There are very few franchises in world sport that will always be in the running for big signings. Real Madrid, Manchester United, the Dallas Cowboys and of course the New York Yankees all fall into this category. These are mega teams, almost bigger than their respective sport itself. Legendary, they are there to recruit the biggest stars, almost without regard to current circumstances.Let’s not mince our words. The Yankees are coming off a terrible season. But they’re not undone, certainly not like they were in the 80s and 90s when they were swimming all the way to the bottom of…
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Just noticed that soon the Las Vegas Aces and New York Liberty will face off for the 2023 WNBA Championship Series in what ESPN called a “battle of the superteams,” even though almost no one has heard about it of one or the other team. Last year, when the WNBA’s Chicago Sky, after winning the league championship, held a victory parade, there were more people on the team’s open-top buses than fans in the stadiums. streets. This must have been depressing for the players who had worked so hard to win, but it couldn’t have told any of them that…
November 3, 2023 11:08 a.m. PT When Vince Renda, outgoing president of the Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club, had an impromptu dinner with Casey Kirkman, a member of the Bridges Club and Lakeside Golf Club in Burbank, California, a great idea was born. The men talked a lot about golf, including the subject of famous golf course architects. In these discussions, they had Max Behr in common since he had designed the Lakeside Golf Club in 1924 and the Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club in 1929. After this dinner, it was clear that the first annual Behr Cup competition was…
Friday afternoon at Phoenix Raceway, NASCAR President Steve Phelps and Chief Operating Officer Steve O’Donnell delivered the annual State of the Sport address. As always, a wide range of topics were covered, but among the most important topics were the ongoing charter negotiations between the NASCAR Cup Series teams and the sanctioning body, the upcoming media rights agreement, the power of star drivers and the elements affecting short track and road course competition.Here is a look at highlights from the media session.Charter Negotiations/Media Rights AgreementOne of the biggest intrigues going on behind the scenes in NASCAR are the ongoing negotiations…
Greetings from North Portland. After trailing 2-1 on a three-game Eastern Conference road trip, the Trail Blazers return home to host the Grizzlies in back-to-back games Friday and Sunday night, the first of which is their season opener. tournament in season. So we consider the recently completed journey, Shaedon Sharpe’s play and the upcoming West Group A group stage in the latest edition of The Brief Case…Topics covered in this 63rd edition include…• Chauncey Billups’ comments after Portland’s 110-100 victory over the Pistons in Detroit• The Blazers are 2-1 on their first long road trip and the impressive way they…
NORFOLK — Coach Larry Vickers and the Norfolk State women’s basketball team accomplished a monumental feat last season. The Spartans won their first MEAC Tournament since 2002 and made their first trip to the NCAA Tournament in over 20 years. At MEAC women’s basketball media day last week, Norfolk State was chosen to repeat as conference champion. Winning again this season would make the Spartans the first back-to-back champion since Hampton, now a CAA member, won five in a row from 2010-14. The Spartans are confident they will repeat this year and are playing like they have a target on…
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Another successful SBJ Media Innovators conference followed, filled with scintillating discussions on a wide range of topics, including content creation, modernization and distribution, sports consumption trends, the future of media rights, broadcast and streaming teams and alternative scheduling strategies. Executives from media companies, digital and online properties, leagues, teams, consultants and service providers gathered inside the Westin New York in Times Square on Thursday to share their experiences as much as possible and their perspectives with the participants. SBJ Media Innovators 2023: SBJ 2023 Media Innovators in New York 1/16 Abe Madkour of SBJ Photo: Marc Bryan-Brown 2/16 Abe Madkour…
The NHL.com fantasy team will identify NHL EDGE statistics that translate into fantasy hockey throughout the season. For more fantastic coverage, visit NHL.com/Fantasy. — How to stream NHL games — MORE FANCY COVERAGE: Top 200 Ranking | Daily Fantasy Picks Listen: NHL Fantasy on Ice Podcast ???? — 1. Monahan makes the most of quality opportunities Montreal Canadiens forward Sean Monahan is on a four-game goal streak after scoring against the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday. After being limited to 25 games due to injury last season and scoring six goals, Monahan has already matched that total in 10 games this…
Photo courtesy of Duquesne Athletics | Ask Ekeland scored twice and heads into the Atlantic-10 tournament. He caught the eye with two spectacular long-range goals in Duquesne’s last two games. Aidan Wiess | Editor On a senior day filled with drama across the conference, Duquesne earned a 2-1 victory over the La Salle Explorers to move into fifth place in this week’s Atlantic 10 Conference tournament. Midfielder Ask Ekeland scored two goals in the victory. The day started with multiple possibilities, as the Dukes were in seventh place to start the day but had a string of results that could…