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The Sun Never Sets on Kroenke’s Sports Empire: Club Sportico
This story originally ran in Club Sportico, our casual community newsletter. Sign up for Club Sportico here. Stan Kroenke is on the verge of achieving something never before seen in U.S. sports. With his $4 billion deal to buy the Los Angeles Angels ⚾, which was announced earlier this week, Kroenke has set the stage to […]
Goodell Contract Extended After $270B Team Value Gain Since 2006
Roger Goodell reached an agreement on a four-year contract extension, the league announced Sunday. The deal runs through March 2031 and would mark 25 seasons with Goodell in charge, if he completes the contract. The compensation committee headed by New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft informed the full ownership regarding the extension. The memo, reviewed […]
She Had Game: What Gloria Steinem Had to Say About Women and Sports
Gloria Steinem, who came to define the women’s movement over the arc of a half century, fought for equality on many fronts. Steinem, who died this past week at the age of 92, refused to accept sports, in particular, as a patriarchy, working to create paths for equality for women who chose to compete on […]
Can NASCAR’s New Championship Format Be Both Fun and Fair?
NASCAR’s 10-race “Chase” for a championship begins Sunday night, and with it, the latest attempt at perfecting a formula to award a sport’s biggest prize. Last offseason, NASCAR dumped its previous playoff format, which culminated in a single race to crown a winner among four finalist drivers. Introduced in 2013 to amp up the drama […]
Sportico Transactions: Moves and Mergers Roundup for Sept. 4
Welcome to Sportico’s transactions wire, a weekly rundown of personnel, partnerships and products across the sports business industry. PERSONNEL O’Connor Named GM of Huntington Bank Field, Home of Browns Legends Global and the Haslam Sports Group announced that Moira O’Connor has been named general manager of Huntington Bank Field, home of the Cleveland Browns. O’Connor […]
‘NBA 2K27’ Is Not for the Nostalgic
For sports video game studio Visual Concepts in 2004, the possibilities to innovate felt endless as the development team worked day and night on what would become an all-time fan favorite football title. Its partnership with ESPN served as a catalyst for bringing never-before-seen presentations to ESPN NFL 2K5. Weekly virtual SportsCenter episodes in franchise […]
WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert to Retire at End of Year
Cathy Engelbert, the WNBA’s first commissioner, who has presided over an era of explosive growth in women’s basketball while facing criticism for her leadership style, will retire at the end of this year, the league said Friday. Adam Silver, the NBA commissioner who appointed Engelbert to the role in 2019, sent a note to both […]
Ruling for LSU’s Ex-NFL Players Sets Up State-Federal Court Clash
Louisiana Judge William Jorden on Thursday issued a preliminary injunction blocking the NCAA and SEC from enforcing eligibility rules against players who signed NFL contracts over the summer but now want to play college football at LSU. Dae’Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris are among more than 40 player-plaintiffs in Pyburn v. NCAA, one of many […]
The US Open Is Louder Than Ever. Stop Expecting It to Be Quiet
Every year at the U.S. Open, we have the same conversation about the crowd noise. The fans talk about it. The players get asked about it. Social media lights up with complaints. Chair umpires regularly have to settle the New York crowds, and this year the cacophony appears to be escalating: During Naomi Osaka’s first-round […]
If You Eff Around, Pablo Torre’s Probably Going to Find Out
Shortly after the fruits of his labor were splashed all over the internet, Pablo Torre hopped on YouTube to take what amounted to a 102-minute victory lap. Nearly a year to the day after dropping a detonative report about the Los Angeles Clippers’ alleged circumvention of the NBA salary cap via an almost laughably fishy […]
College Sports’ Problem With the Substitution Effect
Today’s guest column is from professors John Cairney and Rick Burton. As most baseball and softball fans know, the challenge for many managers is knowing when to replace the starter with someone from the bullpen. In basketball or soccer, it’s subbing in a replacement. With that in mind, we wondered if college sports, circa 2027, […]
New Seahawks Investors Include Warriors LP Who Shoved Kyle Lowry
Mark Stevens, the Golden State Warriors investor who drew criticism for shoving an opposing player during the 2019 NBA Finals, is now a part owner of the Seattle Seahawks. A former managing partner at Sequoia and current Nvidia board member, Stevens is worth $12.4 billion, according to Forbes. He was one of a dozen human […]
SEC Sues LSU and Lane Kiffin Over Recruiting NFL Players
