Franchises
Tottenham taps former Arsenal boss as new CEO
Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur has appointed former Arsenal CEO Vinai Venkatesham to the same position “in a dramatic boardroom shake-up that raises questions about chairman Daniel Levy's stranglehold on the club.“ Venkatesham, who was Arsenal’s CEO for four years until leaving last summer, w...
Franchise Notes
In Denver, Troy Renck wrote the Rockies are “on pace for a third consecutive 100-loss season,” and there is “no reason to suggest any moves will happen.” Rockies owner Dick Monfort “values loyalty over competence” and “patience over consequence.” This is what happens when a franchise “operates in a ...
Frustration continues surrounding the Pirates’ ‘Bucco Bricks’ controversy
The Pirates’ “PR problems continue to pile up like commemorative bricks in a recycling center,” according to Adam Babetski of the PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE. The Pittsburgh Sports and Exhibition Authority on Thursday approved new funds for sidewalk renovations at PNC Park during a meeting in which offi...
CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers see operating profit go up in 2024
The Winnipeg Football Club, the non-profit that owns the CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers, announced an “operating profit” of $7M (all figures Can.) in 2024, according to Jeff Hamilton of the WINNIPEG FREE PRESS. That represents a $1.3M boost to the bottom line from $5.7 generated in 2023. Revenue totaled ...
Valkyries announce United Airlines as founding partner
The Valkyries and United Airlines announced a multiyear partnership that will see the company named a founding partner and the official airline of the new WNBA franchise. The Valkyries and United will work together on several initiatives in the Bay Area, including “Soar with Her: Mentorship Program”...
Mbappé sues Paris Saint-Germain over ‘unpaid wages’
La Liga club Real Madrid F Kylian Mbappé has instructed lawyers to “unleash a wave of legal action” to recover $62.48M the French football star “claims he is owed in unpaid wages and bonuses” by his former club, Ligue 1’s Paris Saint-Germain, according to Samuel Agini of the FINANCIAL TIMES. The dis...
Senators see best season ticket sales surge since 2017 playoffs
The Senators have “sold close to 600 season ticket packages” since March 1, the “best uptick in sales” since the club’s last playoff foray in 2017, according to Wayne Scanlan of SPORTSNET.ca. On Tuesday alone, the club “sold 50 season ticket packages and handled more than 200 inquiries after the pla...
Utah Hockey Club ends season with optimism, eyes future
There is a “palpable sense of optimism,” both for the team and for the future of hockey in Utah after the Utah Hockey Club played its final home game of its inaugural season on Thursday, according to Brogan Houston of the DESERET NEWS. Next time there’s NHL hockey at the Delta Center, “the home team...
Cardinals’ Bidwill inducted into Arizona Sports HOF
Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill was inducted into the Arizona Sports HOF at the Chateau Luxe in Phoenix as part of the 2024 Hall induction ceremony on Thursday night. Bidwill’s impact in Arizona has been seen. That was acknowledged at the ceremony making him the sixth person with Cardinals ties to g...
Caps honor Ovechkin’s record at Capital One Arena
The Capitals on Thursday night held a celebration for LW Alex Ovechkin for breaking the NHL goal record at Capital One Arena with a sold out crowd of 18,573 before their 5-4 win over the Hurricanes. The carpet on the ice, the sign on the front of the lectern for the ceremony and the “near life-size ...
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