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Sacramento Bee's Tony Bizjak : "I'm told the Kings marketing slogan for the next few months will be: Long Live the Kings. ... Phones at Kings offices are ringing, season ticket holders who want to solidify chance for good seats at new arena in 2016." Hartford Courant’s John Altavilla ...

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Development Proposed For TD Garden Front

A Boston development team “wants to build a pair of towers in front of TD Garden that could reach 600 feet in height, creating a gateway for the arena with stores and restaurants, 500 residences, offices, and a 200-room hotel,” according to Casey Ross of the BOSTON GLOBE. The project, by ...

Tags: Facilities

SMI Chair & CEO Bruton Smith Q&A

SMI Chair & CEO BRUTON SMITH  as Charlotte Motor Speedway Founder “remains a primary force behind Speedway Motorsports,” and is a finalist for the ’14 NASCAR HOF class to be “voted upon and announced Wednesday,” according to Scott Fowler of the CHARLOTTE OBSER ...

Tags: People and Pop Culture, Speedway Motorsports Inc.

Maloofs Agree To Deal With Sacto Group

The Sacramento-based group bidding for the NBA Kings has "reached a deal with the Maloof family to buy its controlling stake" in the team, with the agreement expected to be unveiled Friday, according to a front-page piece by Bizjak, Lillis & Kasler of the SACRAMENTO BEE. A source said that if th ...

Tags: Franchises, NBA, Sacramento Kings

Billy Hunter Sues NBPA, Derek Fisher

Former NBPA Exec Dir Billy Hunter sued the union and President Derek Fisher on Thursday “for defamation and breach of contract stemming from his dismissal,” according to Ken Berger of CBSSPORTS.com. The lawsuit, filed in California Superior Court in Oakland, alleges that Fisher and his p ...

Tags: Leagues and Governing Bodies, NBA

U.S. Open The Latest Property To Go To Cable

The USTA Thursday officially announced its 11-year, $825M deal with ESPN that puts the U.S. Open exclusively on cable, the "latest assault on the fraying broadcast sports model," according to Richard Sandomir of the N.Y. TIMES. Only the Super Bowl and the World Series "seem safe on broadcast televis ...

Tags: U.S. Open, Tennis, Media

Will Retirement Affect Beckham's Brand Appeal?

David Beckham announced his retirement from soccer on Thursday at the conclusion of Paris Saint-Germain's season later this month, but his decision “will have little impact on the marketability and profits of Beckham Inc.,” according to Roger Blitz of the FINANCIAL TIMES. Beckham’s ...

Tags: Marketing and Sponsorship, Soccer

ACC Hopes To "Protect" Schools Financially

ACC Commissioner John Swofford at the end of the conference’s spring meetings on Thursday said that he “wanted to ‘protect’ his member schools from experiencing the types of financial loses that FSU saw in December,” according to Coley Harvey of the ORLANDO SENTINEL. FS ...

Tags: Colleges

McIlroy Leaving Horizon To Start Own Group

Golfer Rory McIlroy is "planning to leave Horizon Sports and set up his own management company, made up of some friends, family and close confidants," according to Karl MacGinty of the IRISH INDEPENDENT. McIlroy's father, Gerry, is "expected to play a prominent role in the new operation." Rory McIlr ...

Tags: Labor and Agents