Canelo defeats GGG, leaves no doubt; ‘Bam’ Rodriguez wins again
Mike Coppinger and Ben Baby, ESPN
Canelo Alvarez retained his undisputed super middleweight championship on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena with a unanimous-decision victory over his rival, Gennadiy Golovkin, in a trilogy fight. Two judges scored it 115-113, while a third judge turned in a 116-112 tally for Alvarez.
Erika Nardini Isn’t Here to Apologize
Annie Goldsmith, The Information
The CEO of Barstool Sports has been integral to the company’s growth—and to its $550 million acquisition. But is she also enabling its worst tendencies?
Ex-Soccer Star Among Investors in LatAm Venture Capital Fund
Carolina Millan, Bloomberg
Former Argentine soccer star Hernan Crespo, Despegar.com founder Roberto Souviron and a slew of Latin American companies are among the latest investors to put money into venture capital fund Alaya Capital. Argentine’s Grupo Supervielle, Grupo Murchison and Chile’s Grupo Kawen also invested in Alaya’s third fund, which has so far raised about $25 million, or 31% of its $80 million goal to fund Latin American companies, according to partner Juan Manuel Giner.
Erika Nardini Resigns From WWE Board, Citing Barstool Acquisition
Brendan Coffey and Scott Soshnick, Sportico
Barstool Sports CEO Erika Nardini has resigned from the board of directors of World Wrestling Entertainment, according to a regulatory filing late Friday afternoon. The filing stated Nardini didn’t have any conflicts or disputes with the company in deciding to depart the WWE board.
Biden meets with relatives of Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan.
Michael Crowley and Aishvarya Kavi, The New York Times
Mr. Biden spoke with Mr. Whelan’s sister, Elizabeth, and then with Ms. Griner’s wife, Cherelle Griner, and her agent, Lindsay Kagawa Colas, to discuss his “continuing commitment” to bringing both Americans home.