Winners and losers in sports are often decided by who makes the best adjustments during a game or event, but 2020 required pivots on the fly off the field like never before. The NBA and the NHL created “bubbles” to finish their seasons; ESPN and other networks rushed out documentaries, like The Last Dance, to fill programming holes; and athletes trained at home, prevented from sticking to their usual finely tuned routines.
Here are our selections for 2020’s most intriguing people, companies and trends from the intersection of sports and money.