Dennis Young

Marathon Pros Are Earning More by Racing More Each Year Several runners in NYC's elite field are on their third or fourth marathon of the year. More races mean more money—but the math isn’t simple.

Here's a new front-runner, from @cindykuzma.bsky.social: frontofficesports.com/more-races-m...

Sandy Brondello Turned Down More Money to Coach Tempo The WNBA expansion team still made Brondello one of three known coaches in the league earning seven figures annually.

The Tempo introduced Sandy Brondello as the franchise's first coach this AM.

While the terms of her deal were not disclosed, multiple sources told me she will earn a seven-figure salary annually making her one of the highest paid coaches in the WNBA.

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Speed Limits Are Taking the Wind Out of Cyclists’ Exhilarating Commutes

The Mamdani administration must restore the 18mph Ghosts. But I kind of agree with the author's comparison of the 20mph Ghosts to original formula Four Loko. So good that it should be illegal. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/n...

Speed Limits Are Taking the Wind Out of Cyclists’ Exhilarating Commutes

The Mamdani administration must restore the 18mph Ghosts. But I kind of agree with the author's comparison of the 20mph Ghosts to original formula Four Loko. So good that it should be illegal. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/n...

Sale of Trail Blazers to Tom Dundon Will Take Multiple Years The purchase of the Trail Blazers will look similar to Bill Chisholm’s multi-step transaction to buy the Celtics, league sources tell FOS.

The sale of the Trail Blazers to Carolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon will take place in several stages across multiple years, similar to the Celtics, sources tell me: frontofficesports.com/portland-tra...

Turkish Dispute Could Cloud French Star’s Return to WNBA Fenerbahçe said it would “exercise all our legal rights” after Dominique Malonga left the team.

On Monday, Fenerbahçe announced Seattle Storm forward Dominique Malonga had "unilaterally terminated her professional player contract with our club without any just cause."

BC of a required letter of clearance this could impede her return to the WNBA.

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NBA Stars Swap Wine with League Friends and Foes NBA players fell in love with wine in bubble. Now, they’re exchanging bottles to keep the spirit of those late-night drinking sessions going.

Five years ago, the NBA’s Orlando bubble became known for its late-night wine sessions as teams finished the season at Disney during COVID. Today, the drinking sessions from the bubble live on in a league-wide wine exchange. Story: frontofficesports.com/nba-stars-sw...

A couple big recent scoops from us that you might have missed because we published them at the highly strategic times of 5 pm on Friday and midnight on Saturday:

Penn State, Adidas Deny Wrongdoing Around $300M Apparel Deal On Saturday night, the school put out a statement railing against “misinformation” and “patently false” rumors about the deal.

Penn State confirmed something that has been bubbling up for weeks: its new $300 million Adidas deal contains an unusual provision giving its AD an annual $500K product allotment. They say it’s standard; three current and former Power 4 ADs say it’s not frontofficesports.com/penn-state-a...

Standoff Over WNBA's Future Has Dominated Finals A dominant performance by A’ja Wilson and the Las Vegas Aces has been reduced to background noise as players and owners negotiate a new CBA.

The WNBA made a CBA proposal that includes a supermax of roughly $850K and a vet minimum of $300K, huge increases, but the sides remain far far apart. Tons more juice in this @anniecostabile.bsky.social story, including a “costly mistake” by Cathy Engelbert frontofficesports.com/standoff-ove...

A couple big recent scoops from us that you might have missed because we published them at the highly strategic times of 5 pm on Friday and midnight on Saturday:

I don't want to speculate, but you have to think that the hours that Peter Thiel and Jeffrey Epstein spent over lunch in 2017 almost certainly featured one of the most normal conversations of all time.

How Cheryl Reeve Turned the Lynx Into the WNBA Gold Standard Players, coaches, and executives who have worked with Reeve tell FOS how she built a team that has “tortured” the WNBA for years.

Longevity is a fleeting concept in sports, but not in Minnesota.

Over the last 15 years, Cheryl Reeve has built a level of sustained success that no other franchise has mirrored. Now, the Lynx are in position to win a historic fifth WNBA title.

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I took the mandatory US Open field trip this week. Complaining about the Open being obnoxious and expensive dates back decades. Even so - everyone I spoke to agreed things had changed over the last two years. The numbers back it up.

The US Open Is Groaning Under the Weight of Its Own Success $8,000 tickets, $100 chicken nuggets, $23 cocktails—it's only ratcheted up the fear of missing out for fans and celebrities at the US Open, which is more popular than ever.

