Darren Heitner

Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) signed a deal with National Hockey League to live stream up to four NHL games per week without requiring a cable subscription or authentication. The streams kick start on March 11. Yahoo will deliver in-game highlights for each game, and will also provide condensed...

Score one for the king. Nike Inc (NYSE: NKE) shares ticked up about 1 percent in Monday's after-hours session after an announcement that the company has signed LeBron James to a lifetime contact. In a statement, the sports apparel and retail company said, "[W]e have agreed to a...

The scandal involving FanDuel and DraftKings employees with access to company data playing for money on rival sites has prompted a joint statement by the two companies. For now, the companies are banning employees from playing on rival sites. The scandal could soon lead to increased...

NFL players sign multi-million dollar contracts every year. Over the years, many of those players have ended up with empty pockets when they hang up their cleats. Ryan Broyles is hoping to avoid that. Broyles is entering his fourth year in the NFL. Since being drafted by the Detroit Lions in...

On Sunday, Jordan Spieth became just the sixth golfer to win both the Masters and the U.S. Open in the same year. However, the 21-year-old Texan was not the only winner at Chambers Bay this weekend. Spieth’s success so far this year has served to further solidify the all-star roster of...

Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) scored a big Hail Mary on Wednesday. The web giant and the National Football League announced that Yahoo will exclusively live stream the Buffalo Bills-Jacksonville Jaguars game in London on October 25. According to a release on NFL.com, the game "will be made available...

With names like Star Wars, Marvel and Pixar under its belt, fantasy is right up Disney's alley. The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) will invest $250 million in the fantasy sports business DraftKings. This would value the company at about $900 million,...

They've been coming to your city for 21 years. This week, ESPN’s "College GameDay" goes to back to where it began... well, sort of. Fifth-ranked Notre Dame (6-0) travels to second-ranked Florida State (6-0) Saturday night. The matchup of unbeatens recalls the very first...

The Federal Communications Commission has lifted a 40-year ban on sports blackouts, perhaps to the delight of a few NFL fans who can't make it to the stadium. The FCC said television revenue has become the main source of revenue for NFL franchises, which should create a "powerful...

Isabella Tanikumi might have a difficult time proving her case against The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS). Tanikumi (whose birth name is Amy Gonzalez) sued Disney for $250 million. She claims that "Frozen," the studio's biggest animated film, takes most of its ideas from her book...

Amid Nike Inc's (NYSE: NKE) preparations for Thursday’s earnings release, the turmoil surrounding the National Football League and allegations of domestic abuse by players continues to capture headlines. The NFL Problem Nike suspended its contract with Minnesota Vikings running back...

The NFL has dragged itself through the mud in recent weeks. Domestic violence and child abuse incidents have dirtied "The Shield's" public appearance. Darren Heitner, founder and CEO of Dynasty Dealings and professor of Sports Management at Indiana University, recently spoke with...

Don’t miss High Frequency Friday September 19 on Benzinga’s #PreMarket Prep broadcast, sponsored by Charles Schwab. HFT Friday is a special segment featuring the industry’s foremost experts on the topics of maker/taker pricing model, order types, colocation, canceling or...

The Detroit Red Wings and Olympia Entertainment announced the development of a $650 million sports and entertainment district this week. In talks for quite a while, the plan appears to have been sped up; groundbreaking is set for September, according to Crain's Detroit Business. The...