Nate Oats has turned Alabama into one of the most consistent programs in college basketball since arriving in Tuscaloosa in 2019, guiding the Crimson Tide to five Sweet 16 appearances in the last six years, including a Final Four run in 2024.
K'Lavon Chaisson kept plugging away after a rocky start in the NFL, eventually breaking out with the New England Patriots in 2025, helping them win the AFC Championship.
Nacua's attorney told The Times before the lawsuit was filed that Nacua 'denies these allegations in the strongest possible terms,' and that Nacua would 'pursue all available legal remedies in response to these false and damaging statements.'
The 'Home Team Act' would require that any sports team owner looking to move their franchise, or sell to a new owner with the intention of relocation, first be required to offer the sale of the franchise to a group keeping it in its current location.
The best thing about those two guys is the way they hang out. Literally, I was trying to track 'em down the other day and they were both together. They were on a beach somewhere doing something. And it started immediately.
The owners of Major League Baseball's 30 teams, who made their wealth through the workings of free enterprise capitalism, want to limit what players can be paid. This apparent political and philosophical irony will most likely lead to a shutdown of baseball at the end of this season.
The possible implementation of a salary cap is one of the biggest issues dividing Major League Baseball and the Players Association (MLBPA) as collective bargaining agreement (CBA) negotiations are set to begin in the spring. The league believes a salary cap is necessary to improve competitive balance, while the players remain strongly against one, as it would limit their potential earnings. As it currently stands, MLB is the only major North American professional sports league without a salary cap.
The big news this week is the Dodgers winning the Kyle Tucker and the Mets grabbing Bo Bichette. It's some big money. Kyle Tucker is getting that partially deferred 60MM AAV and Bo Bichette is getting an player option protected 43MM AAV. I don't begrudge them. They're both at the top of a very high profile profession where the top get the tippy-top cash. It might be getting hard to see anything but the bucks though.
MLB is the only one of the four major American sports without a minimum and maximum limit to spending, and some owners may be looking to change that. According to Jon Heyman of MLB Network, the early projections from the league suggest a salary cap of around $260-280 million, along with a salary floor of around $140-160 million.
Many in the industry expect a lockout and some even worry about the potential for lost games in 2027. Jon Heyman and Joel Sherman of The New York Post report that the league has put aside a war chest of about $2 billion, roughly $75MM per team, from a central fund to help weather a potentially lengthy stoppage. The MLBPA has made similar preparations but the report doesn't provide specifics for that side.
