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Sports Business Awards: Sports Team of the Year
Backed by Michael Jordan, 23XI Racing led a major antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR Holdings that played out over 2025 and resulted in a settlement that granted all teams permanent charters. The team then started off the 2026 season in the best way possible: Winning not only the Daytona 500 in Februa...
Sports Business Awards: Executive of the Year — Mark Walter, TWG Global
Mark Walter is back as an Executive of the Year nominee for the second time in three years, with his influence across global sports reaching new heights in 2025 through the acquisition of aniconic franchise and an entry into the world’s most prestigious motorsports competitions.
Report: Kerr agrees to two-year extension with Warriors
Warriors coach Steve Kerr on Saturday “agreed in principle to a two-year contract to remain with the team through the 2027-28 season,” according to sources cited by THE ATHLETIC. A source said that Kerr will “remain the highest-paid coach in the NBA.” While his new salary is not known, he was previo...
Knicks fans take over at Game 3 despite 76ers’ efforts
With Game 4 set for Sunday in Philadelphia, Knicks fans “made their way into” Xfinity Mobile Arena on Friday, “claiming it as their own” as the 76ers fell 108-94 in Game 3 to fall behind 3-0 in their second-round series. Throughout the night, Knicks fans “continued to let the Sixers know they were i...
Seahawks sale sees ‘soft’ interest from potential buyers
Though potential buyers for the Seahawks are “starting to emerge,” the team “hasn’t generated the interest the NFL hoped for” when the estate of late former owner Paul G. Allen put the team up for sale in February. A team owner said of the market, “It’s soft.” An exec said, “There isn’t as much acti...
WNBA teams kick off their 2026 seasons
The Liberty played their season opener on Friday, and it was a “celebration of their 30th season” that filled Barclays Center with “’90s-esque tributes harkening back to the franchise’s inaugural year in 1997″ (ESPN.com, 5/9). Barclays Center was “jam packed” with 17,615 in attendance for the matchu...
Bueckers-Clark matchup sets table for WNBA’s future
The Wings and Fever opened their WNBA seasons on Saturday before 17,274 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The arena was “filled with fans and storylines” on Saturday in what was a “historic day for the WNBA and a huge moment” for the Wings, who outlasted the Fever 107-104. Wings G Paige Bueckers and Fever G...
Tempo open inaugural season before sellout crowd
The Toronto Tempo opened their inaugural season before at sellout of 8,210 at Coca-Cola Coliseum. While the Tempo lost to the Mystics, the atmosphere of the WNBA’s debut of a Canadian team was “exactly what the team hoped to see.” The game was a “historic one -- both on and off the court.” The energ...
Fire set WNBA crowd record for an expansion team in opener
The Portland Fire opened their inaugural season on Saturday and set a “WNBA record for an expansion team’s season opener” with 19,335 at Moda Center. That “surpasses the mark” set by the Golden State Valkyries last season of 18,064 (Portland OREGONIAN, 5/9). The concourse was “flooded with Portlande...
Bucks’ Haslam leans into bigger role shaping franchise’s direction
Bucks co-owner Jimmy Haslam “signaled a deeper, more visible role” with the team on Wednesday, framing the franchise’s “next chapter around partnership, people and long‑term commitment," according to Jonathan Simmons of the Cleveland PLAIN DEALER. Haslam, who is also the controlling owner of the Bro...
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We don’t really believe in price controls. That’s kind of like what dynamic pricing can do. It actually shows just how sought-after it is to come to the United States for a World Cup.-- Trump Administration World Cup Chief Andrew Giuliani, defending the high cost of tickets for World Cup matches in the U.S.
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