Franchises
Cardinals set to receive MLB revenue sharing for the first time
The St. Louis Cardinals will “be a receiver” this winter within the current MLB revenue-sharing system for the first time following a full season in at least 25 years and since the advent of the current program, which began in 1996, according to Derrick Goold of the ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH. Relative...
Pirates president says club to be ‘aggressive’ in building winner
Pirates President Travis Williams said that the club’s “goal and expectation is that we win and make the playoffs,” and to do that they “have to be aggressive,” according to Jason Mackey of the PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE. Whatever “form that aggressiveness takes is what could make this offseason differ...
Yankee Stadium generated $340M in tickets, suite sales for 2025 regular season
Yankee Stadium generated $339.5M in aggregate ticket and premium suite licensing revenue through the end of September, according to a new disclosure related to stadium bonds.
Raiders face uncertain future amid poor season
The Raiders have “hit rock bottom” this season, sitting at 2-9 with a “porous roster and no long-term answers at coach or quarterback,” according to Austin Gayle of THE RINGER. The relationship between first-year GM John Spytek and “hands-on minority owner Tom Brady dates back to their days at Michi...
Denver Summit FC on pace for NWSL attendance record for first home match
NWSL expansion club Denver Summit FC has “already sold 25,000 tickets for its inaugural home match” on March 28 at Empower Field, according to Kyle Newman of the DENVER POST. That puts the Summit “about 16,000 tickets away from breaking the attendance record” for the NWSL -- “and women’s professiona...
Lions don’t plan to increase season-ticket prices for 2026
The Lions “plan to keep prices flat” for season-ticket holders for the 2026 season “in anticipation of playing eight regular-season home games with one trip overseas.” After years of “mostly flat pricing,” the team raised ticket prices an average of 4% during their early renewal period in 2023 befor...
NHL Fran Notes: Flames criticized for not yet extending GM Conroy
SPORTSNET.ca’s Eric Francis wrote the Flames “need to safeguard their future” and sign GM Craig Conroy “to a contract extension.” It is “beyond insulting” for Conroy to have been “operating this season as a rare, lame-duck GM whose contract runs out next summer.” Unless an extension “has already bee...
Steinbrenner pushes back on notion Yankees turn a profit, still noncommittal on 2026 payroll
Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner took the opportunity yesterday to “argue against perceptions” that the team turns a profit every year, saying it is “not fair” to come to that conclusion, according to Gary Phillips of the N.Y. DAILY NEWS. Steinbrenner then referred to the payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PIL...
Bills likely to sell out new stadium solely with season-ticket packages
The Bills likely will sell out their new stadium opening next season in Orchard Park with season-ticket holders occupying “just about every seat,” according to Michael Petro of the BUFFALO NEWS. The Bills “plan to sell 54,628 seat licenses” in the 60,108-seat stadium and are “now likely only a few t...
San Diego FC continues strong inaugural season with trip to MLS Cup conference final
San Diego FC continued a “memorable” run through its inaugural season yesterday, notching a 1-0 win over Minnesota United to earn a spot in the Western Conference Final of the MLS Cup Playoffs. San Diego FC F Anders Dreyer’s goal in the 72nd minute broke a scoreless stalemate, “inviting an eruption ...
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