Menu
Leagues and Governing Bodies

CFL FRANCHISE UPDATE: OTTAWA, THE POSSE & EXPANSION

     Ottawa Rough Riders President Phil Kershaw announced
yesterday that he has been negotiating for "about two weeks" with
an out-of-town investor to buy the team from Bruce Firestone.
Kershaw who currently does not own a piece of the team, is likely
to acquire a minority stake if the team is sold to this investor
(Don Campbell, OTTAWA CITIZEN, 1/13).   THE L.A. POSSE?
Businessman Phil Johnson is "100 percent certain" that he is on
the verge of becoming the first black owner in the history of pro
football.  Johnson is leading a group that has agreed to terms to
acquire and operate the Posse and move the team to L.A.  According
to Johnson, it is just a matter of the CFL Board of Governors
approving the sale (Marty York, Toronto GLOBE & MAIL, 1/13).
     BIRMINGHAM:  The CFL confirmed that it has received a formal
application for an expansion franchise to be based in Birmingham
from retired insurance exec Arthur Williams.  Williams has named
Larry Lemak, a local orthopedic surgeon, president and part owner
of the potential franchise (CFL).

SBJ Morning Buzzcast: March 25, 2024

NFL meeting preview; MLB's opening week ad effort and remembering Peter Angelos.

Big Get Jay Wright, March Madness is upon us and ESPN locks up CFP

On this week’s pod, our Big Get is CBS Sports college basketball analyst Jay Wright. The NCAA Championship-winning coach shares his insight with SBJ’s Austin Karp on key hoops issues and why being well dressed is an important part of his success. Also on the show, Poynter Institute senior writer Tom Jones shares who he has up and who is down in sports media. Later, SBJ’s Ben Portnoy talks the latest on ESPN’s CFP extension and who CBS, TNT Sports and ESPN need to make deep runs in the men’s and women's NCAA basketball tournaments.

SBJ I Factor: Nana-Yaw Asamoah

SBJ I Factor features an interview with AMB Sports and Entertainment Chief Commercial Office Nana-Yaw Asamoah. Asamoah, who moved over to AMBSE last year after 14 years at the NFL, talks with SBJ’s Ben Fischer about how his role model parents and older sisters pushed him to shrive, how the power of lifelong learning fuels successful people, and why AMBSE was an opportunity he could not pass up. Asamoah is 2021 SBJ Forty Under 40 honoree. SBJ I Factor is a monthly podcast offering interviews with sports executives who have been recipients of one of the magazine’s awards.

Shareable URL copied to clipboard!

https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Daily/Issues/1995/01/13/Leagues-Governing-Bodies/CFL-FRANCHISE-UPDATE-OTTAWA-THE-POSSE-EXPANSION.aspx

Sorry, something went wrong with the copy but here is the link for you.

https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Daily/Issues/1995/01/13/Leagues-Governing-Bodies/CFL-FRANCHISE-UPDATE-OTTAWA-THE-POSSE-EXPANSION.aspx

CLOSE