Tag: Sports sponsorship

Colleges scramble to ensure NIL deals are safe, compliant

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Chris Clunie chuckles thinking about what Stephen Curry's marketing potential might've been at Davidson College during the Wildcats' remarkable 2008 NCAA...

Skateboarding and the Olympics: New friends, put to the test

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CHELLES, France — For skateboarding, a sport where the No. 1 rule is that there are no rules, the straight jacket of the Olympic...

High times: Pocono set for first CBD-sponsored NASCAR race

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LONG POND, Pa. — Let’s nip this in the bud: No, Pocono never considered asking for 95 more miles added to the length of...

Hendrick gets plenty of mileage from his gamble on Larson

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Rick Hendrick was convinced there was little risk in signing Kyle Larson, who if given the chance would prove he was...

Kentucky to allow college athletes to earn off likeness

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FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear signed an executive order Thursday allowing the state's college athletes — including players on the nationally renowned...

Palace: Japan emperor ‘worried’ about Olympics amid pandemic

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TOKYO — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito is “extremely worried” that the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics could accelerate the spread of the coronavirus, the head of...

NCAA moving toward hyperlocal solution to NIL as placeholder

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The NCAA is lurching toward a temporary, patchwork solution in addressing name, image and likeness compensation for athletes, a hyperlocal approach to allow everyone...

Tokyo shapes up to be No-Fun Olympics with many rules, tests

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TOKYO — The Tokyo Olympics, already delayed by the pandemic, are not looking like much fun: Not for athletes. Not for fans. And not...

UK pushes on with talks to join Pacific trade partnership

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LONDON — The U.K. launched negotiations Tuesday to join a trade partnership in and around the Pacific Ocean, as it explores new opportunities around...