Could easily make the case that Pash has been the second most important executive at the NFL over the past few decades.

Wow this Pat McAfee segment is rough for ESPN BET:

'The truth is coming out.'
'ESPN Bet's got a lot of room to grow.'
'Let's go ESPN Bet. You get knocked down, you come back.'

With the ESPN Bet promo on the screen.

married to the game

NEWS: The retired judge mediating the Minnesota Timberwolves sale dispute this week has a deep history with sports meditation/arbitration, including--and this surprised me--a recent lawsuit against Glen Taylor.

More from me and Michael McCann 👇
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Two thoughts on the timing/rhetoric of Roger Goodell's 18-game push:

- It's very politician to link the 18th game with the fan-friendly shift in Super Bowl schedule
- Discussing this right after new 11-year media deals begin makes me think the NFL is already eyeing 2029 opt-out

Two thoughts on the timing/rhetoric of Roger Goodell's 18-game push:

- It's very politician to link the 18th game with the fan-friendly shift in Super Bowl schedule
- Discussing this right after new 11-year media deals begin makes me think the NFL is already eyeing 2029 opt-out

'I will guarantee you that there will be a content component to this, whether it's a reality show or a mini-series or whatever it is.' - Scott Soshnick

Lots still up in the air, but this would dramatically change the economics for the world's richest soccer league.

@Kbadenhausen has details 👇

🫨 Interesting…

The 5% of RR McReynolds Company (which owns 95% of Wrexham AFC) was recently sold off to Club Necaxa backers in Mexico.

RR/RM also have a stake in that team to boost partnership.

Great story by Scott Soshnick / Eben Novy-Williams

#WxmAFC

Okay, I understand why this is needed, but 'Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite' is a hilarious job qualification to be Mr. or Mrs. Met.

SCOOP: It's not just that Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are buying into ⚡️Club Necaxa⚡️.

Backers in the Mexican team have also bought a 5% stake in Wrexham AFC.

More from me and Scott Soshnick about a unique, multi-continent, celebrity-heavy tie-up 👇
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Necaxa's ownership now includes:

- Ryan Reynolds
- Rob McElhenney
- Eva Longoria Baston
- Odell Beckham Jr
- Mesut Özil
- Kate Upton
- Justin Verlander
- Al Tylis
- Sam Porter
- Matt Walsh
- Nick Gross

BREAKING: Wrexham 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have bought a small minority stake in Mexican soccer team ⚡️Club Necaxa⚡️ 🇲🇽, per Variety.

It blends two star-studded ownership groups on two continents. Maybe a docu-series to follow?
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The most surprising thing here, to me, isn't the criticism of Nike's product (the unis clearly aren't satisfactory).

It's the criticism of Nike's approach to athletes and refusal to hear their concerns. That, more than product quality, has been a $NKE secret sauce for years.

It's pretty rare for a union to be this critical of a league partner, particularly one as prominent and large as Nike. But here we are.

“This has been entirely a Nike issue... innovating something that didn’t need to be innovated'

More on MLBPA memo👇
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Not a big NBA guy, but this Lev Akabas thread/story fascinated me.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander essentially never scores less than 20 points in a game, and rarely scores more than 40 points in a game. Never goes off; never struggles.

How is that possible?