GAINESVILLE, Va. – LPGA commissioner Mollie Marcoux Samaan met with the media on Saturday morning and owned the transportation disaster that took place on opening day of the 19th Solheim Cup. Fans were stuck in the Jiffy Lube Live parking lot for hours on Friday, missing the first-tee experience and most of the morning foursomes…
Last week, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver addressed the press following his meeting with the league’s Board of Governors. During the meeting, Silver discussed several topics, including a new rule allowing referees to review complete plays on monitors, potential NBA expansions, and the Clippers’ new arena. Silver commended the completion of the Intuit Dome in Los…
RBC Canadian Open Tournament Director Bryan Crawford will be leaving the organization as he has accepted the role of Commissioner with the Ontario Hockey League. “Bryan has played an instrumental role in the growth of the RBC Canadian Open into one of Canada’s signature sport properties and we are extremely appreciative of his contributions over…
Indiana Fever/X During his pre-NBA Finals press conference on Thursday, Adam Silver was asked about the foul on Caitlin Clark before the Boston Celtics hosted the Dallas Mavericks in Game 1. Clark was hip-checked by Chicago Sky guard Chennedy Carter on Saturday, sparking controversy about the treatment of the Indiana Fever rookie. Silver deferred to…
Now that the NBA has successfully secured the newest collective bargaining agreement last summer, and are currently finalizing the media rights deals, it seems like it’s finally time to review a subject that has been pending for years now. We are talking about future NBA expansions, and not because we want, but because commissioner Adam…
(Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images) The minor leagues have been working with the automated strike zone, also known as “ABS” or simply “robo” umpires, for a while now. They have used different versions of it depending on the park and league, but the concept is the same: helping eliminate the human factor (umpire mistakes) with…
Fans have taken notice of NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman’s shift in position regarding sports gambling. Sports reporter Darren Rovell on X (previously Twitter) brought attention to this change in viewpoint by highlighting the sharp differences between Bettman’s previous and current opinions. Less than a decade ago, Gary Bettman joined commissioners in opposing sports gambling, writing…
