In the latest business of sports market update, we look at Maple Leaf Foods‘ Schneiders partnership with the Rogers-owned Toronto Blue Jays and their loonie dog craze, soccer headlines including Canadian defender Moise Bombito’s rapid ascent to French Ligue 1’s OGC Nice, Cristiano Ronaldo’s YouTube record and the Ottawa Rapid FC of the Northern Super League.

As well, year-to-date Electronic Arts shares are up around 8 per cent. Could we see an increase with the company’s latest “NHL ’25” game featuring the National Hockey League’s Hughes brothers on the cover? Set to release Oct. 4 and developed by EA Vancouver, the game will be available on PlayStation5 and Xbox Series X|S.

Check out the above video for full details on these sports business topics. Here are how the related stocks have performed:

Maple Leaf Foods (TSX:MFI) closed Friday at C$23.08 down 8.56 per cent since the start of the year.

Rogers Communications Inc. (TSX:RCI.A) closed Friday at C$58.00, down 11.04 per cent on the year.

YouTube parent company Alphabet Inc. (NDAQ:GOOG) closed Friday at US$167.43, up 18.56 per cent so far this year.

Electronic Arts Inc. (NDAQ:EA) closed Friday at US$147.62 per share. In one year, its shares have climbed 23.34 per cent.

Want more business of sports? Check out Auston Matthews, Telus esports and GameSquare’s boost.

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