Leagues and Governing Bodies
WNBA stars talk CBA negotiations at USA Basketball camp
DURHAM, N.C. - The WNBA’s collective bargaining negotiations have slightly less than a month until the next deadline to come to an agreement, with the league and union still in talks that Fever G Caitlin Clark characterized as “down to the wire a little bit.”
MLB issuing $262M of new debt, gets strong rating from Fitch
Fitch Ratings has issued an A rating and stable outlook for $262M of new debt being raised by MLB Trust Securitization, a credit facility that supports team-level borrowing. The funds will be used to pay down existing debt that’s coming due, according to the ratings agency. The debt is being issued ...
NASCAR investors say charter values have already increased with new evergreen provisions
Several NASCAR team investors and industry executives feel charter values have gone up overnight with the establishment of evergreen provisions, with some predicting a near doubling of value right away. This season, Legacy Motor Club paid Rick Ware Racing $45M for a charter, one of the 36 that make ...
F1, FIA sign new Concorde Agreement through 2030
F1, its teams and the FIA “have signed a new Concorde Agreement to govern how the sport is run through 2030.” The new governance agreement announced today “was signed by all 11 teams, including Cadillac,” which is heading into its first season in 2026. No details were made public but the FIA signale...
Soccer supporter groups criticize FIFA over pricing for the ’26 World Cup
Soccer fan group Football Supporters Europe has said that it “is ‘astonished’ by FIFA’s ‘extortionate’ pricing strategy” and called for ticket sales “to be ‘halted immediately,’” according to Dale Johnson of BBC.com. BBC Sport noted that tickets for the final at MetLife Stadium are in three tiers: “...
NASCAR settlement allows body, teams to turn focus to 2026
The settlement that ended the antitrust lawsuit between NASCAR and teams 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports “absolutely” was “good for all sides,” according to Scott Fowler of the CHARLOTTE OBSERVER. 23XI owners Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin can “count this one as a big win, because the race te...
As NBC Sports preps for MLB broadcast return, company already looking beyond deal
NBC Sports is still “months away” from airing its first MLB game in a quarter century, but NBC Sports President Rick Cordella said that he would “love for his company to be involved in baseball beyond its recent three-year deal with the league,” according to Richard Deitsch of THE ATHLETIC. In an in...
MLB Winter Meeting might not happen in ’26 with potential lockout
MLB’s Winter Meetings wrapped up Wednesday, and the exiting attendees “might not realize they probably won’t be back next year,” according to Evan Drellich of THE ATHLETIC. MLB’s owners are “expected to lock out the players at midnight” entering Dec. 2, 2026, after the expiration of the CBA -- and i...
IndyCar announces move to independent officiating panel in 2026
IndyCar announced Thursday that an “independent panel will officiate races starting in 2026,” according to Scott Horner of the INDIANAPOLIS STAR. The new non-profit organization, IndyCar Officiating Inc., will be “governed by a three-person board: Ray Evernham, Raj Nair and Ronan Morgan.” Evernham a...
X Games League picks locations for its first two summer stops
The X Games League will head to Sacramento, Calif., and Japan for the first stops of its debut season in 2026. The Sacramento event, being organized with event sponsor Visit Sacramento, will take place June 26-28. The following weekend, the summer tour heads to Japan from July 4-5. The two events wi...
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They agree that more broadcast (TV) for baseball is a good thing. So let’s do this three-year deal; let’s see how it goes. At the end of it, my hope and expectation is that we’re in business for baseball for a super long time.-- NBC Sports President Rick Cordella, on how the network wants to remain a partner of MLB for a long time.
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