MLB’s New ABS System Hits Fast—While Exposing Umpire Calls It’s becoming immediately clear just how much of an impact MLB’s automated ball-strike (ABS) system is having.

MLB's automated ball-strike (ABS) system has been a defining part of the start of the new season. frontofficesports.com/mlbs-new-abs...

NFL Faces Antitrust Threat from FCC Chair Over Streaming Push Federal Communications Commission chairman Brendan Carr could become an obstacle in the NFL’s pursuit of elevated rights fees.

FCC Chair Brendan Carr has elevated its scrutiny on the NFL and the league's increasing migration to streaming. But there's more to that situation, as it likely intersects with a forthcoming renegotiation of the NFL's media rights. frontofficesports.com/nfl-faces-an...

NFL Annual Meeting to Tackle Rules, Refs, and Media Rights After another landmark season, the NFL looks to build on its growth wave with a set of new initiatives poised to take effect this year.

The NFL is beginning its annual meeting in Phoenix, and there’s plenty happening as the league ramps up its prep for the 2026 season. frontofficesports.com/nfl-annual-m...

WBC Title Game Draws Record 10.8M U.S. Viewers The 2026 World Baseball Classic ended with a historic audience as the title game won by Venezuela averaged 10.78 million viewers.

The 2026 World Baseball Classic title game posted a massive viewership number of 10.78 million. Bigger than some World Series games. frontofficesports.com/wbc-title-ga...

Venezuela Stuns the Field, Upsets U.S. for Its First WBC Title One of the World Baseball Classic’s most overlooked teams is now its 2026 champion as Venezuela upset the U.S.

Defying expectations, Venezuela has won the 2026 World Baseball Classic, toppling the U.S., Japan, and Italy along the way. frontofficesports.com/venezuela-st...

Tretter Takes Over NFLPA Ahead of Key Labor Negotiations The NFL Players Association has elected former union president and retired Browns offensive lineman JC Tretter as its new executive director.

JC Tretter is the new executive director of the NFL Players Association. frontofficesports.com/tretter-take...

One more time for the all the World Baseball Classic marbles. Venezuela vs the US.

World Baseball Classic TV Ratings Surge Ahead of Title Game Baseball fans have unquestionably embraced the World Baseball Classic, as latest viewership figures from the knockout round attest.

There is another record for the most-watched World Baseball Classic game in the event's 20-year history, as Sunday's U.S.-Dominican Republic semi averaged 7.37 million viewers. frontofficesports.com/world-baseba...

Trump Teases ‘Statehood’ as Venezuela Advances to WBC Finals Venezuela’s run to the World Baseball Classic championship game is fundamentally intertwined with a country in transition.

Within minutes of Venezuela clinching their spot in the World Baseball Classic final, Donald Trump was talking about the country becoming the 51st state. frontofficesports.com/trump-teases...

Venezuela Ends Italy’s Cinderella WBC Run, Sets Up U.S. Clash The Italian party in the WBC is over, as Venezuela defeated the upstart Azzurri to reach the title game of the international tournament.

The Italians' feel-good run in the World Baseball Classic is over as a star-laden Venezuelan team used some timely hits and 7.2 innings of scoreless bullpen work to win the semi. A title clash with the U.S. tomorrow awaits. frontofficesports.com/venezuela-en...

Time for World Baseball Classic semifinal 2 between Italy and Venezuela. Much more of a Marlinseque vibe with plenty of empty seats and far less noise.

Italy’s Espresso-Fueled Underdogs Are Taking Over the WBC Italy’s team in the WBC is nothing if not a total vibe that has helped define the 2026 version of the International tournament.

Italy’s WBC team is a total vibe and is pushing for tournament glory. frontofficesports.com/italys-espre...

Aaron Judge’s Bold Claim: WBC ‘Bigger, Better’ Than World Series U.S. team captain Aaron Judge turned heads when he said the World Baseball Classic is “bigger and better than the World Series.”

The WBC is bigger than the World Series? Not in terms of the actual numbers—at least not yet. But in terms of emotion and vibes, it's a very different story. frontofficesports.com/aaron-judges...

WBC Continues to Prove Its Power on Baseball’s World Stage The highly anticipated WBC semifinal battle between the U.S. and Dominican Republic has been absolutely nothing like most Marlins games here.

The U.S. outlasted the Dominican Republic, 2-1, to reach the World Baseball Classic final. Every bit of this game lived up to the initial hype. frontofficesports.com/wbc-continue...

WBC Continues to Prove Its Power on Baseball’s World Stage The highly anticipated WBC semifinal battle between the U.S. and Dominican Republic has been absolutely nothing like most Marlins games here.

The vibe here at loanDepot park for the WBC semi is absolutely nothing like a Marlins game. I was here a year ago for a game against the Mets that drew 13,740 and sounded maybe like half that. Tonight, the place is pulsating. frontofficesports.com/wbc-continue...

