Dolphins Leadership Shift and NHL Data Deal Anchor Sportico’s Latest Transactions Roundup

Sportico‘s weekly transactions report catalogs ongoing personnel adjustments and partnership expansions across professional sports, leagues, venues and related businesses.

Tom Garfinkel is stepping away from his role as president and CEO of the Miami Dolphins after 13 years. Garfinkel will continue as vice chairman of the Dolphins and Hard Rock Stadium and as managing partner of the Miami Grand Prix. Stephen M. Ross, chairman and owner, formed Ross Sports & Entertainment to combine the Dolphins, Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Grand Prix, Miami Open and Precision Drive Club under one entity. Ross named Daniel Sillman CEO of the combined group.

CAA Executive Search added Patrick Gallagher as head of Australia and New Zealand and Omar Abdo as head of Middle East. The division also placed three search executives in its Munich office and brought on Joseph French as partner in London.

Executive Additions at Sports Technology and New Franchises

Scorability named Garrett Sparling chief financial officer and chief operating officer after his executive tenure at AlertMedia. It also added Allan Keller, formerly vice president of engineering at Prism.fm, as the company expands its engineering, operations and customer success functions.

Sonia Chase was appointed president of Upshot Baltimore, the fifth franchise in the pro women’s basketball Upshot League owned by Zawyer Sports & Entertainment. Chase, a Baltimore native with nearly three decades of experience as a professional athlete, sports executive and community leader, will lead the team that begins play in May at Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena.

Sponsorship, Media and Data Partnerships Expand Commercial Reach

Allstate became a Founding Partner of the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games and the official home and auto insurance partner of Team USA, with support for NBCUniversal coverage.

The Philadelphia Eagles signed a multiyear deal with Arena Club, the trading card marketplace co-founded by Derek Jeter, marking the platform’s first official NFL team partnership.

FutureSports and the NHL reached an exclusive agreement supplying real-time statistics for new FutureSports Performance Indexes tied to teams and players. CME Group will list monthly and quarterly cash-settled futures contracts based on those benchmarks for the 2026-27 season, pending regulatory review.

West Virginia University athletics partnered with Antero Resources on a five-year jersey sponsorship across all 18 varsity sports, the first uniform patch in school history. The NFL and American Football Australia agreed to integrate flag football programs nationwide under the NFL Flag brand within Australia’s National Sporting Schools framework.

As reported by Sportico, the roundup also includes media extensions with the New York Jets, venue management appointments and podcast sponsorships.

Reporting: Sportico

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