Franchises
Daryl Morey out as 76ers president after six years
Daryl Morey “will depart” as the 76ers’ president of basketball operations, while coach Nick Nurse “will return for a fourth season,” according to a source cited by the PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER. Bob Myers, president of Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment and the former president of basketball ope...
Kraken hire Sportsology for audit of hockey operations
The Kraken have partnered with the Sportsology Group to “perform their external audit of their hockey operations department,” according to Curtis Crabtree of Tacoma-based KCPQ-Fox. Sportsology is conducting a “full assessment of all areas of hockey operations including, organizational structure, com...
Plans become clearer for NFL games in Madrid, Paris
The Bengals will be the visiting team against the Falcons in Madrid this season, with the teams set to face off at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium on Nov. 8. The game in Spain, which will kick off at 9:30am ET on NFL Network, will be the Bengals’ third regular-season international game after playing at L...
Sacramento Kings name Sutter Health jersey patch sponsor
The Sacramento Kings have made Sutter Health their jersey patch sponsor with a wide-ranging deal that also installs Sutter Health physicians and orthopedists as the franchise’s team doctors.
Sabres ask Buffalo fan group to stop using ‘Sabrehood’ trademark
The Sabres asked “The Buffalo Sabrehood,” a fan group that hosts road game watch parties, to “stop using ‘Sabrehood’” -- a phrase the team trademarked several years ago, according to Michael Petro of the BUFFALO NEWS. Logos, marks and intellectual property that were being used by the fan group are “...
Meeting in Vancouver to discuss B.C. Place deal with Whitecaps
FIFA VP Victor Montagliani, representatives of three local First Nations bands, City of Vancouver, provincial/federal government and MLS officials have a meeting on Wednesday and the “hope” is to get a memorandum of understanding signed on a four-to-five-year B.C. Place contract with the Whitecaps, ...
NHL Franchise Notes: Sedins to take expanded hockey operations roles with Canucks
In Vancouver, Ben Kuzma noted Hockey HOFers Henrik and Daniel Sedin “were approached” by the Canucks and “accepted bigger roles with the franchise in a hockey operations reconstruction.” The Sedins, previously in player development roles, are “expected to move into new positions” when the new GM is ...
New Lakers ownership faces potential crossroads with LeBron James’ future
The Lakers are heading into their first offseason under new ownership, and with Mark Walter running the show, “all bets are off” as to what the franchise’s plans will be for F LeBron James, according to Bill Plaschke of the L.A. TIMES. James is a free agent this summer. Even if he does not retire, t...
Bills to debut new Highmark Stadium in Week 2 against the Lions on ‘TNF’
The Bills will hold their first regular-season game in their new Highmark Stadium against the Lions in Week 2 on Sept. 17, which “will kick off” Amazon Prime Video’s “Thursday Night Football” schedule. The matchup was “one of three announced by the NFL” on Monday as NBC, Fox and Prime Video made the...
Warriors enter pivotal offseason with Kerr return, No. 11 pick in hand
The Warriors “have clarity,” as coach Steve Kerr is “back to steer the ship,” and hold the No. 11 pick after Sunday’s NBA Draft lottery, but “clarity without creativity is just a well-lit exit sign,” according to Dieter Kurtenbach of the San Jose MERCURY NEWS. And this “unremarkable draft pick is th...
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It’s not meant to look like ‘we want more money,’ that it’s greedy, it’s just what’s fair. When you look at other sports, the revenue share [in tennis] is not changing.-- WTA No. 5 Jessica Pegula, on tennis players seeking more revenue sharing from the Grand Slams.
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