Blue Jays hire former Astros GM Click to VP roleBlue Jays hire former Astros GM Click to VP role
The Blue Jays have hired former Astros GM James Click to be the team’s new vice president of baseball strategy.
Day: February 27, 2023
Sources: Bears ‘leaning toward’ moving top pickSources: Bears ‘leaning toward’ moving top pick
The Bears have been approached by multiple teams about trading the No. 1 pick in this year’s NFL draft, and Chicago is said to be “leaning toward” moving the pick, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Young won’t throw at combine, other QBs willYoung won’t throw at combine, other QBs will
Quarterbacks C.J. Stroud, Will Levis and Anthony Richardson will throw at the NFL scouting combine Saturday, but Bryce Young will wait for Alabama’s pro day on March 23.
Sources: Lasry to sell Bucks to Haslams for $3.5BSources: Lasry to sell Bucks to Haslams for $3.5B
Milwaukee Bucks co-owner Marc Lasry has reached an agreement to sell his portion of the Bucks to Cleveland Browns owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam for a $3.5 billion valuation, sources told ESPN.
‘Attack mode’: Lillard sizzles with career-best 71‘Attack mode’: Lillard sizzles with career-best 71
Damian Lillard set franchise and career highs with 71 points and 13 3-pointers in a 131-114 win over the Rockets.
Kerr’s Warriors author ‘enormous win’ over WolvesKerr’s Warriors author ‘enormous win’ over Wolves
Klay Thompson and the short-handed Golden State Warriors outlasted the Minnesota Timberwolves 109-104 in a pivotal game Sunday in the clogged Western Conference, a win that coach Steve Kerr called “enormous” due to the potential postseason implications.
Scherzer loves new rules: Pitcher has ‘power’Scherzer loves new rules: Pitcher has ‘power’
Max Scherzer says he loves MLB’s new rules because of the “power the pitcher has now.”
NBA, NBPA Make Significant Progress On CBA NegotiationsNBA, NBPA Make Significant Progress On CBA Negotiations
The NBA and NBPA are making progress on negotations on a new collective bargaining agreement.
There has been significant progress in recent weeks on key issues and there is hope a deal can be finalized in the coming weeks. The two sides recently extended their opt-out deadline to March 31st.
The NBPA has informed the league office that it is their intention and goal to complete a deal in March.
“We want to finish this deal soon and certainly want this wrapped up before the (March 31) deadline,” one high-ranking source involved in the players’ negotiations, who was granted anonymity so they could speak freely, told The Athletic. “It’s close – we need to dot the I’s and cross the T’s.”
Among the most critical issues, the NBA and NBPA are negotiating new luxury-tax tiers and rates to increase the lower tier and make it more viable for teams to spend money into the tax. The NBA and NBPA are attempting to identify where the tax bracket tiers should be set.
Marquette, Indiana leap into the top 6 of the men’s college basketball Power 36 rankingsMarquette, Indiana leap into the top 6 of the men’s college basketball Power 36 rankings
Marquette debuts in the top five behind Houston, Kansas, Alabama and UCLA in Andy Katz’s penultimate Power 36 college basketball rankings for the 2022-23 season.Marc Lasry To Sell His Stake In Bucks To Haslam Sports Group At $3.5 Billion ValuationMarc Lasry To Sell His Stake In Bucks To Haslam Sports Group At $3.5 Billion Valuation
Milwaukee Bucks co-owner Marc Lasry has reached agreement to sell his stake in the team to Jimmy and Dee Haslam of Haslam Sports Group. The valuation agreed to was $3.5 billion.
Lasry is selling his 25 percent share of the Bucks after nearly nine years of ownership. Lasry and Wes Edens bought the majority of the franchise from Herb Kohl in April 2014. Kohl still retains a significant minority investment in the Bucks.
Under Edens and Lasry’s ownership, the Bucks won the 2021 NBA Finals. The duo also helped push through the building of the Fiserv Forum. The Bucks have played there since October 2018.
The $3.5 billion valuation is the second-highest in NBA history, following the recent $4 billion valuation of the Phoenix Suns when Mat Ishbia purchased the team earlier this year. Haslam Sports Group also owns the NFL’s Cleveland Brown and MLS’s Columbus Crew.