Lovely piece by @margaretfleming.bsky.social for @frontofficesports.bsky.social remembering Grant: frontofficesports.com/world-cup-gr...

How did the NBA land a massive global sponsorship deal w/ Emirates? A new lawsuit claiming the league cut out a middleman from the deal offers an unusually detailed glimpse into how the NBA conducts business. New story, for @frontofficesports.bsky.social: frontofficesports.com/nba-emirates...

Big one from Yanyan Li: Sprinter Abby Steiner is suing Puma and the Mercedes F1 team, claiming that their carbon-plated trainers and spikes were defective and caused her a devastating series of injuries—and that Puma was aware. frontofficesports.com/abby-steiner...

New from me and Mike McCarthy: The Patriots deny using any external PR or crisis comms firms to handle the Vrabel-Russini situation, despite at least one report. But maybe the Pats don't need any help with the dark arts of working the media in a scandal. frontofficesports.com/patriots-sta...

NEW: The NWSL is working on a policy where brands have to make a deal with the league for players to wear their cleats without covering logos or being fined. Nike & Adidas are in, but players have existing deals other brands, too. The WNBA has a similar rule. frontofficesports.com/nwsl-brand-d...

What teams are spending the most on private jets? Today, FOIAball in in Front Office Sports answering that exact question! frontofficesports.com/college-foot...

The Emma Bates/UCAN story: -Bates says UCAN dropped her for being pregnant -UCAN says that it made the decision in Sept. and without knowledge of her pregnancy. -Bates's agent tells me that this is false. "We were in discussions after September. They made an offer in December and then changed it."

A lovely piece of reporting from @colincsalao.bsky.social at Indian Wells, where the most famous tennis players in the world unanimously agree they would like a quiet room where they can go nuts and destroy shit after they lose. frontofficesports.com/rage-room-te...

A lovely piece of reporting from @colincsalao.bsky.social at Indian Wells, where the most famous tennis players in the world unanimously agree they would like a quiet room where they can go nuts and destroy shit after they lose. frontofficesports.com/rage-room-te...

100 days to go until the World Cup! Here are seven major questions that still need to be answered ahead of the tournament: frontofficesports.com/world-cup-qu...

New from me and Griffin Senyek: Orioles owner David Rubenstein met with Jeffrey Epstein in 2012, four years after Epstein pleaded guilty to soliciting a minor for prostitution. frontofficesports.com/orioles-davi...

The WNBA & WNBPA met for roughly 3 hrs at the league offices in New York City on Monday. The WNBA showed up without a proposal. “That kind of set the tone for the conversation because we were hoping to hear otherwise," Nneka Ogwumike told me. frontofficesports.com/wnba-offered...

Story on Rozier recouping his $26.6 million salary: frontofficesports.com/rozier-salar...

Unfortunately they did not capture Dan's tribute on the broadcast but the in arena feed did get the audio

Major @anniecostabile.bsky.social story here. When the WNBA announced the 2022 capital raise, it said the stake valued the league and its teams at a billion dollars. The (very estimated) valuations of the teams alone now add up to about $4 billion. frontofficesports.com/wnba-2022-st...

The WNBA is exploring buying back the 16% stake sold for $75 mil in 2022, multiple sources told me. The deal—valuing the league at roughly $1 billion—was celebrated as a transformative measure. The WNBA has roughly quadrupled in value since. frontofficesports.com/wnba-2022-st...

🏃"Grand Slam promised revolutionary paydays and first-class treatment, but failed to complete its schedule amid a cash crunch last summer." (@dpyoung13.bsky.social) frontofficesports.com/gabby-thomas...

LMAO

since it dropped right before Christmas, a post-holiday bump of my story: on MLB's speciously legal tech cartel, a fast-spreading AI partnership and of course, the unc founder who team execs allege presents a conflict of interest in Rob Manfred's office. frontofficesports.com/mlb-scouting...

“Could we see a player make a demand to go play in college?” a Western Conference executive speculated to me. “NIL money is better than two-way money and Euroleague money.” Wrote about James Nnaji and Trentyn Flowers: frontofficesports.com/nba-flowers-...

The High Impact Player rule is here, but will it remain? The NWSLPA said it will take action to enforce the rights of players without specifying what that action is. So, where does that leave Rodman? frontofficesports.com/trinity-rodm...

MLB's tech regulation plans give itself full control over who can do business with baseball. And I learned an AI scouting firm — founded by the uncle of an exec in Rob Manfred’s inner circle — may win a bid. Team sources and antitrust experts told me it creates a conflict of interest. NEW from me:

Grand Slam Track has now filed for bankruptcy. What a disaster frontofficesports.com/grand-slam-t...

