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1 week ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Parnab Bhattacharya |Mallika Singh
The House vs. NCAA lawsuit had all the elements of a long-drawn courtroom battle. Much hype but not nearly enough impact in the real world. But when U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken signed off on the final verdict — ending the NCAA’s history of treating college sports as amateurism — that last drop of ink marked the beginning of a new era. Institutions can now directly pay athletes.
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2 weeks ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Parnab Bhattacharya |Mallika Singh
Athletes are more than just players. Teams are more than just franchises. In this dynamic world of business and venture capital, both team owners and the players are emerging as powerhouses. They are now the key players driving a sea-change in the world of venture capital. The focus is shifting from real estate to Artificial Intelligence and new-age tech platforms. Here is what the transformative shift looks like.
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3 weeks ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Parnab Bhattacharya |Mallika Singh
NBA team owners have long relied on tax benefits to retain their profits. When teams are sold, new owners write off intangible assets—like broadcasting rights, sponsorship deals, and player contracts — for tax deductions. They use legal tax minimization strategies and accounting mechanisms that significantly reduce their tax burdens. But the new policy bill will significantly make it harder.
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4 weeks ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Parnab Bhattacharya |Mallika Singh
The sports consumer habit has gone through a sea change in the last couple of years. A survey reveals 80% of fans use a second device while watching sports. Why? They want stats. They want to know what the buzz is on the internet. They want to watch a key moment without missing what’s going on live. Broadcasters have scrambled to tick all these boxes for a long time. Until some innovative and creative models emerged.
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4 weeks ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Parnab Bhattacharya |Mallika Singh
The Monaco Grand Prix is here to stay till 2031. But reorganize your schedule if you wish to attend (or watch) it next year. The Monaco GP will move to June instead of its traditional Memorial Day weekend slot. Which means no more ‘Motosports Christmas’, the phenomenon of watching three events, F1 Monaco, Indy 500, and Coca-Cola 600, scheduled on the same day. But moving away from Memorial Day for at least the next six years will benefit F1 and IndyCar alike. Why did F1 move the Monaco GP?
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4 weeks ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Parnab Bhattacharya |Mallika Singh
There was always a hunch. That is when the time comes, LIV Golf will have to forego the upfront sum they offered to lure the players from the PGA Tour. Now, it’s all but confirmed. Eamon Lynch reported in Golfweek that LIV Golf has told its players ‘any contract renewals won’t repeat the huge upfront payments.’ Which means a contract negotiation is in the offing, and a potential for some discord inside the 54-hole upstart league. But before that, let’s first understand how it came to this.
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1 month ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Parnab Bhattacharya |Garima Yadav
On most days, Rickie Fowler and Jordan Spieth are fan favorites. Their affable demeanor, suave personality, and past exploits as up-and-coming stars have left a lasting impact on fans. So, when it comes to Spieth and Fowler, fans mostly speak in positive terms. Except for a few days. When these two get sponsor exemptions. Then, fans love these two PGA Tour pros with a combined 19 wins a little less. Or, maybe a lot less.
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1 month ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Parnab Bhattacharya |Mallika Singh
$134.2M. That’s the combined net worth of two athletes whose aggregate age is 48. Anthony Edwards and Justin Jefferson are two of the top-five highest-paid athletes under 25, per a recent Forbes report. Both of them are part of Minnesota-based teams–the Vikings are No. 18th in the NFL’s most-valued teams, Timberwolves are 29th among 30 NBA Teams. How did these two players, despite not being part of a big franchise, become the highest-paid young athletes?
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1 month ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Parnab Bhattacharya |Mallika Singh
It’s the New York Knicks vs. the Indiana Pacers. Again. After last year’s playoff, these two giants, with a history among themselves, will face each other at the Eastern Conference Finals this season. The game, loaded with stars and trash-talk, is likely to be a fillip for the MSG Network, the oldest RSN network in the country, whose financial status is the exact opposite of the team’s current form. But a high-octane match-up will change that.
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1 month ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Parnab Bhattacharya |Mallika Singh
What’s the most you’ve ever paid for a ticket to a game? Last year, some NHL fans forked out over $2,000, while others went even further, paying upwards of $18,000 to watch the Florida Panthers clinch the Stanley Cup. Ticket prices for hockey are now rivaling those for the Super Bowl and NBA Finals — and in some cases, they’ve already surpassed them. Could a Stanley Cup final ticket set a new record for the highest average price ever? At this rate, it seems all but inevitable.
