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George Steinbrenner, the man behind the New York Yankees from 1973 to 2010, would have turned 81 years old. continue reading...

This morning New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner died of a massive heart attack at the age of 80.   He was one of the most famous owners in all of professional sports and the Yankees won 7 World Series trophies under his ownership.  Here is the statement from his spokesperson: continue reading...

With Phoenix’ woes, the first Canadian city expected to get a team back would be Winnipeg (especially with David Thomson backing that ticket).  But as Gary Bettman’s Excellent Nightmare gets set to boost into overdrive in years to come, it’s not totally crazy for Quebec City to get back its beloved Nordiques, especially with both Guy Laliberte and Pierre Karl Peladeau throwing their weight - and financial heft - behind the movement. The Nordiques left Quebec and headed to Denver where they were renamed the Colorado Avalanche and won the Stanley Cup in their first year of existence… continue reading...

Spoiled kids tend to make bad managers at daddy’s businesses:

Case in point? continue reading...

Time Warner takes a page from the book of “give people what they want”

Enter SI Vault. If you are wondering what SI Vault is, as the name would imply, it’s 54 years of Sports Illustraded’s covers, images, stories and much more. If an image is worth a thousand words, what would 54 years’ worth of images be worth? continue reading...

I’m not sure about Pete Carroll’s desire to get back in the NFL.  The man is revered in Southern California… why give all of that up for the NFL?

Multiple sources told ESPN.com late Tuesday night that the Falcons are pursuing Pete Carroll for an interview. If Carroll agrees, and the logistics can be arranged, the Southern California coach could huddle with Atlanta owner Arthur Blank by the weekend. Carroll, who has previously been a head coach in the NFL with the New York Jets and New England Patriots, would certainly become the biggest name on the list of Atlanta candidates. continue reading...

Don MacLean led the Florida Panthers to the Stanley Cup Finals as coach.  Now, Tampa Bay Lightning fans are hoping MacLean can lead them back to the Finals.

Tampa Bay Lightning officials announced that the team was being sold to a new group of owners on Tuesday, but new group said fans don’t need to worry about the team leaving the Bay Area.  continue reading...

Tribune Co., which owns the team, announced in April it was selling itself for $8.2 billion to Chicago real estate mogul Sam Zell, who made the deal contingent on shedding non-core assets. That means the Cubs will go on the auction block at the end of the season a decision Tribune chairman and CEO Dennis FitzSimons has conceded was difficult but one that “really makes sense for our shareholders.”

Several potential deep-pocketed bidders are expected to vie for the Cubs and possibly for Wrigley Field, including Cuban and Chicago native Jerry Colangelo, the Phoenix Suns CEO who once ran the Arizona Diamondbacks. continue reading...

The NFL is arguably the most amazing league, no doubt, but the disparity between big and small market teams is like a benign tumor that will one day turn lethal.

When owners approved an extension to the collective bargaining agreement last March, a key element of the plan was an enhanced revenue sharing plan that, over a six-year period, would redistribute about $900 million from big- to small-market franchises. A year later, however, there is still no agreement on how the additional dollars will be meted out, which teams get it, and under what circumstances. continue reading...

Oh wow, what a year it was.  Enjoy. continue reading...