The Sports Index

08/30/2026

weekly news Academy Sports + Outdoors opening 200 in-store shops, fund manager inflows; Varsity Brands rumors ramp up; NFL gets Everpass into potential DAZN IPO; HBO's Hard Knocks for NFL execs; Escalade Sports paws at pet market; Callaway Golf's bad-bad week; Upper Deck Hasbro licensing deal, fund managers pour in; Oops, did Trump Jr. inadvertently insinuate prediction markets are gambling? Much more...

Academy opening 200 in-store shops, fund manager inflows; Varsity IPO rumors ramp up; NFL gets Everpass into potential DAZN IPO; HBO's Hard Knocks for NFL execs; Escalade paws at pet market; Callaway's bad-bad week; Uppe...

08/22/2026

news: New York Rangers, Wolfpack & Canlan Sports show ice sports on fire; 4 new but not ESPN; A second sports stats ETF files SEC paperwork but is sector just more "dangerous nonsense?"; as check & balance; Progressive covers NCAA gridiron ground; Arctos takes 10% of Atlanta Falcons; Huge fund manager plays in Atlanta Braves Hasbro stock; much more...

Rangers, Wolfpack, Canlan show ice sports on fire; 4 new IPOs but not ESPN; A second sports stats ETF files SEC paperwork but is sector just more "dangerous nonsense?"; The Sports Index as capitalism check/balance; Progr...

08/15/2026

Los Angeles Lakers fire-sale sets NBA record without open bids as New York Knicks prep solo stock; Is owning sportsbook stocks "gambling"? Trump sowing chaos w/ in 'gambling' push? GameStop now wants to partner w/ eBay, expand trading cards biz; Apollo closes $2B stake in New York Yankees; Blackstone pays all-cash for MarineMax; weekly news, much more...

08/08/2026

weekly news: End of era for EA - Electronic Arts as publicly-traded stock; Shanghai listing "test case for China ; Nike still has tricks up its high-tops; $200m game/media ; Sports "trillion-dollar investment targets"; ESPN sells out Super Bowl ads, Disney+ adds more sports; CORSAIR buys sim racing firm; Betway partners w/ Manchester United, eyes New Zealand licenses; JPMorganChase CEO as a youth learned finance from a game; chaos; Lots of quarterly earnings statements, more

End of era for EA; Shanghai listing "test case for China sports business"; Nike has tricks up its high-tops; $200m game/media IPO; Sports "trillion-dollar investment targets"; ESPN sells out SB ads, Disney+ adds more spo...

08/01/2026

triple stress test could trigger WALL ST/PARK ST bubble, and are Chicago Cubs caught in the web? and in sports media"? The Ohio State University University of Notre Dame bank jersey patch deals; Game Your Game golf AI IPO; Churchill Downs buys United Tote; On's 3-minute sneaker robotics; much more...

Sports stats derivatives, prediction market, stock tokenization triple stress test could trigger WALL ST/PARK ST bubble, and are Cubs caught in the web? "Sports industrial complex" & "casual anticapitalism in sports medi...

07/25/2026

Maverick Mark Cuban floats ESOPs to balance income inequality, incentivize workers; Futuresports uses sports stats securities derivative but is it 'cowboy capitalism'? Sports journals capitalism-shy; Is clever philanthropy or state-enabled fintech marketing, w/ sports twist? First Trust offloads $130M in EA - Electronic Arts shares; much more...

Maverick Mark floats ESOPs to balance income inequality, incentivize workers; FutureSports sports stats securities derivative but is it 'cowboy capitalism'? Sports journals capitalism-shy; Is Wall Street "Fearless Girl" ...

07/18/2026

The Sports Index sports stock market weekly BULL-etin: IPO timing issues as BIG3 investors demand NFT share; Apollo's $3B New York Yankees foray; All-adidas World Cup final; Nike in S&P reshuffle? Disney NFL anime collection; EA - Electronic Arts close to Saudi PIF approval, works toward in-game ads, & Calamos invests $50M; DraftKings turning sports into Wall Street trading"; Sports business gaming gamification crypto much more...

IPO timing issues as BIG3 investors demand NFT share; Apollo's $3B Yankees foray; All-Adidas World Cup final; Nike in S&P reshuffle? Disney NFL anime collection; EA close to Saudi PIF approval, works toward in-game ads, ...

07/10/2026

on firm ground? Congresswoman hints sports teams should go public; Disney's $pidey haul & anime/sports link; More ; Arctos amasses $6B sports fund; Pentagon asks Monumental Sports & Entertainment to end Alibaba.com ties over China military coop, but lack of transparency allowed to continue unabated; Rogers Versant replay tech, much more

Stock market on firm ground? Congresswoman hints sports teams should go public; Disney's $pidey haul & anime/sports link; More IPOs; Arctos amasses $6B fund; Pentagon asks MSE to end Alibaba ties over China military coop...

07/02/2026

Happy 250th USA! weekly recap in Nike financials top estimates tho tariff refund obscures, but worst could be in rear mirror; Sports innovation continues ascent; New York Knicks players honorary street signs but none on ; Flash Sports acquisition; Nomadar, Under Armour added to Russell benchmarks; 3 deals in 1 week for Kambi; Plus500 and Kalshi prediction market news, much more...

Happy 250th USA! Nike financials top estimates tho tariff refund obscures, but worst could be in rear mirror; Sports fintech innovation continues ascent; Knicks players honorary street signs but none on Wall Street; Flas...