#Walt Disney

Bob Iger has been reinstated as the CEO of the Walt Disney Company, replacing Bob Chapek after less than three years at the helm. Iger's return has boosted Disney's stock price by 6% in the past day with experts predicting major strategic changes within the company. ESPN is one such business where Iger is expected to make significant shifts. The…

With the movie industry booming and a host of new horse racing tracks opening, there was only one place to be seen in 1930s California: the races.The likes of Fred Astaire, Barbara Stanwyck and Gregory Peck were all trackside regulars during Hollywood's golden age. And as well as turning racetracks into some of the country's most glamorous social…

The NHL's Board of Governors (BOG) have assembled in Florida this week for their annual meetings. The two-day event primarily focuses on business aspects of league operations but also discusses other pertinent topics related the league. Here is a quick roundup of the latest news reported from day one of the meetings held at the Breakers Resort in…

Throughout this past year the Boston Red Sox have expressed a desire to bring the MLB All-Star Game back to Fenway Park. The city last hosted 23 years ago in 1999, and since then nearly every other MLB club has hosted the game - a few more than once - while the historic stadium itself has been completely transformed through a series of extensive…

Word emerged over the weekend that Bob Iger was returning to the Walt Disney Co., raising plenty of questions about the massive media company's long-anticipated embrace of sports betting. So far, it has prompted nothing but speculation from the industry, much of it probably unfounded. It's way too early to think this means Disney, which has…

61 years. Roger Maris has held on to the American League record for most home runs in a season for 61 years. During that time, 12 U.S. presidents have taken office. 21 teams have been added to the National Basketball Association. Companies such as Microsoft, Apple and Amazon have taken the world by storm. '61. Maris etched his name into the MLB…

You know you are far removed from the old days of back alley sports wagering when you soon will be able to get your action on in a grocery store. Earlier this week, the Ohio Casino Control Commission approved sports betting kiosks for 42 Kroger grocery stores and granted conditional approval of 300 sports betting kiosks in retail…

That was the prevailing question leading up to the 1998 NFL Draft. The Indianapolis Colts decided to use the No. 1 overall pick on Manning, who went on to have a long, record-setting Hall of Fame career. Leaf was selected with the second pick by the San Diego Chargers, but his time in the NFL was short-lived and unmemorable. He left the game as a…

Amazon's rivalry in India with oil-to-retail conglomerate Reliance Industries looks set to head to the cricket field, where they will likely battle media heavyweights for telecast rights to India's premier cricket league with its hundreds of millions of viewers. Amazon.com Inc and Reliance Industries Ltd are expected to take on India units of Sony…

Disney's CEO apparently told Bloomberg over the weekend that the company's younger audience is interested in sports betting and that they are "working very hard" on an app linked to ESPN. Photo By - USA TODAY Sports The House of Mouse is reportedly hard at work on an online sports betting app tied to ESPN. Walt Disney Co. is the majority owner of…