional capital marks a turning point in the business of sport, but the way that arrival […]
By: Samuel Hendler “IIIITTTT’SSS TIIIIIMMMEEEE!!” Bruce Buffer’s short phrase is a household saying, captivating the sports and entertainment world. Dana White’s Ultimate Fighting Championship (the “UFC”) has risen from small-scale fights at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey to the largest stage on Trump’s backyard at the White House on June 14, 2026. Recently, in August 2025, […]
By: Casey Galvin On March 18, 2025, the Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA) and a group of professional tennis athletes initiated a transnational antitrust challenge aimed at dismantling entrenched market power and restructuring the governance of professional tennis. The PTPA and players filed suit against the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), the Women’s Tennis Association […]
By: Mia Massimo On June 10, 2025, Judge Claudia Wilken approved the landmark settlement in House v. NCAA, reshaping the future of college athletics. The agreement requires the NCAA and its member conferences to pay nearly $2.8 billion in damages to former athletes and permits schools to share up to 22% of athletics revenue directly with players. The settlement […]
