Franchises

The Epstein Files are obviously a big problem for Giants co-owner Steve Tisch, but the Tisch siblings’ move to sell their ownership stakes looks a lot more like mundane succession planning than a dramatic response to the news.

As another offseason of eye-popping player contracts and franchise valuations continues, the chief executive of one of the NFL’s flagship franchises fears being left behind. In an interview, Green Bay Packers President and CEO Ed Policy says the new surge of wealth coming into the league threatens t...

Paris Saint-Germain is “positively and actively” preparing a bid for an NBA Europe franchise, the French newspaper L’Equipe reported Thursday, which means Rockets F Kevin Durant -- who holds a minority stake in PSG -- could wind up with a vested interest in the startup league.

A PWHL official said Wednesday that there have been “constructive conversations in potentially teaming with” the Senators to “secure its women’s hockey franchise a long-term future” in Ottawa, according to John Wawrow of the AP. PWHL SVP/Business Operations Amy Scheer said that the discussions “cent...

The Canucks and the city of Vancouver are “deep into talks about securing a training facility in and around the current Britannia Rink in east Vancouver” near Rogers Arena, according to Patrick Johnston of the Vancouver PROVINCE. The news was first reported by Canucks Army’s Irfaan Gaffar. The city-...

Ravens GM Eric DeCosta on Wednesday said that he was “‘gutted’ by the dissolution of a blockbuster trade” for Raiders DE Maxx Crosby, according to Jonas Shaffer of the BALTIMORE BANNER. The trade “fell apart over apparent medical concerns,” though DeCosta did not comment directly on Crosby’s medical...

The Hornets have hired Big 12 Conference Chief Brand & Business Officer Tyrel Kirkham as their Chief Marketing Officer and will transition longtime CMO Seth Bennett to an advisory role, the team announced Thursday.

The Commanders and HKS shared more renderings of the team’s $3.65B D.C. stadium that’s targeted for a 2030 opening.

Orlando City SC and Orlando Pride co-founder Kay Rawlins has “announced her retirement,” effective Friday. She said that she is “stepping away from her current role” as SVP and community ambassador. Rawlins and then-husband Phil Rawlins founded Orlando City as a USL Pro minor league team in 2010, an...

The N.Y. Giants have “requested approval from the NFL’s finance committee for ownership transactions” that would see siblings and co-owners Steve Tisch, Jonathan Tisch and Laurie Tisch “transfer their remaining stakes into trusts for their children.” If approved, the sellers, who own approximately 2...