Franchises

The Braves are doing the lord’s work being a publicly traded company. So, it’s a near obligation on my reporting beat to dive into their recent 2025 full-year SEC filing and subsequent investors call for more details about the performance of their often-discussed mixed-use development, The Battery A...

Over the past 2½ years, Boston’s NWSL expansion effort has faced legal challenges, political turmoil, self-inflicted image issues and countless changes in plans. Despite it all, Boston Legacy FC will take the field for the first time Saturday in front of more than 20,000 fans, with strong corporate ...

Rob Cohen’s bid to bring the 16th NWSL franchise to Denver was everything the league had imagined. The chairman and CEO of IMA Financial, who in 2001 founded the Metro Denver Sports Commission, not only offered a record $110 million expansion fee, but also pledged an infrastructure investment with l...

When an expansion team in a sports league is announced, the first thing people usually think of is the incoming players and coaches. There will be articles posted about which players teams should sign, what their jerseys may look like and predictions about what their record may be at the end of the ...

Ideally, Robert Davari would’ve been in two places at once on Feb. 21.

During Prime Video’s broadcast of T’Wolves-Magic on Saturday, the streamer showed highlights from the Magic’s Watch Party in Munich, Germany. Germany is one of the Magic’s target growth markets, as the team has three players with ties to the country and has instituted a number of business initiative...

Rogers Communications “increased its total employee count in 2025,” with new roles from Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment “helping offset reductions in other parts of the business.” The company finished 2025 with 25,000 full-time and part-time employees, up 1,000 from year prior. In 2025, Rogers...

The Oregon House passed a bill 43-13 that “clears the way for the state to pay for nearly two-thirds of the renovations that lawmakers hope will keep the Trail Blazers in Portland for at least two more decades.” House majority leader Ben Bowman said, “The Blazers are proof that something can be emot...

Inter Miami co-owner Jorge Mas said that F Lionel Messi’s compensation amounts to about $70M to $80M a year, “when including his ownership share in the team.” Mas said, “The reason that I need to have sponsors and for them to be world class is because players are expensive. I pay Messi -- worth ever...

The Angels have purchased Main Street Sports Group’s 50% share of FanDuel Sports Network West, sources told SBJ, and will soon announce their own L.A.-based RSN that will likely house the NHL’s Kings but not the NBA’s Clippers.