Franchises

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said that he expects the General Assembly to “pass legislation incentivizing” a Bears stadium and other major development projects “before the end of the spring legislative session,” with a May 31 deadline. Pritzker said that he “expects both chambers to vote on an amended ...

Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert paying for “busloads of fans to attend games in Detroit” during the team’s second-round playoff matchup against the Pistons shows that Gilbert “cares about his fans, and vice versa,” and Cavs players “also appreciate Gilbert just as much as everyone else,” according to Al...

Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. filed a “confidential” initial Form 10 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a “proposed split” of the Knicks and the N.Y. Rangers into separate companies, according to Giles Turner of BLOOMBERG NEWS. The documents are “often u...

New Trail Blazers owner Tom Dundon joined The Ringer’s “Game Over” podcast, his first interview since his introductory press conference. Dundon discussed the notion of him being cheap, saying he just does not “want to waste money” but he wants to “invest it.” Dundon said he has been over the cap “mu...

The Nationals have “banned at least one individual from Nationals Park” after he “unfurled a sign during Sunday’s game that directed fans to a white nationalist website.” An usher “attempted to confiscate the banner soon after it was unfurled” in the upper deck down the first-base line, but the “thr...

The celebration of Inter Miami’s first home win at Nu Stadium on Sunday night “was a bit muted” as La Familia, Inter Miami’s collection of ardent supporters’ groups, “staged a silent protest because they felt the players have not shown them enough respect and gratitude since they moved to the new ve...

The city’s increasingly busy schedule includes this year’s Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships and the SBJ National Sports Forum. St. Louis also landed the 2027 NCAA Division I Men’s Wrestling Championships and LA28 Olympic soccer matches. Hometown brands Anheuser-Busch InBev, Enterprise Mobi...

The heart of Silicon Valley is home to Apple, Cisco Systems, Intuit and SAP. During our study, the area hosted and/or was awarded six matches for the 2026 FIFA World Cup; a Super Bowl; a CFP championship game; NCAA championships in golf and water polo; and U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee champ...

Houston is home to the annual Livestock Show and Rodeo that draws more than 2 million attendees to NRG Stadium over three weeks; a franchise in every major league; and nine companies that have a venue naming-rights deal, uniform sponsorship and/or a playing field sponsorship with a hometown team.

Since 2022, San Diego has added six pro teams and opened a stadium and an arena. Twenty sponsors call the city home, including the naming-rights partner of Petco Park, a 2026 SBJ Sports Business Award finalist for Facility of the Year.