Eric Fisher

March Madness Payouts Drive Mid-Majors to New Tourney Formats More mid-major conferences are embracing complex basketball tournament formats to put the best possible teams in March Madness.

The mid-majors are increasing going to funky conference tournament formats-particularly stepladder brackets-as March Madness opportunities winnow. frontofficesports.com/march-madnes...

Aaron Rodgers: No 'Progressive Conversations' with Steelers In a repeat of last year’s NFL offseason, questions on whether and where Aaron Rodgers will play will likely take weeks—or months—to resolve.

The NFL's most exhausting will-he-won't-he saga has been renewed for another offseason. frontofficesports.com/aaron-rodger...

Ohio Pro Teams Jockey for $400M in Stadium Funds There is a gold rush, of sorts, involving nearly every pro sports team in Ohio for a $400 million pot of public money.

There is a run of teams in Ohio making a run at part of $400 million in public money. frontofficesports.com/ohio-gold-ru...

Record Number of MLB Stars in WBC Drives Viewership Hopes The World Baseball Classic is poised for a marked escalation in viewership and overall fan interest this time around.

A record number of All-Stars in the latest World Baseball Classic has elevated expectations for the event. frontofficesports.com/record-numbe...

At $10B a Year, NFL Media-Rights Fees Are Still a Bargain Another prominent financial analyst has detailed the extremely high stakes of the NFL’s upcoming rights renegotiations.

All signs continue to point toward a massive increase in rights fees for the NFL. frontofficesports.com/with-new-nfl...

Winter Olympics on NBC Up 96% From 2022, Highest Since 2014 NBC Olympics is now formally assured of having its best Winter Olympics viewership since 2014 with the arrival of data from the entire event.

Olympic viewership surged 96% compared to 2022. frontofficesports.com/winter-olymp...

NFL Sees No New Calls to Ban Controversial Tush Push A renewed push to ban the NFL’s Tush Push isn’t likely this offseason, nor are any other major rules changes for the 2026 season.

We’re not likely to see a repeat of last offseason’s debate around the NFL Tush Push. frontofficesports.com/nfl-sees-no-...

Gotham Sports Rolls Out Price Reductions to Streaming Packages A series of price reductions is making it cheaper for fans to stream several of New York’s pro sports teams.

While price increases in general entertainment streaming are common, there continue to be some cuts in sports streaming. frontofficesports.com/gotham-sport...

NBA Gets Serious About Anti-Tanking Measures As tanking becomes more of a pressing topic around the NBA, the league is growing more restless about doing something about it.

The NBA is getting more serious about curbing tanking. frontofficesports.com/nba-gets-ser...

New MLBPA Leader, Same Stance on Salary Caps Even with new leadership, the MLBPA has made it clear they remain just as opposed to a salary cap as they’ve ever been.

There's a new MLBPA leader, but very much the same opposition to any notion of a salary cap in baseball. frontofficesports.com/new-mlbpa-le...

NBC's Winter Olympics Viewership Tear Continues The 2026 Winter Olympics remains on a torrid viewership pace for NBC, with further flourishes quite possible in the competition’s final days.

The Olympics remains on a viewership tear heading into the final days of competition. frontofficesports.com/nbcs-winter-...

US-Canada Hockey Rivalry Takes Center Stage at Olympics Decades of on-ice rivalry and more recent political tensions are combining in potent fashion in Olympic ice hockey.

The U.S.-Canada rivalry is taking center stage at the Olympics. frontofficesports.com/us-canada-ho...

Super Bowl LX Viewership Revised, but Still Falls Short of Record There is an updated viewership number for Super Bowl LX after Nielsen said Thursday that it was a prior data collection error.

Because of a Nielsen error, there is an updated viewership figure for Super Bowl LX earlier this month. frontofficesports.com/super-bowl-l...

Bears $5B Stadium Plan Ramps Up As Indiana Pushes Ahead A potential move of the Bears to Indiana is gathering steam as state politicians are throwing even more weight behind a developing deal with the NFL team.

A Bears stadium deal in Indiana is closer to reality. frontofficesports.com/bears-5b-sta...

Guardians GM: MLB Economics Make Top FA Signings ‘Impossible’ The Guardians are the latest MLB team to insist they cannot fully compete in the sport’s current economic state.

The Guardians say it's "impossible" for the club to sign top-tier free agents. That claim is a microcosm of the labor debate about to unfold between owners and players. frontofficesports.com/guardians-gm...

MLBPA Elects Meyer As Interim Executive Director The players’ union believes it’s just as strong as ever, despite heading into labor negotiations while in the midst of a leadership shift.

Bruce Meyer had been elevated to interim executive director of the MLB Players Association. frontofficesports.com/mlbpa-elects...

