Franchises
Mavs’ Dumont to ramp up search for next basketball operations chief
Mavericks Governor Patrick Dumont’s plan for filling the team’s president of basketball operations position -- a process that “unofficially began” after former GM Nico Harrison’s Nov. 11 dismissal -- is “about to shift to hyperdrive” with the season concluding. Dumont said, “Monday morning, we’re go...
Fleet draw sellout crowd for first PWHL game at TD Garden
A sellout crowd of 17,850 welcomed Saturday’s Montreal Victoire-Boston Fleet game at TD Garden, succeeding in a “test run” for potentially more PWHL games at the venue. The game, which the Victoire won 1-0, “marked the second-largest women’s professional hockey crowd” in U.S. history, behind only la...
Ichiro statue unveiling marred by snapped bronze bat
The Mariners on Friday unveiled a statue of Baseball HOFer Ichiro Suzuki outside T-Mobile Park, but the bronze bat Suzuki was holding “snapped at the handle, leaving the rest of the bat dangling at a 45-degree angle.” Fellow HOFers and Mariners legends Ken Griffey Jr. and Edgar Martinez pulled the d...
Twins offering free tickets after Opening Day power outage
The Twins are “offering some fans free tickets to an upcoming game” after a power outage at Target Field “disrupted the team’s home opener” on April 3. Fans who had tickets to that game can “receive complimentary tickets to the April 17 home game” against the Reds. Single-game ticket buyers from the...
Connecticut Sens. join in sponsoring Home Team Act following Sun sale
U.S. Sens. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) have joined U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and U.S. Rep. Greg Casar (D-Texas) in introducing the Home Team Act, bicameral legislation to require owners of professional sports teams to give local communities the chance to buy teams ...
Boston Fleet ready to play first PWHL game at TD Garden
TD Garden on Saturday night will host its first PWHL game when the Boston Fleet host the Montreal Victoire, and the Fleet are “pulling out all the stops to make it an unforgettable experience for fans.” The game has been “sold out since February,” and team execs “plan to use all the bells and whistl...
Report: Penner Sports Group buys 40% stake in Rockies
Penner Sports Group, the family entity that holds Greg and Carrie Walton Penner’s stake in the Broncos, has “joined the Rockies ownership group” in a move that will “have a major impact” on Colorado’s MLB franchise. Rockies Chair & CEO Dick Monfort and owner/General Partner Charlie Monfort annou...
MLB envisions long future for City Connect uniforms as league debuts second wave of 2026 designs
Eight MLB teams on Thursday officially revealed their latest City Connect uniforms, and while the jerseys over the five years of the program have “been polarizing at times,” MLB “envisions them continuing well into the future,” according to Anthony Gharib of ESPN.com. MLB Deputy Commissioner Noah Ga...
Kraken’s Leiweke calls for ‘full, independent audit’ of hockey ops
Kraken owner Tod Leiweke said that the organization will “conduct a ‘full, independent audit of hockey operations’” following another missed postseason and the impending departure of hockey ops boss Ron Francis, according to Kate Shefte of the SEATTLE TIMES. The auditor “will be an individual.” Leiw...
Franchise Notes
In Massachusetts, Sean McAdam notes “Sell the team!” chants started at Fenway Park last Monday after the Red Sox lost their eighth game in the first 10, but according to all available evidence, the chances that Fenway Sports Group acquiesces to those demands are “slim to none.” FSG is not the “least...
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With the Pope Hat, we’re seeing people show up with their own, so we thought it would be a nice play for our fans -- dare I say a tip of the cap, if I can say cap, to the Pope -- as he does his great work.-- White Sox EVP/Chief Revenue & Marking Officer Brooks Boyer, on the team's upcoming “Pope Hat” giveaway on Aug. 11.
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