More than 20,000 season ticket deposits have been made for a new Utah NHL team with no name.

Details on the Coyotes franchise’s move to Salt Lake City are hazy—but fans in Utah are rushing to be a part of it.

After nearly 30 years in Arizona, the NHL is officially leaving and headed to Utah.

After buying the franchise for $1.2 billion, the agenda for owner Ryan Smith includes:

• A name
• Ticket sales
• A practice facility
• Delta Center upgrades

Eric Fisher's full breakdown ⬇️

A pair of Congressmen are demanding answers on the streaming joint venture from ESPN, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery—which is four months away from its intended debut.

Within the questions is a concern that it will create a series of negative effects across the industry.

Jontay Porter bet on NBA games, and MLB's biggest star allegedly had millions stolen from him for gambling debts.

As betting became more intertwined in U.S. sports, gambling-related incidents like what we've seen lately became inevitable, writes Eric Fisher ⬇️

A bit of news on the Washington Commanders’ potential future in DC: The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources is expected to take up the RFK Stadium legislation that passed the House within the next month, sources told Front Office Sports. (via Eric Fisher) frontofficesports.com/to-sum-up-curr…

John Sterling is leaving a broadcasting career of more than 60 years, and a legendary run with the Yankees that began in 1989.

Eric Fisher has more ⬇️

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Shohei Ohtani’s record-breaking deal includes $680M in deferred money—a move that could help him avoid paying nearly $100M in taxes if he later moves.

California legislators say the trend of athletes deferring huge chunks of their contracts is “disturbing.”

eBay has announced a deal to acquire Goldin Auctions—one of the major players in the sports collectibles industry.

In so doing, eBay further fortifies itself against Fanatics, which has quickly amassed its own multifaceted collectibles business.

Eric Fisher's story ⬇️

The Caps and Wizards are staying in D.C.
The Coyotes have $3B plans in Phoenix.
The A's are going to Sacramento (kind of).
The Chiefs and Royals need a new plan.

As a string of venue-related developments begin to take shape across the country, Eric Fisher has the latest ⬇️

The NIT is arguably at its weakest point after several big programs turned down invitations following their March Madness snubs.

Enter: Fox Sports, which has created the College Basketball Crown—a new 16-team postseason tournament that will begin in 2025 in Las Vegas.

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KC voters rejected a sales tax that would’ve gone to the Chiefs & Royals stadium plans- part of what might be larger trend of Americans souring on public $ for private teams.

Eric Fisher: “Fans are really smart…there's access to a lot of information.”

A Disney billionaire activist investor launched a proxy battle for more control of the board—and $DIS shareholders firmly shut him down.

For now, ESPN and Disney's media approach will stay on its Bob Iger-led path, explains Eric Fisher ⬇️

Voters in Jackson County have rejected the public funding proposal for the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals’ stadium projects.

The decision leaves the long-term future of both teams in the jurisdiction very much in question.

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The Jackson County, Mo., vote on stadium funding for the Chiefs and Royals had sharply divided the K.C. area for weeks. But in the end, it wasn't close as the measure was soundly rejected by a 58%-42% margin. frontofficesports.com/kansas-city-st…

Larry Lucchino, one of baseball’s most influential executives, has died at 78.

Eric Fisher recalls how Lucchino helped break the “Curse of the Bambino' in Boston and his impact on the baseball world.

Oakland is prepared to offer the A's a new lease until 2027—when the team's Las Vegas ballpark opens.

But what does that do for angry fans, historically bad attendance, and a team who won't even allow comments on its social media posts?

Story from Eric Fisher ⬇️

Earlier this year, Monumental Sports & Entertainment agreed to acquire full control of NBC Sports Washington.

Following a series of improvements, Ted Leonsis believes ‘Monumental Sports Network’ will be an outlier in a broader decline of RSNs.

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Ted Leonsis is planning a number of changes to Capital One Arena in forthcoming renovations.

From back-of-house components to better toilets, Ted Leonsis discusses more with Eric Fisher.

'Steve Ballmer has made an arms race in plumbing.'

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There are three votes about to go down this week that could shake up sports:

Stadium talks in Kansas City and Washington D.C., plus a Disney board election that could have massive effects on ESPN's future.

Eric Fisher discusses each in detail ⬇️

I've known Ted Leonsis a long time & have seen many of the twists & turns of his sports ownership career. We're now at another major pivot point w the demise of the Alexandria deal & the reunion with D.C. He breaks down what happened on
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