Franchises
N.Y. mayor ties Knicks’ ticket unaffordability to Trae Young
N.Y. Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Thursday made reference to then-Hawks G Trae Young‘s play against the Knicks in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs in 2021 when answering a question about “how unaffordable tickets to games have become.” Mamdani, during a news conference, said, “I think f...
Chelsea, RC Strasbourg fans protest club owners
Hundreds of fans of Premier League club Chelsea “marched alongside their counterparts” from Ligue 1 club RC Strasbourg at Stamford Bridge. The demonstration was “fueled by growing resentment toward BlueCo,” the investment group led by Chelsea co-owners Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbal. The protest was ...
Kerr weighs future after Warriors miss playoffs
Warriors coach Steve Kerr’s “murky future immediately jumped to the forefront” as soon as the team was eliminated in the NBA play-in tournament by the Suns on Friday. His situation “only highlights rampant uncertainty for a franchise built on stability the past 12 years.” Kerr in his postgame news c...
Fever’s Aliyah Boston signs first WNBA EPIC extension
Fever C Aliyah Boston became the first player in WNBA history to “sign an extension on the EPIC (exceptional players on initial contracts) clause” that was introduced in the new CBA. It allows players who have made All-WNBA teams to “renegotiate their fourth-year contracts up to the max, as long as ...
Report: Saban getting involved in Predators GM search
Former Alabama football coach and Predators minority owner Nick Saban has “been assisting majority owner Bill Haslam during recent in-person interviews" for the team’s open GM position. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman on his “32 Thoughts: The Podcast” said, “I believe that in this round of in person (...
How the Rapids lobbied MLS for a visit from Lionel Messi
The Rapids drew 75,824 fans to Empower Field at Mile High on Saturday for a match against Inter Miami, a milestone secured by lobbying MLS to bring Lionel Messi to Denver. The attendance figure was the second-highest single-game mark in MLS history, a monumental showing for a team that has ranked ne...
Sabres playoff return lifts local retailers, merchandise sales
The Sabres’ return to the playoffs after an NHL-record 14-year drought is a “bottom-line booster” for Western N.Y. retailers -- as well as the Sabres and their retail and concessions partners -- and local stores are “doing their best to cash in,” according to Christmann & Petro of the BUFFALO NE...
Premier League clubs post nearly $1B loss despite rising revenue
Premier League clubs made a combined loss of almost $1B (all figures U.S.) last season, highlighting the “challenges facing investors” who have spent billions “buying teams in the world’s most popular football league,” according to Noble & Agini of the FINANCIAL TIMES. Annual accounts from the 2...
Nationals TV gets updated sound, look with help from MLB Local Media
Nationals broadcasts “sound and look different” this season with “support and technology from MLB Local Media,” after an offseason split from the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network, according to Jonas Shaffer of the BALTIMORE BANNER. Nationals broadcasters and officials say that the partnership has helped ...
Devils hire Florida Panthers’ analytics boss Sunny Mehta to run hockey operations
The Devils on Thursday hired Florida Panthers Assistant GM and Head of Analytics Sunny Mehta as their GM, and he “will be in charge of all hockey operations decisions,” according to Emily Kaplan of ESPN.com. Sources said that this is the “only move” the Devils are expected to make at this time, and ...
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