Legal and Governance
Mass. Gov. aiming to partner Pagliuca, Chisholm for WNBA’s Sun
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey is “brokering a potential partnership” of former Celtics minority owner Steve Pagliuca and new Celtics owner Bill Chisholm to “pave the way for the Sun to come to Boston,” according to Christopher Gasper of the BOSTON GLOBE. Perhaps, that will “move the needle” with t...
Bears face uphill battle to sway lawmakers on new stadium approval
Even if the Bears were forced to pay off the $525M in outstanding public debt from the “controversial 2003 Soldier Field renovation,” that alone is “unlikely to be enough to satisfy city lawmakers who are key in providing the necessary votes to advance any legislation to help the team” build a new s...
SportsBubble alleges ‘product theft’ in lawsuit against ESPN, Disney
SportsBubble has filed a lawsuit against ESPN and Disney that alleges ESPN misled the seven-year-old tech startup into sharing confidential information about a software application it was developing, then released a “copycat” version of the product.
Judge rules Flores lawsuit can proceed in court
An appellate court decided this morning that Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores’ lawsuit against the NFL and three teams -- the Broncos, Giants and Texans -- can “proceed in open court.” The U.S. Second Court of Appeals upheld judge Valerie Caproni’s March 2023 decision “denying the NFL’s re...
Ottawa mayor says city won’t give taxpayer money for new Senators arena
Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe stated that he was “pleased to see” the Senators and National Capital Commission “agree on a purchase price for the land, but reiterated the city wouldn’t be using any taxpayer money to help fund an arena‚” according to Bruce Garrioch of the OTTAWA CITIZEN. Sutcliffe said...
Atlanta’s housing-first strategy faces federal pressure ahead of ’26 World Cup
As the 2026 FIFA World Cup draws closer, the conditions in Atlanta “seem ripe for the Trump administration to clash with the city on its homeless policy” following President Trump’s “federal takeover” of the Washington, D.C., police force earlier this week, according to Matt Reynolds of the ATLANTA ...
U.K. gov’t fast-tracks football regulator for Nov.
The Labour Party is “fast-tracking secondary legislation to ensure the powers” of the U.K.’s new independent football regulator (IFR) “will be switched on” by November 1. Under a new bill, owners can be “stripped of their right to run clubs” and the IFR can “sanction takeovers at a price of their ch...
Illinois Gov. considering legislation to ease Bears’ path to Arlington Heights
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said that “he prefers” the Bears remain in the city, but he cannot “block the privately owned team’s move to Arlington Heights” and he is “‘still considering’ legislation that could smooth their path,” according to Justin Laurence of CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS. Pritzker has “...
Mayor aiming to delay Spurs arena, entertainment district negotiations
San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones is “amping up her efforts to delay negotiations” over a downtown Spurs arena and surrounding sports and entertainment district, but a group of City Council colleagues are not “having it,” according to Iszler & Smith of the SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS. Jones said t...
Baylor sues Boston Univ. over trademark infringement of interlocking ‘BU’ logo
Baylor is suing Boston Univ.’s Board of Trustees “over its use of ‘an interlocking BU design’” that Baylor says “infringes on its historic trademarks and violates a long-standing agreement between the two universities,” according to Shannon Larson of the BOSTON GLOBE. Baylor alleges Boston Univ.’s i...
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The league has been saying this is a timing issue and Boston needs to wait, and I don’t believe that Boston should wait. ... We’ve got women players right now, management, staff, and a women’s professional league that would benefit from this. Why people would stand in the way of that, I don’t understand.-- Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, on the issues surrounding the potential of selling the Connecticut Sun and relocating them to Boston.
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