Keeping Score

Arlington, Texas may already be the home of the Dallas Cowboys and Texas Rangers but its mayor Jeff Williams told Keeping Score host Rick Horrow about the city’s plans to become middle America’s esports mecca. 

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Indiana Pacers Sports & Entertainment Vice Chairman Jim Morris discusses how his NBA franchise has helped develop the Indianapolis community – from the court to the city’s thriving downtown.

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Philanthropies mine teams, leagues, and big events to fund causes.

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The Indy 500 is one of the oldest events in American sports but the business end of racing – and most major sports – is rapidly changing to ratchet up fan engagement and deliver even bigger sponsorship dollars. No one knows that better than Mark Miles, the president and CEO of Hulman & Company and the man behind the Indy 500, who spent time with sports business expert Rick Horrow discussing ways leagues, teams and great events can keep the pace.

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Rick Horrow digs into David Tepper’s deal to buy the Carolina Panthers but on the more genteel side of sports, Octagon entertainment’s Andy Bush says a field of increasingly demanding sponsors means deal-making is tougher than ever.

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The one thing that hasn’t changed in Indy Car racing since Lyn St. James was among the sport’s pioneering women: Drivers have to keep sponsors happy. As this year’s Indy 500 approaches, she’s now training more women on how to navigate the fastest of tracks.

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The world knows Mosaic as a major global company in the decidedly unglamorous business of digging potash and phosphate. It has, however, turned a spent mine in central Florida into The Streamsong Resort, a modern golf development with a few sustainable twists.

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Drafting impact players – like NFL teams will try to do Thursday – is one part of being a successful franchise. Building an economy around your team and city is another. Veteran sports executive Steve Patterson explains how he’s trying to do that with the NHL’s Arizona Coyotes.

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A medical startup funded in part by the U.S. Defense Department wants to bring medical treatment built for Navy Seals to the sports world.

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Joseph Leccese, one of the sports industry’s most influential lawyers, explains why a tech giant is likely to be a major player next time big TV rights deals are in play.

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