Courtney Brunious

USC Sports Business Institute

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Associate Director of the University of Southern California's Sports Business Institute

Courtney Brunious on KCRW

Twenty-one years after the last professional football game was played in Los Angeles, the Rams will hit the field at LA's Coliseum in just a few weeks.

Ready for the Rams

Twenty-one years after the last professional football game was played in Los Angeles, the Rams will hit the field at LA's Coliseum in just a few weeks.

from Olney in L.A.

Rams owner Stan Kroenke plans to build a stadium that could cost more than $2 billion in Inglewood. It wouldn't be ready for at least three more years.

A New NFL Stadium in Inglewood

Rams owner Stan Kroenke plans to build a stadium that could cost more than $2 billion in Inglewood. It wouldn't be ready for at least three more years.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Daily fantasy sports are legal in 45 states, but New York has just ordered FanDuel, DraftKings and others to shut down, saying they are not games of skill but illegal gambling.

Are They Games of Skill or Games of Chance?

Daily fantasy sports are legal in 45 states, but New York has just ordered FanDuel, DraftKings and others to shut down, saying they are not games of skill but illegal gambling.

from Which Way, L.A.?

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The Washington Nationals are playing the New York Yankees on Thursday night — in an empty stadium.Fox Sports is using computer animation to add “virtual fans” to the broadcast.

from Hollywood Breakdown

One of LA’s largest homeless encampments was on a waterfront stretch of Beacon Street in San Pedro.

from Greater LA

The campaign for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee   Joe Biden has   announced   Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate.

from KCRW Features

Protests for racial justice in the United States have been ongoing for the past   two months.

from KCRW Features

LA’s new school year begins in August. Each day this week, Press Play is looking at a different aspect of how people are preparing.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

As of Monday, 615 people have died unhoused since the beginning of the year, and on average, three people die homeless in LA every day.

from Greater LA

One executive order President Trump signed over the weekend aims to give Americans an extra $400 per week during the pandemic.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

John Lewis’ funeral was today in Atlanta. The late Congressman and civil rights activist died of pancreatic cancer on July 17. He was 80 years old.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Major League Baseball’s regular season starts this week in LA, with the Dodgers taking on the San Francisco Giants.

from Greater LA