One of the main problems facing power-conference college sports is NCAA member schools—and particularly coaches—urging and incentivizing ineligible players to sue for court orders blocking the NCAA and conferences from enforcing eligibility rules. The SEC on Thursday took an aggressive step to combat that problem by suing LSU, LSU head football coach Lane Kiffin and […]
Steve Ballmer Could Sue the NBA, but It Would Be Tough to Win
The Los Angeles Clippers vehemently refute the NBA’s findings in the Kawhi Leonard salary-cap circumvention investigation, but converting that opposition into legal action will be challenging. That’s mainly because of the finality of league decisions and judicial deference to decisions of private associations. The NBA on Wednesday concluded that the Clippers and several team officials, […]
Don’t Wear Loud Versace If You’re Losing: The Codes of Sports Styling
This story appears in The Hollywood Reporter’s August 2026 Sports issue. Click here to read more. If you ask top sports stylists to explain the philosophy behind dressing superstar athletes, it won’t be long before one leans on a Deion Sanders quote: “If you look good, you feel good. If you feel good, you play […]
As Big 12 Promotes Energy Drinks, Its Schools’ Research Is Mixed
Last month, a coalition of physicians launched a public pressure campaign against the Big 12’s recent $20 million-per-year patch sponsorship agreement with Monster Energy, which received an international unveiling Aug. 29 when TCU’s football team played North Carolina at the Aer Lingus Classic in Dublin, Ireland. The doctors’ group, Protect Young Fans, warns of the […]
Sporticast: 2 Words to Explain Stan Kroenke’s Angels Purchase
On the 584th Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams discuss some of the biggest sports business stories of the week, including an MLB shocker. Stan Kroenke announced earlier this week an agreement to buy control of the Los Angeles Angels in a $4 billion deal. Should it close, it would make Kroenke the […]
NBA Docks Clippers’ Draft Picks, Suspends Ballmer in Cap Caper
The Los Angeles Clippers and Kawhi Leonard conspired to violate the salary cap, the NBA said Wednesday, and the league stripped the team of five first-round picks, fined Leonard $700,000 and suspended billionaire owner Steve Ballmer from league and team activities for a year. The league said its investigation found the Clippers initiating off-court opportunities […]
The US Open’s Hardest-Working Player Is 38 Years Old
Being a professional tennis player is a grind, but nobody on the ATP or WTA Tours has been grinding more this year than 38-year-old Adrian Mannarino. Mannarino has played 28 pro tournaments so far in 2026, more than any player in the men’s or women’s U.S. Open main draws. He was totally unaware that he […]
Sports Influencer Can’t Deduct Taxes on Clout-Chasing Expenses
The U.S. Tax Court recently ruled that a social media influencer who paid money to try to catch a pass from Tom Brady (which he fumbled) and a pass from Drew Brees (which he caught) can’t deduct those—or his many other clout-chasing expenses—from his taxable income. Suleiman Sami’s business, S Sami Services LLC, provides transportation […]
Amazon Expands Regional Sports Play With 6 NHL Team Deals
Amazon Prime Video announced Wednesday it will be the exclusive local streaming home for six NHL teams beginning this season as sports media titans engage in a new round of rights competition. The Anaheim Ducks, Carolina Hurricanes, Columbus Blue Jackets, Dallas Stars, Minnesota Wild and St. Louis Blues will stream their games on the platform […]
Highest-Paid College Football Coaches: Cignetti Reigns at $13.2M
The college football season kicked off last year with a pair of coaches who were making at least $12 million a year in Georgia’s Kirby Smart ($13 million) and Ohio State’s Ryan Day ($12.5 million). The duo had won three of the four previous national titles. But as money floods into college football and it […]
Angels Deal Marks a $30 Billion Summer for U.S. Team Sales
Stan Kroenke’s surprise deal to buy the Los Angeles Angels capped a summer with an unprecedented level of action in sports M&A, with more than $30 billion in franchises trading hands in the four biggest U.S. leagues. Since the start of June, sale agreements have been reached for the Seattle Seahawks ($9.6 billion), the Los […]
Stan Kroenke to Buy MLB’s Angels for Record $4 Billion
Kroenke is expanding his sports empire, which includes the LA Rams, Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche and more. Arte Moreno has owned the MLB team since 2003.
Alex Eala, Left Off Ashe, Sends US Open Ticket Prices Soaring
The Grand Slams keep underestimating Alex Eala’s popularity. Eala’s first-round 2026 U.S. Open match against American Mary Stoiana is scheduled for the Tuesday night session in Louis Armstrong Stadium—the second-largest at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, after Arthur Ashe Stadium. Within hours of the announcement, the get-in ticket price on resale markets soared […]
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