Red Sox Change Their Tune on Fanatics Jersey Issues Two years after a uniform saga roiled all of MLB, the Red Sox have found themselves in yet another jersey drama.

Two years after a uniform crisis in MLB, there is a new issue with Red Sox jerseys. frontofficesports.com/red-sox-chan...

Knicks and Rangers Could Be Spun Off Into Public Companies MSG Sports is exploring a spin-off of the NBA’s Knicks and NHL’s Rangers into two separate, publicly traded companies.

Jim Dolan is looking at yet another corporate split, this time w the Knicks and Rangers. frontofficesports.com/knicks-range...

Royals Owner Admits ‘Stadium Fatigue,’ Says Decision Is Near As the Royals near a decision about where to pursue building a new ballpark, even team ownership has grown weary of the lengthy process.

Are we finally getting to an endgame on the Royals' stadium search? The club's owner suggests the answer is yes. frontofficesports.com/royals-near-...

CBS Sports Parent Gets 7 Days to Make ‘Final’ Offer for WBD TNT Sports’s parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery, is giving Paramount another chance to make its case for an acquisition.

CBS Sports parent Paramount has a week to make its 'best and final' offer for Warner Bros. Discovery. frontofficesports.com/cbs-sports-p...

Tony Clark Quitting as MLBPA Chief Amid Federal Investigation His departure is a major development as players enter a potentially industry-shaking labor negotiation with team owners this year.

Tony Clark is on his way out at the MLB Players Association, a massive development as labor talks with owners are expected to pick up shortly in advance of the Dec. 1 expiration of the current deal. frontofficesports.com/tony-clark-m...

Reds Show Small-Market Squeeze in MLB’s Revenue Divide The Reds’ change in ownership arrives at a delicate time for baseball, with more questions than answers about the immediate future.

The Reds have a new controlling owner, but many of the same existential and financial issues. frontofficesports.com/reds-illustr...

NFL Wins Ruling to End Public Release of Team Report Cards NFL player report cards will no longer be made public after the league won a labor grievance over the NFL Players Association.

The NFL has won a grievance that will block the public release of the NFLPA's annual report cards grading teams. frontofficesports.com/nfl-wins-rul...

Dodgers $401M Payroll Adds Tension Ahead of MLB Labor Talks The ongoing dominance of the Dodgers, while good on one level for MLB’s business, also complicates the league’s labor situation.

The Dodgers' dominance has driven a lot of additional business for MLB. The Dodgers' dominance is also frustrating a lot of fans, and other owners within the sport. Commissioner Rob Manfred addressed both sides of the argument today. frontofficesports.com/dodgers-401m...

NBC’s Winter Olympics TV Viewership Up 93% Through 5 Days NBC Sports didn’t get the Super Bowl viewership bump it hoped for, but already is all but guaranteed an increase from the 2026 Winter Games.

A better time zone situation, a refined Olympics programming strategy from NBC, and Nielsen's Big Data are all helping generate a massive increase in initial Winter Olympics viewership. frontofficesports.com/nbcs-winter-...

Super Bowl LX Viewership Down 2%, Draws 124.9 Million Viewers The Super Bowl LX audience remained enormous—but did not set another record.

Both Super Bowl LX overall and the Bad Bunny halftime performance were down slightly from last year. frontofficesports.com/super-bowl-l...

MLB Media Set to Handle Half of the League’s Teams in 2026 MLB’s in-house local media department, which began in emergency circumstances in early 2023, will handle half the league in 2026.

As RSNs, and Main Street Sports in particular, continue to be battered, MLB is now handling production, distribution, or both,of local games for half the league this year. frontofficesports.com/mlb-media-se...

ESPN Takes Over MLB.TV As New Rights Deal Kicks In MLB’s significantly reworked rights deal with ESPN goes fully into effect as the Disney-owned outlet begins distribution of MLB.TV.

MLB.TV is now part of ESPN's direct-to-streaming operations. It's complicated. Here's the full breakdown of what's happening. frontofficesports.com/espn-takes-o...

NFL Opening-Night Decision Starts in Seattle: Chiefs, Bears in Play With the Seahawks’ Super Bowl LX title in hand, focus now turns to the 2026 season and which opponent will start next season.

Who’s going to Seattle to play the Super Bowl champion Seahawks to open the 2026 season? There are nine possibilities, with the Chiefs and Bears standing out. frontofficesports.com/nfl-opening-...

Los Angeles Is Preparing for a Very Different Super Bowl in 2027 Now that the Seahawks are Super Bowl LX champions, attention immediately shifts to next year’s title game in Los Angeles.

With this Super Bowl in the books, the page immediately turns to next year in Los Angeles. Back at Sofi Stadium, and it'll be ESPN's first Super Bowl in a landmark moment in network history. frontofficesports.com/los-angeles-...