Merging of Sports Leagues: And Why We Will See More

Oil money, innovative models, poaching athletes, rule changes, and the natural progression of "monopolies" in sports.

Major League Pickleball and PPA Tour finally completed the long-awaited merger...

Here’s a list of other recent sports league mergers:

• LIV Golf and the PGA Tour (not yet closed)

• XFL and the United States Football League (USFL)

• Major League Lacrosse (MLL) and the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL)

• NBA, NFL, NHL, MLB, and every sport we love at some point

I think it…