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Rogers Centre unveils ‘premium’ Rogers Terrace for Blue Jays’ 50th season
Rogers Centre’s latest renovations “appears to have been completed” ahead of the Blue Jays’ 50th season, according to Dan Bilicki of the TORONTO SUN. The Blue Jays’ home opener is set for March 27 against the A’s. The latest “big overhaul” to the Rogers Centre over this past off-season as part of a ...
‘Napoleon Dynamite’ trio joins ownership of Northwoods League club
“Napoleon Dynamite” stars Jon Gries, Jon Heder and Efren Ramirez have joined the ownership group of the Northwoods League’s Richmond Flying Mummies. The trio played the characters Uncle Rico, Napoleon Dynamite and Pedro Sánchez respectively in the film. The Flying Mummies will begin their inaugural ...
Carolina Panthers increasing season-ticket prices for fourth straight year
Carolina Panthers fans will “pay an average of 12% more” for season tickets this season, the fourth straight year the team has raised prices. The Panthers “emailed season ticket renewal notices” on Tuesday morning, “alerting fans to the price hikes.” A team spokesperson said that the 12% figure is a...
Can regulation and fintech save sports from financial ruin?
England’s Premier League clubs amassed around £6.3 billion in revenue in 2023-24, according to Deloitte, and grassroots sports still manages to recruit millions of volunteers. On the surface it looks like a robust system, a good pyramid. But behind the scenes, the foundations are showing clear signs...
NBA axing Hawks’ Magic City Night shows league protecting its image
The NBA cancelling the Hawks’ Magic City Night “isn’t about legality or morality,” but instead about “image and money,” according to Jason Jones of THE ATHLETIC. The move by the league is about the “corporate dollars that might have gone away if the NBA was OK with being publicly associated with a s...
Franchise Notes
In Miami, Anthony Chiang cited sources as saying that the Hornets are “sending a 2026 second-round pick to the Heat to resolve a dispute” over G Terry Rozier being “under NBA and federal investigation over alleged gambling when Charlotte traded him to Miami in January 2024.” At the center of the dis...
Dolan’s attempt to boost Knicks, Rangers value made difficult by complex corporate web
Knicks and Rangers owner James Dolan is “looking for ways to boost the value of his sports teams,” but that is “far easier said than done,” according to Jonathan Weil of the WALL STREET JOURNAL. Dolan’s sports and entertainment portfolio includes four public companies with holdings ranging from the ...
Pittsburgh Riverhounds seek state funding for Highmark Stadium expansion
USL Championship club Pittsburgh Riverhounds is seeking a $7M state grant “as part of its effort to triple seating capacity at Highmark Stadium on Pittsburgh’s South Shore,” according to Burdelski & Napsha of TRIBLIVE.com. Seating for 15,000 people at the facility would meet the requirements for...
NBA cancels Hawks’ Magic City promotion
The NBA has nixed the Hawks’ planned “Magic City Night” on March 16 after a swath of stakeholders -- and even a current player -- objected to an in-arena promotion being tied to an Atlanta-based strip club.
Raiders’ Crosby trade signals ‘competence’ from Spytek, front office
The final verdict on the Raiders’ trade of DE Maxx Crosby to the Ravens will not “be determined for several years,” but for now, the “strange, unfamiliar scent emanating from Raiders headquarters in Henderson is called competence,” according to Adam Hill of the LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL. Raiders GM J...
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Fear goes both ways. The fear of accumulating deficits has just as big a risk as perhaps the fear of moving forward. I am much more comfortable leaning into this new model than I am staying where we are.Univ. of Utah President Taylor Randall, on adding private capital into college sports.
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