Junior Bridgeman Buying 10% Milwaukee Bucks Stake
Basketball veteran and entrepreneur Junior Bridgeman is buying part of the team he played for, reaching an agreement to acquire a 10% ownership stake of the Milwaukee…
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Ex-Goldman Sachs Execs in Celtics Deal Are Michael Dell Rainmakers
One of the banks handling the Boston Celtics sale is probably the best-known on Wall Street: JPMorgan Chase. The other—BDT & MSD Partners—not so much. But while the…
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NWSL’s Thorns Add New Investors Months After $63M Takeover
The Portland Thorns are adding minority investors, including a former NBA player, the CEO of a sportswear company, a prominent asset manager and an NBA co-owner…
Mark Cuban ‘Proud’ to Pay $288M—Wait, $275.9M—Tax Bill
Billionaire Mark Cuban paid a $275 million federal income tax bill Monday, with the former Internet pioneer and Mavericks co-owner saying on social media site X Sunday…
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Ray Lewis, Lawrence Taylor Team Up to Buy Jai-Alai Franchise
NFL Hall of Famers Lawrence Taylor and Ray Lewis have teamed up to become co-owners of a World Jai-Alai League team. The duo, both linebackers in their football heydays…
Manchester United Stalled Sale Makes Fools of Most Smart Money
More than a year after the Glazer family announced they were considering “all strategic alternatives” for Manchester United, the tantalizing possibility of a sale has…
American Flag Football League Sells Dallas Team, Plans Women’s League
The American Flag Football League has sold a third franchise, in Dallas, joining Boston and Las Vegas as privately owned teams, according to AFFL founder Jeff Lewis. The…
India Women’s Cricket Nets Half Billion in Sales of Five Teams
The five teams in India’s new women’s cricket league sold for more than $572 million at auction in Mumbai. Three owners of men’s Indian Premier League (IPL) teams—the…
Cutting Timbers Ties May be Tricky for the NWSL’s Portland Thorns
When the Portland Thorns made their debut as one of the NWSL’s eight inaugural clubs in 2013, their shared ownership with Merritt Paulson’s MLS side, the Portland…
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NWSL Narrows Expansion Search to Boston, Tampa and San Francisco
The NWSL is choosing between three cities for its 14th expansion team, according to people close to the sale process. Groups from Boston, Tampa and San Francisco are…
From Bezos to Ryan Reynolds, $16 Billion in Teams Are Stoking Buyers
Scarcity brings desirability. Consider: there are some 2,700 billionaires in the world. That’s an elite group, but every one of them could own an apartment overlooking…
NWSL Faces Murky Expansion Market in Wake of Yates Report
Among the fallout from the Sally Yates-led investigation into women’s soccer—and the NWSL in particular—is the possibility of changes in ownership for as many as three…
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