#professionalsports — Public Fediverse posts

https://www.opb.org/article/2026/03/12/moda-center-renovation-public-financing-trail-blazers/

#Extortion #Texas #Billionaires #Portland #PublicFunds #NBA #Mexico #Tax #Taxpayers #TaxDollars #EatTheRich #Sports #Basketball #ProfessionalSports #Election #Vote #Affordability #Resist #Protest #Boycott #Nike #PhilKnight #Dundon #Progressives #Citizens #WeThePeople #Franchise #NC #NorthCarolina #Oregon #TrailBlazers #TinaKotek #KeithWilson #Mayor #Governor #MultnomahCounty #PayForPerformance (1/3)

Indictments against #NBA players & at least one coach are expected to be unsealed Thursday in one of the largest-scale #criminal investigations in #ProfessionalSports over the past several years.

The case, which involves at least 2 criminal schemes… has been in the works for months but became public on Thursday morning when #TerryRozier, a guard for the #MiamiHeat, & #ChaunceyBillups, the coach of the #PortlandTrailBlazers, were arrested….

#law #sports
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10/23/nyregion/nba-illegal-gambling-arrests?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Celtics fans, businesses, hold out hope for Game 7 at TD Garden https://www.allforgardening.com/1296536/celtics-fans-businesses-hold-out-hope-for-game-7-at-td-garden/ #AwayGame #basketball #Birthday #boston #BostonCeltics #business #Celtics #CelticsFan #defense #EasternConferenceSemifinals #FanReactions #Fans #GAME #Game5 #Game6 #Game7 #garden #heart #home #HomeGame #hope #JaylenBrown #JaysonTatum #knicks #LastNight #MadisonSquareGarden #NBA #NBAPlayoffs #NewYork #NewYorkKnicks #pride #ProfessionalSports #series #sports #TdGarden #team #wednesday #win

I have long been a fan of the game of #baseball, but only started "following" the #MLB over the last few years. Here is my question:

Why doesnt the MLB use a #salarycap like other #professionalsports leagues?

I think an even playing field would be better for the game. Am I wrong?

Correction to the #toot above.
The 2nd defense against #ClassSolidarity is mollification in the form of #PanemEtCircenses …

#BreadAndCircuses #Hollywood #ProfessionalSports #KillYourTelevision

The #entertainment industry isn’t #art — it’s #EliteOffense

‘Canberra bashing just the usual diversion in disaster-prone deep north’ writes Ian Bushnell

https://the-riotact.com/canberra-bashing-just-the-usual-diversion-in-disaster-prone-deep-north/747026
#QldPol #ACTPol #AusPol #AusBiz #ProfessionalSports #Tourism

Bravo Kevin! 🙌

Welcome to the family ​:progress_flag:​

Sadly, my local paper... both home to Kevin AND the Jacksonville Jaguars chose to put the inspirational story behind a pay wall.

#LGBTQIA+ #Jacksonville #Florida #ProfessionalSports #NFL #KevinMaxen

https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/jacksonville-jaguars-assistant-coach-kevin-maxen-comes-out-as-gay/

Timing of #superbowl2023 is a great time to talk about this: #Cities, stop subsidizing #professionalsports w/ taxpayer dollars. One of the worst possible ROI. “The weight of #economic evidence shows that #taxpayers spend a lot of money and ultimately don't get much back. And when this paltry return is compared with other potential uses of the funds, the investment, almost always, seems unwise. In fact, research has shown that subsidizing #sports facilities usually does not affect a city's growth and, in some cases, may even hurt growth since funds are being diverted from alternatives with higher returns.” By Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: https://www.stlouisfed.org/publications/regional-economist/april-2001/should-cities-pay-for-sports-facilities