Franchises
Canucks name Henrik and Daniel Sedin co-presidents, promote Ryan Johnson to GM
The Canucks on Thursday named Henrik and Daniel Sedin co-presidents to “lead the next era of the team’s hockey operations,” with Assistant GM Ryan Johnson promoted to GM, according to Thomas Drance of THE ATHLETIC. The announcement of the front office moves ends an “extended search filled with twist...
Houston Comets 2.0 is official, will bring Sun front office to Houston
Even with their name not officially trademarked, the Houston Comets made their reincarnation official Thursday, in a giddy press conference that also revealed the Sun’s front office staff will move with the players from Connecticut.
Report: Durban consortium buys additional 25% stake in Raiders, ups total to nearly 40%
A group led by Silver Lake co-CEO and Managing Partner Egon Durban “is acquiring” 25% of the Raiders, which would put the group’s total stake in the franchise at “close to 40%,” according to sources cited by BLOOMBERG NEWS. Sources said that the equity being sold “is from minority investors and not ...
Steelers expected to draw strong fan presence in Paris against Saints
It is “widely expected” that Steelers fans will “outnumber” Saints partisans in the teams’ Paris matchup despite the Saints being designated the home team and being the only NFL team granted marketing rights in France, according to Chris Adamski of TRIBLIVE. That was “by far the case last season” wh...
Wizards’ losing season pays off with ‘transformational’ No. 1 pick
The Wizards landing the No. 1 pick in Sunday’s NBA Draft lottery is “transformational,” but it also “means the tanking ... worked,” according to Barry Svrluga of THE ATHLETIC. The Wizards in three seasons under President Michael Winger have lost 196 games, 20 more than any other team, and since owne...
Whitecaps stakeholders hold ‘very positive’ meeting on solutions for club
A meeting on Wednesday afternoon at a downtown Vancouver hotel “featuring senior figures from” the Whitecaps, the British Columbia government, MLS and local First Nations is being called “very positive” by Wayne Sparrow, the longtime chief of the Musqueam Nation who was at the meeting. Sparrow indic...
WNBA, NBA approve sale of Sun to Fertitta, relocation to Houston
The WNBA and NBA BOG unanimously approved the sale and relocation of the Connecticut Sun from the Mohegan Tribe to new owner Tilman Fertitta. Mohegan Sun Arena will remain the home of the Sun for the 2026 WNBA season, with the team relocating to Houston beginning with the 2027 season (WNBA). Fertitt...
Intermountain Health to build sports performance center next to Jazz, Mammoth training facilities
Intermountain Health is building a state-of-the-art, 60,000-square-foot sports medicine center next to the current and future training facilities of the Mammoth and Jazz. The facility will serve the Jazz and Mammoth’s players’ sports medicine needs, as well as the public.
Fubo pulls its offers to NBA teams as local TV options dwindle
Fubo has withdrawn its multimillion-dollar offers to the 13 NBA teams searching for new local broadcast homes, SBJ learned Wednesday, leaving those franchises with one less option as they pursue single-year, stop-gap broadcast deals for the 2026-27 season.
Lakers set for front office revamp in offseason amid push to capitalize on new business
Lakers owner Mark Walter’s first offseason in charge will see the franchise “undergo several changes” to its front office and infrastructure as the team tries to “keep pace in the ever-evolving NBA,” according to Thuc Nhi Nguyen of the L.A. TIMES. Lakers President of Basketball Operations and GM Rob...
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If we live in a world where Ohio State and Michigan rest their starters for that game at the end of the season because they’ve got the potential of five playoff games sitting in front of them, then college football as we have known it ceases to exist.-- ESPN’s Mike Greenberg, on growing support for a 24-team College Football Playoff.
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