MLBPA Says Leadership Shake-Up Won’t Affect Bargaining Prep The recent change in the leadership of the MLB Players Association has rendered “no change” in the union’s preparation for upcoming labor talks.

Even with the turmoil of Tony Clark's recent departure, the MLBPA's Bruce Meyer said prep for upcoming labor talks with the league have been unaffected and that players are locked in for what's to come. frontofficesports.com/mlbpa-says-l...

The World Baseball Classic battle royale between the U.S. and Dominican Republic is about to start. Let’s get ready to rumble!

WBC Semifinals Featuring US, Dominican Stars Will Be 'Spectacle’ Two World Baseball Classic teams—USA and Dominican Republic—each loaded with MLB All-Stars will square off in Miami on Sunday night.

The stage is now set for perhaps the most anticipated game in the World Baseball Classic’s 20-year history. frontofficesports.com/with-record-...

Why the NFL’s 2026 Schedule Could Look Very Different The NFL’s 2026 schedule is about two months away from being released, but the highly anticipated slate is shaping up to look rather different.

This year’s NFL schedule, when it comes out in a couple of months, will have a different look to it. frontofficesports.com/why-the-nfls...

U.S., WBC Heavyweights Advance With Big TV Weekend Looming The WBC quarterfinal field is now set, and not only did the U.S. survive and advance, but so did all of the other tournament heavyweights.

Thanks to another dominant Italian performance, the U.S. team has survived and advanced to the World Baseball Classic quarterfinals. There, they'll be joined by the rest of the tournament's heavyweights. frontofficesports.com/u-s-wbc-heav...

NFL Exploring Thanksgiving Eve Game After Holiday Ratings Surge Get ready for another big helping of the NFL over the Thanksgiving holiday, as the league explores scheduling a game on Thanksgiving Eve.

The NFL is actively looking at scheduling a game on Thanksgiving Eve. frontofficesports.com/nfl-explorin...

Ravens Pivot to Trey Hendrickson After Crosby Trade Collapses In hours, the Ravens backed out of a blockbuster trade and shifted to arguably the best remaining player on the free-agent market.

After blowing up the Maxx Crosby trade, the Ravens quickly pivoted to Trey Hendrickson in a four-year, $112 million deal. frontofficesports.com/ravens-crosb...

WBC Delivers Big Ratings for Fox, but U.S. Loss Clouds Outlook Fox Sports is off to a very strong viewership start for the World Baseball Classic, but the good times might not last.

Early WBC ratings are very good, as expected, but the good times might not last as the U.S. team needs help to advance to the quarterfinals. frontofficesports.com/wbc-delivers...

March Madness Getting Chalkier, but TV Networks Aren’t Worried The increasing dominance of March Madness favorites in the tournament is not a concern at all to CBS or TNT, network executives said.

Even as college basketball, and March Madness in particular, gets chalkier, CBS and TNT are anything but concerned. frontofficesports.com/march-madnes...

Judge Blocks Plan to Use Unclaimed Funds for Browns Stadium The legal bar for Ohio to use unclaimed funds for a new Browns stadium, or other venue renovations in the state, just went higher.

Ohio’s use of unclaimed money to partially fund a new Browns stadium has been met with a preliminary injunction. frontofficesports.com/judge-blocks...

Angels Buy Out RSN Stake from Main Street Sports The Angels have responded to the decline of Main Street Sports Group, becoming the sole owner and operator of FanDuel Sports Network West.

The Angels are now the sole owner and operator of FanDuel Sports Network West, responding in unique fashion to the ongoing RSN crisis. frontofficesports.com/angels-buy-o...

Skubal Not Pitching Again in WBC, Will Return to Spring Training Tigers ace Tarik Skubal is not sticking around with the U.S. team in the World Baseball Classic and will head back to Tigers spring training.

Tarik Skubal had big emotions about the World Baseball Classic but will be returning to Tigers camp. frontofficesports.com/tarik-skubal...

Sun Belt’s Stepladder Format Is Producing Some March Chaos Georgia Southern has won five games in five days to reach the Sun Belt conference final in improbable fashion.

A rising embrace of stepladder brackets by mid-majors is designed in part to enhance the status of their best regular-season teams. Georgia Southern, however, has other ideas in the Sun Belt tournament as it goes for an unprecedented sixth win as many days. frontofficesports.com/sun-belts-st...

Dolphins Move On from Tua With Record $99.2M Dead Cap Hit The Dolphins are releasing quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, creating an NFL-record $99.2 million in dead money against the salary cap.

Signing an NFL quarterback is expensive. So is moving on from on from one, as the Dolphins are learning with their league-record $99.2 million dead money cap hit involved in releasing Tua Tagovailoa. frontofficesports.com/dolphins-mov...

World Baseball Classic’s Energy Is Winning Over MLB Stars Even a Cy Young Award winner who’s just been through a bruising arbitration process is changed by the allure of the World Baseball Classic.

Playing for country hits different, as the World Baseball Classic is showing again. frontofficesports.com/world-baseba...