Franchises
Blue Jays enter 2026 on strong footing with payroll, renovations, aligned leadership
The Blue Jays, coming off a trip to the World Series, are “as stable as they’ve been in a very long time,” according to Shi Davidi of SPORTSNET.ca. Blue Jays 1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is “locked up through the next decade.” The leadership group of President & CEO Mark Shapiro, GM Ross Atkins and ...
Lew Sherr brings U.S. Open growth playbook to Mets
The U.S. Open championship trophy Lew Sherr received when he left the United States Tennis Association sits behind his desk at Citi Field.
Dodgers bring out World Series trophies, gold-trimmed uniforms for season opener
The Dodgers on Thursday opened the season at Dodger Stadium for the first time in three years after opening in Asia in 2024 and 2025, and prior to the game the team “trotted out their World Series trophies from those years,” carried by 2B Miguel Rojas and 1B Freddie Freeman -- who “arrived via a con...
Ravens, Commanders settle territory dispute
Sources say there is a solution to the long-simmering disagreement between the Commanders and the Ravens over their commercial rights in the Maryland suburbs, a dispute that rose to the highest levels of the NFL.
NFL expected to open up local preseason rights to streamers
NFL teams would be permitted to sell preseason game TV rights and original shows to streamers under a plan heading to owners for approval at next week’s league meeting, sources said. This is seen as a marginal but intriguing new asset for teams in the highly centralized NFL media ecosystem, where th...
Attanasio: Brewers to lose $20M in TV revenue after RSN exit
Brewers owner Mark Attanasio acknowledged for the first time publicly that the team is experiencing a $20M loss by “going away from a regional sports network for their television deal and bringing everything in-house as part of MLB Advanced Media.” But he noted that the revenue loss “did not impact ...
Wizards’ cherry blossom uniforms to return next season
The Wizards will “once again sport their fan-favorite cherry blossom uniforms in the 2026-27 season.” The all-pink look was first introduced ahead of the 2022-23 campaign, but the franchise had opted for different “city edition” looks in recent years. The jerseys feature a “flower dotting the ‘I’ in...
Proposed bill aims to establish guidelines for sports teams relocating
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Greg Casar (D-Texas) on Thursday introduced a bill that “could counter” professional sports teams plans for relocating. The “Home Team Act,” if passed, would “require team ownership to provide one year of notice before moving a team to a new location if the ...
Parking plan stalls Rays’ Hillsborough College ballpark talks
Parking has become a “sticking point of negotiations” for the Rays’ proposed ballpark at Hillsborough College, according to Emma Behrmann of the TAMPA BAY BUSINESS JOURNAL. Tampa Sports Authority CEO Eric Hart and Rays CEO Ken Babby “exchanged emails last week,” including a “seemingly tense exchange...
NBA nearing vote on Dundon-led Trail Blazers bid
A committee representing the NBA’s Board of Governors met Tuesday in N.Y. with Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon and members of his prospective Trail Blazers ownership group, and Commissioner Adam Silver said that a “decision on the bid is imminent,” according to Joe Freeman of the Porland OREGONIAN. Silv...
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