Franchises

The Browns on Wednesday hired Ravens offensive coordinator Todd Monken as their new coach, filling the void created when Kevin Stefanski was fired on Jan. 5. Monken was seen as the “undeniable dark horse” among the five finalists for the position, and he is “easily the hardest sell for this team to ...

The Portland Fire, which will debut in the WNBA this season, “released its new generation of uniforms.” The white “Heroine” jerseys, which are for home games, “read ‘FIRE’ across the chest in the team’s red font and have black numbers.” The red “Explorer” jerseys, for road games, “have black letteri...

REV Entertainment, the sports and entertainment partner of the Texas Rangers, has acquired a pair of MLB Partner League teams: the Long Island Ducks (Atlantic League of Professional Baseball) and the Schaumburg Boomers (Frontier League). As a result, REV Entertainment’s Sports Management division wi...

There is a “very strong case” to be made that none of the coaches hired to fill the NFL’s 10 vacancies in this cycle “will be under more immediate pressure” than the Bills’ Joe Brady, according to Sal Maiorana of the Rochester DEMOCRAT & CHRONICLE. That is not only because he is replacing a coac...

The playing surface at Raymond James Stadium for the Lightning’s Stadium Series game will “take the look of a three-dimensional pirate treasure map” as the NHL goes “all-in on a Gasparilla-themed event,” according to Eduardo Encina of the TAMPA BAY TIMES. Set pieces will include a “shipwreck with th...

Deloitte last week released the 2026 edition of its annual Football Money League report, which examines the finances of the top revenue-generating soccer teams from around the world during the 2024-25 season. The report serves as a benchmark for executives across the soccer business and is loaded wi...

With Main Street Sports Group likely selling or beginning its wind down in a matter of days, multiple franchises from the NBA, NHL and MLB are in emergency talks with the streaming platform Victory+, whose template includes modest rights fees, minimum guarantees, ad appeal, revenue sharing and perha...

The Bills have named offensive coordinator Joe Brady their new coach, landing on a candidate “from within their own building.” It is a “good bet that maintaining continuity” and QB Josh Allen having a “comfort level with Brady factored heavily into the team’s decision.” Bills owner Terry Pegula and ...

The Royals are “no longer considering” building a ballpark at the Aspiria campus in Overland Park. The Royals have “continued to examine downtown baseball, the origin of their exploration,” since Jackson County voters turned aside an April 2024 proposal that would have committed a 3/8th-cent sales t...

The Portland Fire have reached a deal with fintech company Chime to be a jersey patch sponsor, as well as its official banking and credit partner, as the WNBA expansion franchise plans for its debut 2026 season.