Franchises
Fertitta confirms return of Houston Comets, ticket deposits for ’27 begin
Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta on Monday publicly acknowledged his deal to purchase and relocate the Connecticut Sun, all while his front office began fast-tracking a Houston Comets website and a ticket deposit plan for the 2027 season.
John Mara on scene at NFL league meeting amid health issues
N.Y. Giants co-owner John Mara “is on the scene” at the NFL’s annual league meeting in Phoenix, a “noteworthy” sign as Mara continues his cancer treatments. That Mara, 71, made it here “should not be taken for granted, considering his health concerns.” John’s brother Chris Mara “is also representing...
NFL owners gather for annual meeting with host of topics on agenda
NFL owners are gathering on Monday and Tuesday in Phoenix for their annual meeting, where they expect to approve a new succession plan for the Raiders, award the 2029 Super Bowl to Las Vegas and open up local preseason game rights to streamers.
Textor loses control of Eagle Football as creditor takes over
Former Crystal Palace owner John Textor “lost control of his Eagle Football multi-club empire” after its main creditor Ares Capital Corporation “put the group’s UK-based holding company into administration” on Friday. Eagle Football Holdings Bidco is “now under the control” of insolvency firm Cork G...
Blue Jays celebrate 50th season, AL title at season opener
The Blue Jays opened their 50th season on Friday and the team celebrated their run to the World Series last season with a ceremony before the sellout crowd that included the unveiling of the 2025 AL Championship banner. Tears were “shed by fans and players alike in a cathartic redux of the joy and a...
Behind the Sun sale: Houston, not Boston or Hartford, was the only move
With all of New England wondering why the Connecticut Sun are leaving, sources told SBJ Saturday that the WNBA would have allowed prospective buyers from either Boston or Hartford to purchase the franchise for $325M if they had been willing to keep the team in Uncasville.
Fertitta family set to buy WNBA’s Sun for $300M, move team to Houston
The Connecticut Sun are being sold by the Mohegan tribe to the Fertitta family for $300M, a “record-breaking purchase of a WNBA team,” and will relocate to Houston, as first reported by Paper City Magazine and according to sources cited by Alexa Philippou of ESPN.com. The team will play the 2026 sea...
Liverpool FC to raise ticket prices in line with inflation
Premier League club Liverpool FC announced that season ticket and general matchday prices will “increase” from next season and “will be in line with inflation over the next three seasons,” according to Ryan Paton of the Liverpool ECHO. The club has cited the “significant increase of matchday costs a...
Senators, Algonquin Anishinabe Nation near LeBreton Flats arena partnership framework
The Senators and the Algonquin Anishinabe Nation on Thursday confirmed that they are “on track for the framework of an economic partnership” for a new arena at LeBreton Flats, according to Bruce Garrioch of the OTTAWA CITIZEN. Completing the deal would allow the Senators to “clear a major hurdle to ...
MLB Franchise Notes: Business remains good as Padres start season
In San Diego, Tom Krasovic wrote the business of baseball has “become so very, very good for the Padres.” The announced sell-out crowd for Thursday’s season opener against the Tigers at Petco Park was 45,673. No fan should be surprised if the Padres set a “third consecutive attendance record” or if ...
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Does the NFL still benefit from the antitrust exemption when they’re negotiating for carriage of games not on a sponsored telecast, but on a streaming service?-- FCC Chair Brendan Carr, on his feeling that if the NFL puts too many games behind a paywall, it could risk losing its antitrust exemptions.
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