Weekly Roundup: Business of Athletes, Sports, & NIL (November 20-26)

<p><strong>Audio Timeline:</strong></p><p>0:40 - <strong>Feel good stories</strong></p><p>* History has been made with the first Division 1 female athlete in baseball and a $10,000 half-court shot. </p><p>2:00 - Business of Athletes</p><p>* <strong>Jayson Tatum, Connor McDavid, and Mitch Marner</strong> are investing in the youth sports engagement app, <strong>TheProgram AI</strong>. </p><p>* Former UCLA Decathlete, <strong>David Bunevacz</strong>, has been sentenced to 17.5 years in prison for defrauding $35 million from investors. </p><p>* <strong>Kevin Love</strong> has invested in <strong>Aescape</strong>, which is developing fully automated massage therapy. </p><p>4:20 - <strong>College Sports/NIL</strong></p><p>* Gallery Furniture, owned by sports superfan Jim "<strong>Mattress Mack</strong>" McInggvale, has contributed "a seven-figure" NIL deal with the <strong>University of Houston</strong> men's basketball program.</p><p>* The NIL fund at <strong>Ole Miss</strong>, Grove Collective, has reportedly topped over $10M in funding pledges. <strong>Auburn</strong> announced more than $12 million in NIL pledges. </p><p>* Robert Griffin III tweeted that <strong>Texas RB Bijan Robinson</strong> should stay one more year in college and ask for $6-7M. </p><p>7:50 - Future of Sports</p><p>* <strong>Unagi</strong> announced a $4M funding round with<strong> Binance Labs</strong> to further Ultimate Champions’ development, their web3 soccer game. </p><p>* <strong>SponsorUnited</strong>, a SaaS tool for sports sponsorships, has raised $35M from <strong>Spectrum Equity</strong>. </p><p>* <strong>TeamSnap</strong>, a sports management software, has acquired <strong>LeagueSide</strong>, a youth sports sponsorship platform.</p><p>* Sports sponsorship analytics startup <strong>Trajektory</strong> raised a $4 million funding round led by investments from TechOperators, Bridge Ventures, gANGELS, and Mudita Capital Partners.</p><p>* <strong>Golf Guru</strong> raised $290,000 in pre-seed funding to continue developing its mental coaching app for golfers.</p><p>* <strong>Group Sport</strong> has entered into an agreement to purchase Spanish soccer club <strong>Getafe CF</strong> and plans on using a DAO to provide fans with more involvement.</p><p>Interesting Stat</p><p>There is roughly $23 billion worth of teams for sale across the world's five biggest sports leagues, per Sportico's latest valuations.</p><p>* <strong>🏀 Phoenix Suns:</strong> $1.9B</p><p>* <strong>⚾️ Los Angeles Angels:</strong> $2.5B</p><p>* <strong>⚾️ Washington Nationals:</strong> $2.2B</p><p>* <strong>🏒 Ottawa Senators: </strong>$655M</p><p>* <strong>🏈 Washington Commanders:</strong> $4.8B</p><p>* <strong>⚽️ Liverpool FC:</strong> $4.1B</p><p>* <strong>⚽️ Manchester United:</strong> $7B</p><p>This data is a little outdated, but leagues are revenue-generating machines. </p><p>Short Passage of The Week:</p><p>Be proud of how you have handled these last 11 months:  </p><p>* The silent battles you have fought.</p><p>* The moments you had to humble yourself.</p><p>* The times you have wiped your own tears.</p><p>* For quieting the noise and focusing on cultivating a life that feels nourishing.</p><p>Each day is a unique opportunity to celebrate our story, journey, strength, and resiliency. </p><p>As we embark on these final weeks of 2022, let’s take breaks, prioritize our peace, and allow ourselves to stop and start again.  </p><p><em>Passage by Clint Hurdle</em></p><p>Recommended Media</p><p>I’ve been messing around with some videos on YouTube.</p><p>You’ll enjoy this Shaq one:</p><p>Make sure to give it a thumbs up and subscribe if you want to see smore videos in the future. </p><p>Business Jargon</p><p>Data is the new oil. </p><p>Every business should be tracking:</p><p>Internal Data: </p><p>This type of data comes from business transactions such as point-of-sales and customer records. It provides insight into how your enterprise operates and the financial condition of the o