Business of Sports

From Hustling on Wall Street to Helping Turn Around the Florida Panthers

Fans cheer during game three of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Carolina Hurricanes in Sunrise, Florida, on May 24, 2025.

Photographer: Florida Panthers 
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We’ve gone Q&A heavy this week. Normally we like to use this newsletter as a rare chance to pontificate, but sometimes we have to put our hands up and admit other people know a lot more than we do. We chat to the CEO of the Florida Panthers about how they’ve turned the team around, and what comes next now that college athletes are paid-up professionals. And we take a quick look at the Club World Cup again.

Also check out Ira’s great piece about how athletes are hooked on chess.com. I am also addicted (but not much of an athlete anymore), so drop me a message here if you think you can beat me. If you lose — you need to give us a decent tip.