Franchises
San Diego Wave FC signs on with PlayMaker Software
NWSL club San Diego Wave FC has signed a multiyear deal with sponsorship management platform PlayMaker Software. It’s the first NWSL client for the startup and the second North American soccer club to bring on the company: PlayMaker announced a similar deal with Austin FC in November.
Lions President & CEO Rod Wood to retire before 2026 season
Lions President & CEO Rod Wood will “retire before the 2026 NFL season” but will “remain with the organization while it conducts a search for his successor.” He “plans to step aside once that person is hired and the transition period is completed.” The team will “work with Russell Reynolds Assoc...
Guardians GM: ‘Impossible’ to sign top-tier free agents in current landscape
The Guardians have no choice but to do more with less, their GM acknowledged Wednesday.
Red Sox take responsibility for differences to home jersey
The Red Sox are taking responsibility for a difference in the white home jerseys the team wore on media day on Tuesday compared to those in recent seasons. The main point of criticism on social media was that the Red Sox name was touching the red piping on the front of the jerseys. The team in a sta...
Guggenheim: MSG Sports split would close share price discount, improve flexibility
MSG Sports’ announced plan to explore a potential split, dividing the Knicks and Rangers into standalone companies, was welcomed by shareholders, with the company’s stock price rallying more than 13% on the news.
Mets break ground on Player Development Complex in Florida
The Mets broke ground on their 55,000-square-foot Player Development Complex in Port St. Lucie, Fla., Wednesday. The facility, designed by HKS and built by Gilbane, is expected to open for 2027 Spring Training. The Mets’ investment is roughly $60M, according to a source close to the project, and coi...
Giants ink new jersey patch partner in Airwallex
The S.F. Giants and financial software firm Airwallex have reached a new sponsorship deal that will include Airwallex becoming the team’s official jersey patch partner, debuting across Giants uniforms this season. Airwallex will also serve as the Giants’ official financial software partner (Giants)....
Seahawks officially start formal sale process
The estate of late Seahawks owner Paul Allen has officially begun the formal sale process for the franchise. SBJ’s Ben Fischer exclusively reported last week that multiple players in the eventual sale were preparing for such a process to begin. Confirming Fischer’s report, the Seahawks have in fact ...
49ers add Mexico City game to 2026 schedule in addition to Australia trip
The NFL on Wednesday unveiled that the 49ers “will be the home team for a regular-season game at Estadio Banorte in Mexico City” next season, meaning the team “will have two international games in the same regular season for the first time in franchise history,” according to Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com...
MLB Franchise Notes: Why aren’t the Giants spending like a big-market team?
In San Jose, Dieter Kurtenbach wrote the Giants are “anything but poor” and “no one is advocating for reckless abandon” -- but “how about spending to the luxury tax line?” This is “not a small-market team scraping by on local goodwill.” It is the “sole big-league baseball team in a massive market th...
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You’re going to see a lot of pushback with Bruce being the lead guy. Negotiations are one thing, but to say this is going to be the face of the union is a whole different thing.-- MLB Network analyst and former MLBer Harold Reynolds, on the idea of MLBPA Deputy Exec Dir Bruce Meyer possibly being named the new leader of the union.
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