The NHL will allow teams to sell sponsorship patches on their uniforms beginning in the 2022-23 season.
Why it matters: Jersey advertisements have become increasingly prevalent in North American sports over the past decade or so, and the pandemic appears to be speeding up adoption.
ESPN announced on Wednesday that it will be removing longtime basketball reporter Rachel Nichols from all NBA coverage, and her daily show "The Jump" is getting canceled, the Sports Business Journal first reported.
Driving the news: The move comes more than a month after the New York Times released a leaked audio recording of Nichols, who is white, suggesting that her colleague Maria Taylor, who is Black, was chosen to lead ESPN's NBA finals coverage because the network was "feeling pressure" on diversity.
Amid the SEC's growing power, the ACC, Big Ten and Pac-12 announced Tuesday that they have formed an "alliance" to navigate the uncertain future of college athletics.
Details: The three conferences, which include 41 schools across 25 states, agreed to tackle specific topics together — including the future structure of the NCAA and social justice issues — all in the name of unity.
The 2021 MLS All-Star Game kicks off Wednesday night in Los Angeles (9:30p.m. ET, FS1 and Univision), and the stakes are higher than ever, with stars from MLS playing stars from Liga MX (Mexico).
Why it matters: Two leagues squaring off in an All-Star Game in the middle of their seasons is unprecedented. And these aren't any two leagues — MLS and Liga MX are regional rivals.
Cyclist Shawn Morelli won Team USA's first Tokyo Paralympic Games medal in Japan, when she snatched silver in the women's C4 3000-meter individual pursuit on Wednesday.
The big picture: It was a third Paralympics medal for Morelli, who won two golds at the 2016 Rio Games. Australia's Emily Petricola won the gold medal and Canada's Keely Shaw bronze in Wednesday's race.