BREAKING: The WNBA has proposed cutting team housing in addition to an earlier start date, according to multiple sources. The start date for training camp could be as early as mid-March, sources indicated, which would come with serious implications. frontofficesports.com/wnba-cba-upd...

CDC website altered at Robert F. Kennedy's behest to reflect his belief that "all events depicted in the film Ghostbusters really happened."

End anticompetitive conduct, and voila, market conditions improve. Imagine that! frontofficesports.com/ncaa-hockey-...

NEW: The WNBA's latest offer to players includes a million-dollar max salary—but only if certain revenue sharing targets are hit. The base supermax in 2026 would remain in the six figures. frontofficesports.com/wnba-cba-mil...

The WNBA's latest CBA proposal includes a max salary exceeding $1 million. As the Nov. 30 deadline approaches, where do things stand? frontofficesports.com/wnba-cba-off...

Here's a new front-runner, from @cindykuzma.bsky.social: frontofficesports.com/more-races-m...

The Tempo introduced Sandy Brondello as the franchise's first coach this AM. While the terms of her deal were not disclosed, multiple sources told me she will earn a seven-figure salary annually making her one of the highest paid coaches in the WNBA. frontofficesports.com/sandy-bronde...

The Mamdani administration must restore the 18mph Ghosts. But I kind of agree with the author's comparison of the 20mph Ghosts to original formula Four Loko. So good that it should be illegal. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/n...

The Mamdani administration must restore the 18mph Ghosts. But I kind of agree with the author's comparison of the 20mph Ghosts to original formula Four Loko. So good that it should be illegal. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/n...

The sale of the Trail Blazers to Carolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon will take place in several stages across multiple years, similar to the Celtics, sources tell me: frontofficesports.com/portland-tra...

On Monday, Fenerbahçe announced Seattle Storm forward Dominique Malonga had "unilaterally terminated her professional player contract with our club without any just cause." BC of a required letter of clearance this could impede her return to the WNBA. frontofficesports.com/dominique-ma...

Five years ago, the NBA’s Orlando bubble became known for its late-night wine sessions as teams finished the season at Disney during COVID. Today, the drinking sessions from the bubble live on in a league-wide wine exchange. Story: frontofficesports.com/nba-stars-sw...

A couple big recent scoops from us that you might have missed because we published them at the highly strategic times of 5 pm on Friday and midnight on Saturday:

A couple big recent scoops from us that you might have missed because we published them at the highly strategic times of 5 pm on Friday and midnight on Saturday:

I don't want to speculate, but you have to think that the hours that Peter Thiel and Jeffrey Epstein spent over lunch in 2017 almost certainly featured one of the most normal conversations of all time.

Longevity is a fleeting concept in sports, but not in Minnesota. Over the last 15 years, Cheryl Reeve has built a level of sustained success that no other franchise has mirrored. Now, the Lynx are in position to win a historic fifth WNBA title. frontofficesports.com/cheryl-reeve...

I took the mandatory US Open field trip this week. Complaining about the Open being obnoxious and expensive dates back decades. Even so - everyone I spoke to agreed things had changed over the last two years. The numbers back it up.

With genius commentary from @benrothenberg.bsky.social @girinathan.bsky.social frontofficesports.com/us-open-tenn...

I took the mandatory US Open field trip this week. Complaining about the Open being obnoxious and expensive dates back decades. Even so - everyone I spoke to agreed things had changed over the last two years. The numbers back it up.

Angel Reese went on record and torched her teammates in what multiple league executives characterized as an unprecedented move. Where her future in Chicago stands & how the team is addressing her critiques here: frontofficesports.com/angel-reese-...

It appears increasingly unlikely the WNBA and WNBPA will reach a deal for a new collective bargaining agreement ahead of the Oct. 31 deadline. There are multiple paths forward, including an extension: frontofficesports.com/wnba-cba-dea...

I’m always saying this

New: The Palestinian flag is back in MLS after a two-year ban, under very narrow restrictions. Fans in one stadium can display exactly one frontofficesports.com/mls-columbus...

can't wait to ultimately learn that winnie greco was told that someone from the city was coming by to pick up some cash and the name of @katiehonan.bsky.social's publication threw her off

New: The Palestinian flag is back in MLS after a two-year ban, under very narrow restrictions. Fans in one stadium can display exactly one frontofficesports.com/mls-columbus...