Daily business news in the Great State of New York!
Apple has announced the lineup of broadcasters and production enhancements for “Friday Night Baseball,” which starts today only on Apple TV+. Fans can access “Friday Night Baseball” games and additional content, including new exclusive programs such as “Countdown to First Pitch” and “MLB Daily Recap,” beginning today in the Apple TV app. The games will […]
The Major League Baseball season kicks off today but the NY Yankees’ home opener against rival Boston Red Sox has been postponed to Friday due to rain. The game will be played on Friday at 1:05 p.m. ET at Yankee Stadium. Fans holding paid tickets for the game originally scheduled to be played on Thursday, […]
Over $3.92 billion has been bet by New Yorkers since online sports betting officially began in the state on January 8, 2022. The total handle doesn’t even include the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, which began last week, and not in the latest figures. The amount won by NY’s eight legal sportsbooks or Gross Gaming Revenue […]
The New York Yankees have acquired INF Josh Donaldson, INF Isiah Kiner-Falefa and C Ben Rortvedt from the Minnesota Twins in exchange for C Gary Sánchez and INF Gio Urshela. The Yankees gave up on their former All-Star catcher Sanchez who could hit booming home runs but was a defensive liability behind home plate. Donaldson, […]
With the lockout over, Major League Baseball has announced the revised schedule for 2022 Spring Training presented by Camping World, which will officially begin on Thursday, March 17. The complete 2022 Spring Training schedule, subject to change, is available at MLB.com/springschedule. The NY Yankees will play their first spring game Friday, March 18 against the Pittsburgh […]
Disney Advertising, which sells ad space on ESPN’s TV networks, says it has sold out of ad inventory for the 2022 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament from March 16 to April 3. The women’s tournament airs exclusively across ESPN networks. One of the most highly anticipated events in collegiate athletics attracted 14 sponsors and […]
The seventh sportsbook to go live in New York is WynnBET, which made its debut today in the Empire State. WynnBET is the online sports betting app from Las Vegas-based luxury casino owner Wynn Resorts. Players in New York can download WynnBET on the Apple App and Google Play Store, or visit https://ny.wynnbet.com/sportsbook to begin wagering. “WynnBET beginning operations […]
The house doesn’t always win. New York’s four in-person casino sportsbooks have all reported losses on sports betting in the past two weeks. In reports with the NY Gaming Commission, the sportsbooks at all four upstate casinos — Del Lago in Waterloo, Rivers Casino in Schenectady, Resorts World at Monticello and Tioga Downs at Nichols […]
Online sportsbook BetMGM went live on Monday, becoming the fifth online sportsbook now taking bets in NY state. Following the legalization of online sports betting in the state on January 8, 2022, BetMGM has now made the Empire State the 19th US market where its gaming products are available. The other four online sportsbooks now […]
NEW YORK – The New York Knicks have dominated the NBA when it comes to the overall value of the team. The Knicks maintain the No. 1 spot on Forbes’ 24th annual NBA Team Valuations, a ranking by the magazine of the most valuable NBA franchises. The Knicks are worth $5.8 billion and are up 16% from the […]
For the first time since 2004, the National Hockey League (NHL) returns to ESPN with three exclusive national games this week starting with the season opener today at 7:30 p.m. ESPN has the primary broadcasting rights for the NHL after 17 years on NBC Sports and its cable networks.. Walt Disney, which owns ESPN, is […]
The National Football League announced that Amazon Prime Video will be the exclusive home of Thursday Night Football beginning with the 2022 season. Amazon will feature Thursday night’s NFL game across hundreds of compatible digital devices. The NFL’s original agreement with Amazon, announced as part of a larger series of media distribution deals this past March, […]
The Walt Disney Company, parent of ESPN and the National Hockey League have agreed to a new seven-year deal that will see the return of hockey to ESPN for the first time since 2005. The new deal encompasses television and streaming rights starting with the 2021-22 season through the 2027-28 season. Hockey games will be […]
The U.S. Open Tennis Tournament — the most-attended sporting event based on total number of fans — will still be held this summer but without fans in attendance due to coronavirus. The 2020 US Open is set to be played in Flushing Meadows on its originally scheduled dates starting on Monday, August 31 and ending […]
The National Collegiate Athletics Association has made the unprecedented move to cancel the upcoming NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament, which has become known as March Madness due to the spread of coronavirus in the U.S. The move came one day after the NCAA first announced it would ban fans from the 2020 tourney. But […]