A-Rod Group Vows to Take ‘Whatever Actions Are Necessary’ in Fight for...
Alex Rodriguez plans to go down swinging. Roughly a day after the former baseball star and his business partner, Marc Lore, saw their window to buy the Timberwolves close, the duo plans to continue...
View ArticleTed Leonsis on Virginia Deal: ‘It Started to Scare Us’
The Wizards and Capitals owner joins the show to discuss what happened with his planned $2 billion development in Alexandria, and why he’s optimistic about retrenching and redesigning in D.C. Leonsis...
View ArticleLarry Lucchino, One of Baseball’s Most Influential Executives, Dies at 78
Larry Lucchino, a veteran baseball team executive who put his stamp on three of the sport’s iconic facilities, helped break the Red Sox’ famed, 86-year title drought and coined the term “Evil Empire”...
View ArticleA’s Could Be Inching Toward Sacramento Move After Week of Local Meetings
The A’s appear closer than ever to finding a new home for 2025 and maybe beyond. A day after the organization met with the city of Oakland about a possible short-term lease extension there, the A’s...
View ArticleChampions League Hosts Ramp Up Security Amid ISIS Threat
European officials say they’re taking extra security measures around this week’s Champions League quarterfinals after an apparent threat from ISIS. The media and propaganda arm of one ISIS regional...
View ArticleOrioles Call Up Jackson Holliday Right Before Service Time Cutoff
Baseball’s top prospect is coming to the show this spring after all. Jackson Holliday, the son of former All-Star Matt Holliday, joined the Orioles on Wednesday after just two weeks in Triple A, the...
View ArticleFever Keeping Plans Quiet (for Now), Unlike Spurs and Blackhawks
Even before college basketball phenom Caitlin Clark becomes a professional, there is a WNBA economy rapidly developing around her. But Clark’s expected team, the Fever, is thus far one of the more...
View ArticleKnicks’ Resurgence Marks Peak in Dolan’s Sports Domain
The Knicks are once again a relevant factor on the NBA landscape, extending what has been a year of operational successes across many parts of James Dolan’s sports and entertainment empire. The...
View ArticleWarriors Missing Playoffs Has Big-Money Consequences
The Warriors’ season ended Tuesday night as they fell to the Kings 118-94 in a play-in game. The Kings will face the Pelicans Friday for the right to face the No. 1 seed Thunder in the playoffs. While...
View ArticleThe A’s Have Major League Problems With Minor League-Level Attendance
The A’s hit yet another low point with attendance at the Coliseum, presenting a sign of further challenges likely arriving for the club. The team drew a season-low 3,296 on Tuesday for its 3-2 loss...
View ArticleNBA Postmortem: A Record Salary, Major Investment … and For What?
It’s a little easier to buy a few wins in professional basketball than it is in a sport like, say, football. And last summer, one NBA team handed out the most expensive head coach contract in league...
View ArticleUtah’s Long-Term Hockey Dream Is a Short-Term Logistical Nightmare
The worst-kept secret in pro sports is no longer a secret. Now comes the hard part for Utah. As has been increasingly expected for more than a week and capping a period of rising turbulence, the NHL...
View ArticleT-Wolves’ Playoff Start Is Clouded by a Messy Ownership Dispute
The Timberwolves are entering the NBA playoffs after the franchise’s best regular season in two decades. You’d need to go back to 2004, when Kevin Garnett led Minnesota to 58 wins and then to the...
View ArticleRockies Coach’s Team Plane Cockpit Visit Triggers Federal Investigation
Colorado Rockies hitting coach Hensley Meulens has triggered investigations by the FAA and United Airlines after a since-deleted video on social media showed him in the cockpit of the team’s charter...
View ArticleUtah Fans Rush for Season Tickets (for a New NHL Team With No Name)
It certainly didn’t take long for Utah hockey fans to register their excitement about the Coyotes moving to the Beehive State. Less than 24 hours after the formal announcement on Thursday of the...
View ArticleRyan Smith’s Ascension in Sports Ownership: Four Teams in Five Years
Last week’s deal to take an NHL team out of Arizona and into Utah brought a resolution to one of the messiest franchise situations in the league. It also solidified Ryan Smith’s sports ownership...
View ArticleMichael Jordan Is Finally Finding Success as a Team Owner
Micahel Jordan may have found his next act. Jordan’s young tenure as a NASCAR team owner is already notably more successful than his time owning an NBA team—and he’s not trying to hide his excitement...
View ArticleLong Saga of Botched Timberwolves Sale Heads to Mediation
The Timberwolves ownership saga starring Alex Rodriguez, Marc Lore, and longtime owner Glen Taylor could have an end in sight. The parties will enter mediation May 1 in Minneapolis, according to...
View ArticleNFL Draft Offers Detroit a Chance to Inspire Hope for City and Team
The Motor City is set for its latest moment in the sports spotlight, one that showcases a downtown in the midst of significant transformation and an NFL team quickly rising into one of the league’s...
View ArticleMets Make Seymour Weiner Spokesman for Selling More Wieners
Steve Cohen didn’t become baseball’s richest owner by leaving opportunities on the table. And that is why he and the Mets want you to Seymour Weiner. Roughly a month after Weiner, the 97-year-old...
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