In 2008, Emirati royal billionaire Sheikh Mansour took over Manchester City.

Since, the club has spent over $2.5 BILLION buying players.

Today, City just completed the first four-peat in Premier League history.

This season, the NFL will stream games across:

• Netflix
• ESPN+
• Peacock
• Prime Video
• YouTubeTV

The league could leverage its increasing number of media rights bidders for even more money, writes Michael McCarthy ⬇️

Despite losing their series against the Mavs, OKC fans showed up at the airport at 1 AM to welcome back the Thunder.

(via OKC THUNDER)

Ben Polland recently cashed a $60,000 check for winning the PGA Professional Championship.

His drive home to Wyoming included five hours through a blizzard.

That’s life for club pros like him—whose full-time job includes selling merch in the golf shop.

David Rumsey's story ⬇️

The Premier League title race between Manchester City and Arsenal has come down to the final day.

Since either team could win the league—but are playing different teams—each stadium has been set up with:

• Identical trophies
• Expert engravers
• Fireworks
• Podiums
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A look at the line to buy merch for the WNBA’s new expansion team, the Golden State Valkyries:

Eye-opening story here by Amanda Christovich of Front Office Sports. Excellent piece.

This is a must read article for those that care about college athletes’ rights.

The lobbying to roll back and take away the athletes’ rights is going to intensify if/when there’s a House settlement.

frontofficesports.com/newsletter/the…

Ahead of their 100th season, the New York Giants are sending gift boxes to each of their season-ticket holders.

• Set of replica Super Bowl rings
• Double-sided commemorative ticket with a design from 1925

'This is a breathtaking lobbying campaign.'

The NCAA and Power 5 have spent over $15M on an operation involving DC’s most powerful lobbying and PR firms.

They're hoping to halt—and reverse—the golden age of athletes rights that's earned players millions, Amanda Christovich writes.

Angel Reese graduated from LSU on Friday.

The Chicago Sky rookie earned her degree in Interdisciplinary Studies, with concentrations and minors in Communication Studies, Leadership Development and Psychology.

(via Angel Reese)

Houston's tourism arm is planning to invest $2B to turn develop an entertainment district near Toyota Center.

'All of the ingredients are there if those things would be able to come together for a WNBA team to be here.'

Could the Houston Comets make a comeback? ⬇️

Barclays Center flips from a Billie Eilish concert to the New York Liberty’s home opener against the Indiana Fever 🗽

NEW: The NCAA and Power 5 have spent $15M+ on a sophisticated operation involving DC’s most powerful lobbying and PR firms to halt—and reverse—the golden age of athletes rights that has earned players millions.
'This is a breathtaking lobbying campaign.'
frontofficesports.com/a-breathtaking…

Over the past 5 years, the NCAA and Power 5 have spent 8 figures on an operation involving some of Washington’s most powerful lobbying and PR firms.

Their goal: to halt—and even reverse—the anti-amateurism movement that has earned players millions.

Amanda Christovich's feature ⬇️

After 21 years on NFL Network, the entire crew of ‘NFL Total Access’ signs off for the last time.

Scottie Scheffler was arrested and released before his second round of the PGA Championship.

It's led to one of the wildest days at a major championship in years.

Here's what we know ⬇️

The city of Las Vegas just announced that it will sponsor every player on the Aces this season—with deals worth $100,000 each.

“We want to recognize you individually… we want to put some money in your pockets.”