by Scott Lewis | Jan 23, 2022 | Sports Business
Baltimore’s historic arena will close, but only for one year. Thanks to a $150M renovation by Thirty Five Ventures, an affiliate of the Oak View Group (OVG) that includes Kevin Durant as one its investors, the arena will close following this February’s CIAA basketball...
by Scott Lewis | Jul 4, 2021 | Major League Baseball, Sports Business
How fitting that the 10th edition of the Nationals annual 11am 4th of July game features the Los Angeles Dodgers. On paper, it provides Major League Baseball with a marquee national TV matchup for its MLB Network, featuring the defending World Series champions. It...
by Scott Lewis | May 11, 2021 | Sports Business
Alex Ovechkin is officially a team owner. In time, if all goes as planned, he will be viewed as an important mentor to its players as well. The Washington Capitals great and future NHL Hall of Famer was introduced on Monday by the Washington Spirit of the National...
by Scott Lewis | Apr 16, 2021 | Soccer, Sports Business, Sports Media
Dave Johnson and D.C. United’s TV home are back where it all started – NBC Sports Washington (NBCSWA). Johnson, the only play-by-play voice that the club has ever known during its 25-year history, began his tenure with the team’s coverage on NBCSWA’s predecessor, Home...
by Scott Lewis | Mar 17, 2021 | Major League Baseball, Sports Business
The Oakland A’s may reside in the most antiquated venue in pro sports, 50+ year-old Oakland Coliseum, but that hasn’t stopped them from once again setting the bar for other teams inside and outside of baseball to follow. Moneyball of course, is now two decades old....