Matthew Townsend

1 month ago | bloomberg.com | Randall Williams |Ira Boudway |Matthew Townsend

For the tenth year, Bloomberg assembled a group of titans from the worlds of business and finance to take their best shot at filling out the perfect March Madness brackets. Each of the participants has picked a charity and pledged $20,000 — which means there’s more than $1.2 million at play. Half of the total pot goes to charities of the three participants with the most accurate brackets for the men’s tournament; the other half goes to the top three for the women’s side.

Jan 17, 2025 | bloomberg.com | Matthew Townsend |Ira Boudway

This time of year is NFL heavy with its playoffs in full swing, and we’re no different. Last week, we showed you how the league’s reputation had bounced back from player protests last decade, and this edition features an interview with Roger Goodell. As always, send us any feedback, tips or ideas here. If you aren’t yet signed up to receive this newsletter, you can do so here.

Jan 17, 2025 | bloomberg.com | Matthew Townsend

Adding an 18th game to the NFL regular season is the “logical” next step, Commissioner Roger Goodell said in an interview with Bloomberg Television. The league, which is the midst of its playoffs, had a 16-game schedule for more than four decades before moving to 17 games in 2021. Extending the regular season hasn’t increased injuries as many feared, according to Goodell. The number of games lost to players getting hurt has actually declined, thanks to changes to training and game rules, he said.

Jan 13, 2025 | bloomberg.com | Matthew Townsend

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Jan 10, 2025 | bloomberg.com | Matthew Townsend |Annie Massa |Jason Kelly

This article is for subscribers only. Sports have always been partly political, and after a brief lull the two worlds are colliding once again. Just this week, we saw cricket in Afghanistan and Meta’s board appointments take on a different edge. So there’s a Trumpian vibe to the newsletter this week, where we highlight the risk if there’s too much overlap. As always, send us any feedback, tips or ideas here. If you aren’t yet signed up to receive this newsletter, you can do so here.