The 2024 season — the 57th that the Athletics have played in Oakland — is to be their last. The A’s announced Thursday that they are moving to a minor-league stadium in Sacramento for 2025-27, with an option to stay for an additional year. Sutter Health Park, the home of the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats, … Read more
The trimming at NFL Network continues as on-air personalities Melissa Stark, Andrew Siciliano, James Palmer and Will Selva are all out, an executive with direct knowledge of the moves told The Athletic. “As is normal course of business this time of year, we are evaluating our talent roster for the upcoming 2024 season and beyond,” … Read more
Caitlin Clark as a viewership draw just soared to a new level. No. 1 Iowa’s 64-54 tension filled win over eighth-seeded West Virginia on Monday night — the final home game for Clark at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City — averaged a massive 4.9 million viewers on ESPN. That viewership number shatters the record for … Read more
Are you ready for March Madness? Below is a full schedule of every game in the 2024 women’s NCAA Tournament, including tipoff times (in ET) and TV channels. (Click here for the men’s schedule.) First Round Saturday, March 23 No. 11 Green Bay vs. No. 6 Tennessee, Noon, ESPN (Raleigh, N.C.) No. 14 Jackson State … Read more
Do Harry Marino and his supporters have enough votes to remove Tony Clark as head of the Major League Baseball Players Association? The showdown between Marino and the union’s leaders, Clark and his No. 2, Bruce Meyer, might hinge on that answer, according to interviews with people briefed on the situation. Some club player reps … Read more
With ESPN’s direct-to-consumer plan, the network is attempting to uphold its mission statement of, “Serving sports fans. Anytime. Anywhere.” In the process, Disney CEO Bob Iger and ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro are looking to make deals. Anytime. Anywhere. Iger and Pitaro are trying, through equity stake talks with the biggest leagues and with distribution discussions … Read more
The San Diego Wave will soon be under new ownership, and at a record-breaking price. Principal owner Ron Burkle has agreed to sell the club to the Levine Leichtman family for an eventual total of $120 million – easily a record outlay for an NWSL club, at nearly double the previous record of $63 million … Read more
Last fall, representatives from Gainbridge, an Indiana-based annuities seller, reached out to Caitlin Clark’s marketing agents at Excel Sports Management to discuss a sponsorship deal. The company was launching a new product line and its executives believed Clark could help them reach younger customers. Minji Ro, Gainbridge’s chief strategy officer, is also a longtime WNBA … Read more
Fox Sports will feature a Friday prime-time college football game on its broadcast network each week beginning this season, the network is set to announce, a source with direct knowledge of the network’s plans told The Athletic. The games will emanate from the Big Ten, Big 12 and the Mountain West. The first matchup is … Read more
NYCFC’s long-running quest to build a stadium in the five boroughs has taken another step forward, with a distinctive design element unveiled. On Wednesday, the New York City Planning Commission voted in favor of the stadium in a binding and unanimous vote. The plan will now head to the New York City Council, which will … Read more