Mike Mazzeo

It may have been the best World Series of all-time, and now it’s the SBA winner of Sports Event of the Year for 2025.

Mark Walter's success with the Dodgers, Lakers, PWHL, Cadillac F1 and more earned him the SBJ Executive of the Year award for 2026. His portfolio could expand even further.

NEW YORK -- Despite the expectation of an MLB labor battle on the horizon, Red Sox owner John Henry implored players and executives to work together, listen, find common ground and move the game forward.

The winners of Sports Business Journal's 2026 Sports Business Awards in NYC feature some of the most important people, companies and teams in sports on the industry's biggest night.

The MLB Players' Association made its initial proposal in CBA talks Wednesday, stating that it would result in increased revenue sharing that would guarantee every small-market team with a minimum of $240M in revenue annually.

A day before MLB was expected to introduce a salary cap and floor system as part of its counter-proposal to the union in early CBA talks, commissioner Rob Manfred said the sport's payroll disparity is “not a fair fight” for small-market teams.

Sacramento formally announced Thursday its pursuit to secure an MLB expansion team. With the announcement, local investors are seeking to attract a lead anchor investor.

Lloyd Howell 's brief and tumultuous two-year tenure as Exec Dir of the NFLPA cost the union nearly $7M in salary.

MLB introduced Thursday a seven-year CBA proposal to the union that would include a hard salary cap and floor system and a 50-50 revenue split.

School officials wanted reform in college sports, and Yankees president Randy Levine said that's exactly what they received this week.