Franchises
Travis Kelce buys minority stake in Guardians
Chiefs TE Travis Kelce is joining the Guardians ownership group “as a minority investor,” purchasing a stake in the team he grew up watching. The team is valued at $1.7B. Kelce was brought into the Guardians ownership group by minority owner David Blitzer, whose pathway to majority ownership of the ...
McLaren would consider becoming F1 power unit manufacturer with proper V-8 formula
McLaren Mastercard F1 Team would consider building its own engine if the next formula was right, CEO Zak Brown confirmed, amid efforts by the governing body FIA to make that scenario happen.
Buccaneers eyeing $1B renovation to Raymond James Stadium
Tampa Sports Authority officials indicated that the Buccaneers “are seeking” a $1B renovation to Raymond James Stadium, according to Colleen Wright of the TAMPA BAY TIMES. With a January deadline approaching to negotiate a lease agreement, Bucs brass has “held private talks about a five-year extensi...
Arlington mayor promises new fan experience from AT&T Stadium improvements
Arlington Mayor Jim Ross said the recently approved $273M for improvements to and around AT&T Stadium will offer “some radically different things” for fans, according to Mac Engel of the FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM. Ross said pedestrian safety is a “critically important thing around AT&T Stadiu...
Rays ballpark has more ahead in finalizing construction agreements
Rays CEO Ken Babby said that there is “still ‘a lot of work to be done’ in finalizing agreements to fund construction of a new ballpark,” according to Marc Topkin of the TAMPA BAY TIMES. Babby “made clear” that work would not include “any substantial changes to the financial terms laid out in the no...
N.Y. officials cancel Knicks fan gatherings outside of Madison Square Garden
N.Y. officials have “canceled the gatherings” of Knicks fans outside Madison Square Garden, leaving “some loyal fans to rue that a beautiful tradition has been ruined” by fake fans using the scenes outside MSG as fuel for viral videos, according to Bromwich, Marcius & Kamin of the N.Y. TIMES. Th...
Angels fans intensify ‘sell the team’ chants amid growing frustration with ownership
Angels fans “gathered in the upper reaches of the ballpark during each of the past six games to voice their frustration with team owner Arte Moreno,” chanting “‘sell the team’ and other more vulgar incantations,” according to Jeff Fletcher of the ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER. At the same time, fans have s...
NESN pulls Graham Platner campaign ad criticizing Red Sox ownership
The Red Sox cable station “stopped airing” a U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner campaign ad that “criticized the team’s ownership” during Friday night’s game because a representative said that it “violated the network’s intellectual property rules,” according to Callie Ferguson of the BANGOR DAILY...
Knicks heading to NBA Finals for first time since 1999
The Knicks have “accomplished one of owner James Dolan’s mandates” by reaching the NBA Finals. Up next is the opportunity to “end a 53-year championship drought.” Dolan said during a rare radio interview in January that the Knicks winning the Eastern Conference for the first time since 1999 was “som...
Arizona’s Family launches single app for Suns and Mercury
The Suns and Mercury officially unveiled their concurrent direct-to-consumer product Friday, with the launch of the Arizona’s Family Sports streaming app.
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The fear is that the players will say ‘Oh, I can’t make it. I’m just going to accept my award in the living room of my apartment.’ We don’t want that.Former Heisman Trophy winner Eric Crouch, on concerns that future winners might no longer make the trip to N.Y. for the ceremony during CFP prep.
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