Franchises

London-based DAZN has confirmed it wants to house the NBA’s local broadcast streaming hub -- whether the league launches it next season or beyond -- in what could become a billion-dollar bidding war between multiple digital outlets: DAZN, Amazon and YouTube.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey thinks that the new potential new home for the T’Wolves and Lynx “could be at the ailing City Center in downtown Minneapolis, just blocks away from their current home, Target Center,” according to Winter & Galioto of the MINNESOTA STAR TRIBUNE. The idea appears to be...

MLS, the Whitecaps and the government of British Columbia each indicated Thursday that “all is not lost” for the club to remain in Vancouver amid reports of an offer to buy the team and relocate it to Las Vegas, according to Patrick Johnston of the Vancouver PROVINCE. A league spokesperson late Thur...

The Lakers are “moving their NBA G League team to the Coachella Valley to play at Acrisure Arena starting next season,” and the team will be called the “Coachella Valley Lakers,” according to Powers & Bohannan of the Palm Springs DESERT SUN. The South Bay Lakers played their home games at the UC...

The “magnitude” of the decision for the Red Sox to fire manager Alex Cora “leaves a giant ‘why?’ in its wake,” particularly given the lack of specifics offered by Chief Baseball Officer Craig Breslow and President Sam Kennedy following the decision, according to Alex Speier of the BOSTON GLOBE. Bres...

Trail Blazers GM Joe Cronin said calling new owner Tom Dundon cheap is “just not an accurate depiction of what his goals are” according to Joe Freeman of the Portland OREGONIAN. He said the team is “going to run things more efficiently, in terms of being economically responsible, in terms of having ...

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Apple CEO Tim Cook “aren’t interested” in buying the Seahawks following reports that surfaced yesterday “linking the two tech titans” to the team currently up for sale, according to Kurt Wagner of BLOOMBERG NEWS. The Seahawks’ sale is “expected to be the largest ever dea...

Broncos President Damani Leech said that the season-ticket renewal window closed recently with a 99.5% renewal rate, the “highest mark on record” for the team, according to Parker Gabriel of the DENVER POST. The Broncos are “no strangers to strong renewal rates.” Club data shows the team hit 98% a y...

After 14 years of futility, it took just four months of winning hockey for the Buffalo Sabres to reengage their long-suffering fan base and jump-start their business.

The NFL and flag football enthusiasts are notching more victories this spring, with several state governing bodies voting to formally sanction championships in high school girls flag football.