With genius commentary from @benrothenberg.bsky.social @girinathan.bsky.social frontofficesports.com/us-open-tenn...

The US Open Is Groaning Under the Weight of Its Own Success $8,000 tickets, $100 chicken nuggets, $23 cocktails—it's only ratcheted up the fear of missing out for fans and celebrities at the US Open, which is more popular than ever.

With genius commentary from @benrothenberg.bsky.social @girinathan.bsky.social frontofficesports.com/us-open-tenn...

StubHub, a major player here, told me that sales had already beat last year’s total by 27% - before the semifinals had even started.

I took the mandatory US Open field trip this week. Complaining about the Open being obnoxious and expensive dates back decades. Even so - everyone I spoke to agreed things had changed over the last two years. The numbers back it up.

Angel Reese's Sky Future Uncertain After Torching Teammates There is a belief among some sources that Reese’s future in Chicago may not be reparable after her most recent comments.

Angel Reese went on record and torched her teammates in what multiple league executives characterized as an unprecedented move.

Where her future in Chicago stands & how the team is addressing her critiques here:

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New WNBA CBA By Oct. 31 Deadline Appears Increasingly Unlikely The union cited the league’s “lack of urgency” and questioned if it was “just running out the clock” on negotiations in a statement to FOS.

It appears increasingly unlikely the WNBA and WNBPA will reach a deal for a new collective bargaining agreement ahead of the Oct. 31 deadline.

There are multiple paths forward, including an extension:

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I’m always saying this

MLS Says Columbus Fans Can Fly Palestinian Flag After 2-Year Ban The league gave Crew fans an exemption after their team paid a $7.5 million transfer fee to sign Palestinian forward Wessam Abou Ali.

New: The Palestinian flag is back in MLS after a two-year ban, under very narrow restrictions. Fans in one stadium can display exactly one frontofficesports.com/mls-columbus...

can't wait to ultimately learn that winnie greco was told that someone from the city was coming by to pick up some cash and the name of @katiehonan.bsky.social's publication threw her off

MLS Says Columbus Fans Can Fly Palestinian Flag After 2-Year Ban The league gave Crew fans an exemption after their team paid a $7.5 million transfer fee to sign Palestinian forward Wessam Abou Ali.

New: The Palestinian flag is back in MLS after a two-year ban, under very narrow restrictions. Fans in one stadium can display exactly one frontofficesports.com/mls-columbus...

‘Business Been Boomin’: How Studbudz Built an Empire Overnight Lynx backcourt duo Courtney Willliams and Natisha Hiedeman are “changing everything for the WNBA” with their viral livestreams.

Following WNBA All-Star weekend WNBPA president Nneka Ogwumike told the StudBudz they're changing the league.

But whats changed for the Budz in the four weeks since?

Simply put, "Business been boomin."

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UFC’s Paramount Billions Might Not Flow to Fighters UFC’s monopoly over MMA means that the majority of fighters are unlikely to see a significant pay raise after the $7.7 billion deal.

I have a piece up on @frontofficesports.bsky.social today looking at what the fighters can expect from UFC’s new deal with Paramount.
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Grand Slam Track Admits It Is 'Struggling' To Pay Athletes The running startup said it would pay athletes $3 million by a July 31 deadline. Two weeks later, runners have not been paid, and Grand Slam’s future is in doubt.

Weeks ago, Grand Slam Track said the $3 million it owed athletes was coming "imminently."

Those payments have not been made, the league admits it's "struggling" to make them, and its future is in doubt. Some new reporting with @margaretfleming.bsky.social frontofficesports.com/grand-slam-t...

Grand Slam Track Admits It Is 'Struggling' To Pay Athletes The running startup said it would pay athletes $3 million by a July 31 deadline. Two weeks later, runners have not been paid, and Grand Slam’s future is in doubt.

Weeks ago, Grand Slam Track said the $3 million it owed athletes was coming "imminently."

Those payments have not been made, the league admits it's "struggling" to make them, and its future is in doubt. Some new reporting with @margaretfleming.bsky.social frontofficesports.com/grand-slam-t...

Rice Krispies Treats Upending Billion-Dollar Sports-Fueling Wars The world's best cyclists and runners have found that the optimal solution to a serious problem is a 30-cent children's treat.

A very fun piece today from Cindy Kuzma about why elite runners and cyclists are housing unholy volumes of Rice Krispies Treats. Molly Huddle told her she tries to eat 16 the day before a race. frontofficesports.com/rice-krispie...