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Tamika Catchings becomes Pacers Sports & Entertainment ambassador
Pacers Sports & Entertainment has hired former WNBAer and current ESPN broadcaster Tamika Catchings as an official ambassador, where she will accentuate business initiatives and be a public presence for the Fever, Pacers and G League Noblesville Boom.
Cavs raising season-ticket prices by average of 5%
The Cavaliers are “raising season ticket prices again,” with seats for the 2026-27 season “going up by about 5% on average -- an increase the Cavs say is typical across the NBA and largely tied to rising operating costs.” The Cavs mailed out renewal notices last week, with monthly payment plans “set...
Red Wings honor Fedorov with jersey retirement ceremony
The Red Wings on Monday night held a “ceremony to retire” Hockey HOFer Sergei Fedorov’s number and “commemorate his incredible tenure” with the team. Fans “packed Little Caesars Arena” 90 minutes before puck drop to witness the ceremony, which came before the Red Wings’ game against the Hurricanes. ...
Cardinals to take over their local TV ad sales
The St. Louis Cardinals are “taking over their own sales” of local TV ads, with the decision coming at a time when the team weighs “remaining with their previous broadcast partner for 2026 or moving the team’s telecasts” to MLB’s media arm. The Cardinals recently terminated their agreement with Main...
Goodell tours potential Bears stadium sites in Arlington Heights, Indiana
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell joined Bears officials over the weekend to “tour potential new stadium sites,” including the Arlington Heights site the team owns and “two sites in northwest Indiana.” Bears President & CEO Kevin Warren and Chair George McCaskey led Goodell on the tours, which “too...
Blue Jackets fire head coach Dean Evason, hire Rick Bowness
The Blue Jackets announced today that head coach Dean Evason “was fired and will be replaced by” retired former NHL head coach Rick Bowness, according to Brian Hedger of the COLUMBUS DISPATCH. The Blue Jackets “also fired assistant coach Steve McCarthy, who was re-signed last offseason.” Blue Jacket...
Charlotte FC signs new sponsor for practice jerseys
Charlotte FC landed a “new sponsor for the club’s practice jerseys” in local nonprofit Thompson Child & Family Focus. Terms of the multiyear agreement were not disclosed, though it “begins immediately.” Charlotte FC players today wore Thompson-branded practice jerseys for the first day of traini...
Bills set merch sales records behind stadium farewell, ‘whiteout’ products
The Bills saw “record sales in 2025 at the Bills Store and for in-stadium retail sales,” that included “raking in sales records” during a pair of individual games, according to Michael Petro of BUFFALO NEWS. Legends Global “revamped the Bills Store at Highmark Stadium, bringing in new technology to ...
Report: Dolphins to keep Aikman in advisory role for coaching search
Pro Football HOFer and ESPN analyst Troy Aikman “will continue with the Dolphins in an advisory role” as the team begins its search for a new coach following the hiring of new GM Jon-Eric Sullivan, according to a source cited by Barry Jackson of the MIAMI HERALD. The Dolphins “appreciated” Aikman’s ...
Missouri state lawmakers challenge Royals ballpark funding law
A pair of Missouri state lawmakers on Friday were in court “seeking to strike down a law designed to keep” the Royals in the state as the team continues to weigh its ballpark options, according to Kacen Bayless of the K.C. STAR. Cole County Circuit Court Judge Christopher Limbaugh held a “roughly tw...
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There has to be some level that commitment matters, contracts matter, defections have consequences, that loyalty is not just optional for elite players.-- Golf Channel analyst Brandel Chamblee, on the possibility of Brooks Koepka returning to the PGA Tour and the consequences he and other LIV players should face if they do return.
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