Archive for Business

This is pretty major: Don Fehr is stepping down as executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association, a position he’s held since the mid-1980s, a source tells ESPN. Fehr will be replaced by general counsel Michael Weiner, pending board approval, the source said. An announcement is expected to be made later on Monday […]

The latest in the business of baseball.

On the field the 2009 season is shaping up to be a great one for the Texas Rangers. They’re winning and looking pretty good in the process. Off the field, however, things aren’t as rosy: Despite being in first place and having increased attendance at the ballpark this year, the Texas Rangers cut several staff […]

Or deal with the draft. You choose.

TUCK! toons, right here, right now, every Thursday

TUCK! toons every week, served up pipin’ hot right here!

No, not Cal Ripken: President Barack Obama tapped federal appeals judge Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court on Tuesday, officials said, making her the first Hispanic in history picked to wear the robes of a justice. If confirmed by the Senate, Sotomayor, 54, would succeed retiring Justice David Souter. Two officials described Obama’s decision on […]

The most protracted sale in the history of team sports is rounding third and racing, er, jogging, er, kind of shuffling for home! Chicago Cubs buyer Tom Ricketts is close to lining up three banks to arrange the $450 million financing necessary to complete his acquisition of the team, financial sources said, positioning him to […]

Our friend Pete Toms has a new regular feature over at Maury’s place: The Business of Sports Network is pleased to announce the first instalment of “Last Week in Bizball”, a weekly notebook column from staff reporter Pete Toms. Each week LWIB will compile opinion and reporting on topical baseball biz subjects from the preceding […]

Fanno gets a dog!