Franchises

A group led by Pistons owner Tom Gores is “in the running to buy the Padres,” which “could sell for more” than $3.5B, according to sources cited by Lin & Rosenthal of THE ATHLETIC. The Padres are drawing “strong interest from four wealthy bidders,” including previously reported groups led by Cle...

The Seahawks will open the NFL season at home on Wednesday, Sept. 9, with the league moving the game “up a day to accommodate” Rams-49ers in Melbourne, according to Bob Condotta of the SEATTLE TIMES. The league did not name an opponent but the game will kickoff at 8:20pm ET on NBC. The defending Sup...

The NBA’s Board of Governors on Wednesday greenlit the methodical process toward placing expansion franchises in Las Vegas and Seattle, which could potentially bring bids north of $7B or — in the end — no new teams at all.

Andrea Mitchell and Andy Sandler have “acquired” 100% of Major League Volleyball club Columbus Fury. The team, in its third year with MLV, was “originally owned by a group” that included Bengals QB Joe Burrow and his parents. Mitchell is a financial services attorney and managing partner of Mitchell...

The Dream will play five of their 22 home games “at State Farm Arena” this coming season, up from just one last season. The Dream will play the following games at State Farm Arena:

The Ravens have “turned down an offer” by The Boring Co., a construction company founded by Elon Musk, to build a “free tunnel near M&T Bank Stadium, just a day after winning a nationwide competition for the project.” The project envisioned a “mile-long underground tunnel built near the stadium ...

California Assembly member Avelino Valencia, whose district includes Angel Stadium, has “introduced state legislation that could require any sale or new lease of the stadium property be conditioned upon the team reverting to the Anaheim Angels name,” according to Bill Shaikin of the L.A. TIMES. At t...

In Miami, Omar Kelly wrote Dolphins owner Stephen Ross is “giving more and more daily power and decision making influence” to his son-in-law Dan Sillman. Kelly notes few owners have “infused more” into their team and facilities than Ross has over two decades, which is why he “deserves some grace as ...

The 2026 MLB season is “not only going to be a referendum” for new S.F. Giants manager Tony Vitello, but “likely on the man who hired him,” President of Baseball Operations Buster Posey, according to Ann Killion of the S.F. CHRONICLE. Posey has “taken a huge gamble” on Vitello and we are “all going ...

The Canucks increasing ticket prices next season despite sitting at the bottom of the NHL standings has “fallen flat with many” fans, according to Patrick Johnston of the Vancouver PROVINCE. The Canucks in a letter to season ticket-holders claimed that “what was available to season ticket-holders th...