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Co-Founder of The 4th Quarter Your Weekly Source for the Business of Sports & Entertainment.

Courtside's The 4th Quarter: Why Private Equity Money Entered Youth Sports

Mar 12, 2026

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18 min read

Courtside's The 4th Quarter: Why Private Equity Money Entered Youth Sports

Polymarket x Palantir, CVC's Global Sports Group Raises $4B+, Magic Johnson Eyes NBA Las Vegas

Courtside's The 4th Quarter: The NBA & NHL’s First Publicly Traded Sports Teams

Mar 5, 2026

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17 min read

Courtside's The 4th Quarter: The NBA & NHL’s First Publicly Traded Sports Teams

Euroleague Targets ~$3B Raise, Paramount Advances With $111B Bid For Warner Bros, Betr x Polymarket

Courtside's The 4th Quarter: The AI Stack We’d Use If We Owned A Sports Team

Feb 26, 2026

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14 min read

Courtside's The 4th Quarter: The AI Stack We’d Use If We Owned A Sports Team

PGA Tour Hits ~$13B Valuation, Indian Golf Premier League Raises $100M, Jump Launches Agentic AI Suite

Courtside's The 4th Quarter: State of The Union on The Collectibles Industry

Feb 19, 2026

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16 min read

Courtside's The 4th Quarter: State of The Union on The Collectibles Industry

MSG Sports to Spin off Knicks & Rangers, Novig Hits $500M Valuation, Netflix to Debut its First-Ever Live MMA Event

Courtside's The 4th Quarter: The Real Reason Why KKR Bought Arctos

Feb 12, 2026

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16 min read

Courtside's The 4th Quarter: The Real Reason Why KKR Bought Arctos

Alpine F1 Explores $2.5B Sale, Apollo Sports Capital to Invest $6B, Somnee Wins NFLPA Pitch Day

Courtside's The 4th Quarter: Three Biggest Business Takeaways for Super Bowl LX

Feb 5, 2026

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13 min read

Courtside's The 4th Quarter: Three Biggest Business Takeaways for Super Bowl LX

MrBeast Producing Salesforce Super Bowl Ad, Otro Capital Raises $1.2B Sports Fund, KKR Acquires Acrtos For $1.4B

Courtside's The 4th Quarter: Everything You Need to Know About the NBA Europe Saga

Jan 29, 2026

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17 min read

Courtside's The 4th Quarter: Everything You Need to Know About the NBA Europe Saga

LIV Golf Sells $300M Franchises, CAA Spins Out New VC Fund, X Games Launches League

Courtside's The 4th Quarter: The Kingmaker in Sports Expands Into Media

Jan 22, 2026

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14 min read

Courtside's The 4th Quarter: The Kingmaker in Sports Expands Into Media

NBA Europe x RedBird Capital, NoBull Hits $1B Valuation, Beast Industries Raises $200M

Courtside's The 4th Quarter: Why You Should Be Long On India's $52B Sports Economy

Jan 15, 2026

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22 min read

Courtside's The 4th Quarter: Why You Should Be Long On India's $52B Sports Economy

CVC Raising $3.1B to fund Global Sports Group, PGA Tour Expands Player Equity Program, OpenAI x Peloton

Courtside's The 4th Quarter: Analyzing How The Big 12 Survives The NIL Financing Era

Jan 8, 2026

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22 min read

Courtside's The 4th Quarter: Analyzing How The Big 12 Survives The NIL Financing Era

KKR Acquires Arctos for ~$1B, Pac-12 to Relaunch in 2026, Gabelli Launches New "Sports-Focused" ETF

Courtside's The 4th Quarter: 2025 Recap

Dec 24, 2025

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17 min read

Courtside's The 4th Quarter: 2025 Recap

Kansas City Chiefs' New $4.4B Stadium, Coinbase Enters Prediction Markets, FIFA to Launch Video Game w/ Netflix

Courtside's The 4th Quarter: The Team Owner's Playbook for Content Creators

Dec 18, 2025

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15 min read

Courtside's The 4th Quarter: The Team Owner's Playbook for Content Creators

Sports Teams & New Media Are Converging, Atlanta Hawks' Creator Collective, Buffalo Bills' Hallmark Christmas Movie

Courtside's The 4th Quarter: Sports Rights Reshaped in Netflix vs. Paramount Battle for WBD

Dec 11, 2025

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22 min read

Courtside's The 4th Quarter: Sports Rights Reshaped in Netflix vs. Paramount Battle for WBD

KKR Exploring Arctos Acquisition, Otro Capital Invests in Utah Athletics, $1B Disney x OpenAI Deal

Courtside's The 4th Quarter: Inside the Bidding War for Sports’ Most Valuable Lawyers

Dec 4, 2025

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18 min read

Courtside's The 4th Quarter: Inside the Bidding War for Sports’ Most Valuable Lawyers

Ronaldo Invests in Spain-based MMA Company, DraftKings x ESPN Partnership, & More

Courtside's The 4th Quarter: Prediction Markets Will Create The Next Citadel

Nov 27, 2025

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18 min read

Courtside's The 4th Quarter: Prediction Markets Will Create The Next Citadel

Enhanced Games $1B SPAC Deal, Robinhood x SIG to Launch Prediction Market, & More!

Courtside's The 4th Quarter: Why Project B Will Be Good for the WNBA

Nov 20, 2025

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19 min read

Courtside's The 4th Quarter: Why Project B Will Be Good for the WNBA

Sixth Street Raises $775M Sports Fund, Real Madrid Selling 10%, Kalshi x PrizePicks Deal

Courtside's The 4th Quarter: Athletes Are Becoming Hedge Funds

Nov 13, 2025

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21 min read

Courtside's The 4th Quarter: Athletes Are Becoming Hedge Funds

Patricof Co's Rare Metals Fund For Athletes, Apollo Takes 55% Stake In Atlético, CVC x Roc Nation

The 4th Quarter: How Global Investors are Entering American Sports

Nov 6, 2025

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18 min read

The 4th Quarter: How Global Investors are Entering American Sports

EPL Set the Precedent. Private Equity Opened the Door. Now Global Capital Wants In.

The 4th Quarter Weekly: Ari Emanuel Bets on The Live Experience Economy

Oct 30, 2025

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21 min read

The 4th Quarter Weekly: Ari Emanuel Bets on The Live Experience Economy

Ari Emanuel’s Luxury Experience Play, Goldman Buys Stake in Excel Sports Management at $1B Valuation, NFL Approves LP Stakes

The 4th Quarter Joins Forces with Courtside Ventures

Oct 22, 2025

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16 min read

The 4th Quarter Joins Forces with Courtside Ventures

Announcing Our New Launch, NEP Raises $700M from 26North, DraftKings Buys Railbird

The 4th Quarter Weekly & We’re Moving to Beehiiv!

Oct 17, 2025

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23 min read

The 4th Quarter Weekly & We’re Moving to Beehiiv!

T4Q Moving to Beehiiv, Big Ten's $2B Private Investment, Kalshi Hits $5B Valuation

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