Nothing Obstructs Utah Hockey Club’s NHL Debut
SALT LAKE CITY — On Tuesday night, the sound of the crowd at SLC’s Delta Center was cacophonous: Initially, when the brand-new Utah Hockey Club took the ice for the first time, and again soon after as...
View ArticleBeer Sales Soar as Hockey Arrives in Salt Lake City
16,020 sports fans poured into the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, Tuesday—and they were thirsty for more than just hockey. Beer sales during Tuesday’s inaugural Utah Hockey Club game hit...
View ArticlePatriots Hit Rock Bottom; WNBA Finals Begin
The Patriots have reached a low point in the post–Tom Brady era, with team captain Jabrill Peppers in serious legal trouble and a quarterback change five weeks into the season. George Balekji of NESN...
View ArticleTwins Hit the Market: Pohlad Family Looks to End Four-Decade Ownership
The Twins are now for sale, a move that could bring an end to one of MLB’s longest-tenured ownership groups and one that will provide a new look into franchise values amid unprecedented local-media...
View ArticleJaguars Doubling Down on London Games. Is That a Good Thing?
The Jaguars arrive in London on Friday for a 10-day stay and the team’s second two-game U.K. stint in as many seasons. Jacksonville, which has played 11 games total across the pond, will face the...
View ArticleFrom Tuck Rule to Team Owner: Tom Brady Secures Stake in Raiders
ATLANTA — The Tom Brady legend, in many ways, began with the infamous “Tuck Rule” game in 2002 that helped propel the quarterback to the first of his seven Super Bowl titles. Now Brady is officially a...
View ArticleDavante Adams Out, Tom Brady In for Las Vegas Raiders
The Raiders made two sets of headlines Tuesday, starting the day off by trading Davante Adams to the Jets, and ending it with Tom Brady’s official approval to become a minority team owner. Front Office...
View ArticleNew NWSL Boston Team Scrambles to Erase ‘Too Many Balls’ Campaign
The NWSL 2026 Boston expansion team unveiled its team name and branding Tuesday. By Wednesday, most of the marketing campaign had been taken down. The team’s new name, Bos Nation FC (an anagram of...
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Purple Reign: Mets Talisman Grimace Is More than a Gimmick
The Mets have gone purple. Grimace—the McDonald’s cuddly blob—is now the team’s semi-official mascot after the character threw out the first pitch June 12, which kicked off a winning streak. Grimace...
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Jaguars Have Set Up Shop in London. Fans Say Don’t Forget Jacksonville
The Jaguars and Patriots will cap the NFL’s 2024 London Games on Sunday at Wembley Stadium, with the pair of 1–5 teams each desperately seeking a victory. Jacksonville has been playing in London since...
View ArticleThe Kennedys Wanted to Buy the Dodgers and Put JFK in Charge
In the 12 years since Frank McCourt sold the Los Angeles Dodgers for a then-record $2.15 billion to Guggenheim Partners, the franchise has won two National League pennants and one World Series title,...
View ArticleYankees, Soto Make World Series As Superstar Eyes Huge Payday
The Yankees are finally back in the World Series, but it certainly didn’t come cheap, and the team’s path could soon grow even more expensive. The club, by far Major League Baseball’s most successful...
View ArticleRoommates With Lakers No More, Clippers Debut Shiny $2B Home
The Clippers have played second fiddle to the Lakers in Los Angeles for decades, and the gap continues to exist despite continued efforts by the Clippers to distinguish themselves since Steve Ballmer...
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OMG: Indie Designers Cashed In on the Most Gimmicky Mets Season Ever
Jerome McCroy quit his job as a retail store director in January 2022 to dedicate himself full time to his graffiti-inspired, often New York sports–centric artistic signs. On MLB Opening Day 2024, he...
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Inside The Wall at the L.A. Clippers’ New $2B Home
LOS ANGELES — Reid Mitchell started following sports about a decade ago, and chose the Clippers as his team. On Wednesday for the Clippers’ inaugural game in the $2 billion Intuit Dome against the...
View ArticleLas Vegas Aces Cut GM Amid Front-Office Restructuring
The Las Vegas Aces have opted not to renew the contract of general manager Natalie Williams, the team announced Saturday. The team said the decision is part of a “restructuring of the front office.”...
View ArticleRipken on World Series, Team Ownership and Soto Pursuit
Cal Ripken Jr. watched the Los Angeles Dodgers win a World Series, and now he is hoping to bring a championship to Baltimore as part-owner of the Orioles. He joined the show to discuss the series, Juan...
View ArticleEmbiid’s Clash With Reporter Sparks NBA Probe, Concerns for Sixers
The long-festering situation surrounding the 76ers and star center Joel Embiid has turned explosive as the former NBA Most Valuable Player angrily shoved a Philadelphia newspaper columnist Saturday...
View ArticleSorry, Sacramento: Your MLB Team Will Only Be Known As the Athletics
Very little about the ongoing relocation saga of the A’s has been normal, and that now certainly applies to the club’s preferred naming during its planned three-year interim stay in Sacramento. The...
View ArticleTwins At Crossroads: Team Sale, Media Shifts, and Rising Competition
The Twins are facing a triple dose of uncertainty this offseason due to an impending franchise sale combined with rising turbulence in the regional sports media business and sharply improved...
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