Kyle Stack

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Here for sports, tech, media, politics. Will share all the articles and podcasts. 📍London, UK 💻 SailGP Director of Social 🎓 Nike Global Digital Marketing (12 yrs), Freelance Writer for ESPN, Wired, SLAM, Sports Illustrated, et. al (5 yrs)

Major League Baseball says it wants to share revenues with players “50-50.”The union says that’s “misleading propaganda” and “deception.” The really big question at the heart of this: 50-50 … of what? How MLB wants to define revenue: www.nytimes.com/athletic/747...

In battle over MLB salary cap, players and owners spar over the meaning of ‘50/50’ (Gift Article)

The revenue split is a key point of contention in cap leagues like the NBA and NHL. MLB is just now grappling with the particulars.

nytimes.com

American technology billionaire Nikesh Arora is in talks to buy the new London team in the NBA’s European expansion, according to sources. The league is targeting a 2027 start with 16 teams. Details: nyti.ms/4bmbCIm

NBA London expansion team’s $1bn offer from consortium behind Hundred cricket investors (Gift Article)

The NBA has targeted the latter half of 2027 as the launch of the inaugural NBA Europe season, which is proposed to start with 16 teams.

nyti.ms

The preliminary viewership numbers for the USMNT’s knockout win over Bosnia and Herzegovina Wednesday are in. Per Nielsen, the game drew 24.43 million viewers on Fox, making it the most-watched English-language soccer telecast in U.S. history. Details: nyti.ms/3Tg6RcM

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