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Welcome to this week’s edition of Sports Industry Weekly as we share insights from the top business headlines in the sports industry like:

📲 Three huge job announcements have been made across the sports industry, marking a historic moment in sports.

🏀 A top star in women's college basketball secured two major NIL deals this week.

👟 A 2x NBA All-Star reveals his new shoe deal before the start of the NBA season.

⚾️ After 40 years of ownership, a historic baseball franchise is officially up for sale.

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Inspiring sports careers across the industry!

This week was a very inspiring week in the sports industry with major career announcements:

🤳 Shams Charania's journey demonstrates that transitioning from one industry to the sports industry is possible. Moving from healthcare, he quickly rose to the top ranks of NBA reporters and recently signed with ESPN as their Senior NBA Insider.

🏒 Jessica Campbell of the Seattle Kraken breaks new ground as the first female NHL assistant coach, demonstrating the power of pursuing your passion, even when it means venturing into uncharted territory in the sports world.

🏀 The Golden State Valkyries have announced the expansion team’s first-ever head coach, Natalie Nakase. The hiring makes Nakase the first Asian-American woman to hold a head coach title in the WNBA, after spending three seasons as an assistant coach for the back-to-back WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces.

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🏀 USC sophomore Juju Watkins had a big week in NIL as she extended her Nike agreement and joined Gatorade as their third official NCAA NIL basketball player to join its elite roster.

👟 Olympic Gold Medalist Tyrese Haliburton just became the face of Puma Basketball as the sneaker free agent made his partnership official.

🎥 New York Yankees legend Derek Jeter launched his production company, Cap 2 Productions, that’ll focus on family-friendly documentaries and scripted sports-related projects.

📰 Yahoo Sports and The Athletic partnered up to launch a new women’s digital sports hub that’ll provide comprehensive coverage, content and shows dedicated to women’s sports.

⚾️ The Minnesota Twins are exploring a sale of the franchise which is valued at $1.7 billion. The team was last purchased in 1984 by the Pohlad family.

🛎️ Opulence Lifestyle Management just launched Opulence Teams — their concierge platform to elevate the team services department at professional sports franchises across the NBA, NHL, MLB and NFL.

🔥 The Miami Heat are honoring legendary head coach and team president Pat Riley by renaming their court after him on the team’s opening night, October 23rd.

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