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Sport & State hires Burns to cover sports business

August 19, 2026

Posted by Chris Roush

Mark Burns

Sport & State, a new publication, has hired Mark Burns to cover sports business.

He has been a reporter at Morning Consult on the sports business beat. He had also been its senior brands reporter.

Burns was also at the Sports Business Journal as a staff writer covering NHL hockey for two years. He also founded the Sports Business Chronicle, where he acted as editor-in-chief. Additionally, Burns has written for Forbes, SportTechie, USA Hockey and others.

He graduated with a law degree from Belmont University and the University of Michigan with a B.A. in history.

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