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Chinese sportswear company snags Curry

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/48940127/stephen-curry-signs-chinese-sportswear-company-li-ning

The University of Utah athletic department initiated employee layoffs. This action is part of a restructuring linked to Otro Capital. Select units will transition to Crimson Brand Partners. Impacted employees can interview for similar positions there. The official separation date is scheduled for June 30.

Salt Lake City, Utah

https://www.sltrib.com/sports/utah-utes/2026/05/29/utes-begin-unsettling-layoffs/

What are your thoughts?

are there any corporate suites or company ticket opportunities discounted for attending the world cup, of the cage match at 1600 Penn Ave, or the July 4th ticker tape in NYC, Charlotte or Frisco ?

Aaaaand Diego Luna, the centerpiece of Bank of America’s multimillion dollar World Cup ad campaign, didn’t even make the team.

Just watched an emotional video for the curaçao by Adi and then checked what we have and it’s photos of current / former players and different artists / celebrities . Really hope more is coming - this just feels sad 3 weeks before the start

The PGA Tour cut 56 full-time employees. This reduction impacts about four percent of its staff. These changes follow a $1.5 billion investment from Strategic Sports Group. A new CEO model is now in place. A shorter schedule and new markets are under consideration.

https://golfweek.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/pga/2026/04/23/pga-tour-layoffs-2026-cuts-4-percent/89753519007/

The PGA Tour laid off 56 employees on Thursday. This represents about 4% of its global staff. The organization is undergoing a right-sizing for its new for-profit structure. FTI Consulting audited the tour and provided recommendations. The PGA Tour also will not fill 73 open roles.

https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2026/04/23/pga-tour-lays-off-4-of-staff-amid-organizational-right-sizing/

This is the kind of line Nike used to drop all the time and nobody really pushed back on it

Not because it was safer back then but because the brand had enough weight that people read it as confidence instead of taking a shot at people

That cushion just isn’t there right now

So now it lands like we’re poking at part of the running community instead of speaking to something aspirational and yeah people are gonna react to that

Honestly it doesn’t even feel like a strong point of view it just feels like we’re trying to be a little edgy because we don’t really have anything better to say

And when that’s the case it shows pretty quickly

UConn goth their @ss beat by Michigan!! Go Blue!!

Robbinsville School District seeks voter approval for a $5 million tax increase. A special election is scheduled for March 10. Without approval, the district faces a $2.2 million shortfall in 2026-27. This could lead to over 30 staff layoffs and cuts to sports and clubs. Declining state aid and rising costs contribute to the budget deficit.

https://www.nj.com/education/2026/02/nj-school-district-may-cut-sports-slash-30-jobs-if-voters-dont-approve-tax-hike.html

In the CFP final.. let’s talk about it.

What do you think? Would GB leave Elevance to lead the WNBA?

Historically, Nike had impeccable timing of using relevant SuperStar of the moment and help them lead to next level.
I will go back as far as John McEnroe, Jordan, Barkley, Carl Lewis, Mary Slaney, Joan Benoit Samuelson, Mark Allen, Bo, Lebron, Kobe, Durant, Serena ...
And disgraced ones like Lance, Tiger, Marion etc.
I apologize if I missed someone

But today, when I look around there is no one that have charisma and appeal of athletes above.

Basketball: Jordan is retired for long time and not getting young. A baby born when he made that shot against Utah would be 28 today.
Lebron: played 22 years and about to retire
Durant: same story as Lebron. About to retire.
Kobe; retired and passed away.
Who is new blood in basketball space for Nike.

Baseball: Last time Nike had any significant endorsee was Griffey and Barry Bonds and that was long time ago. They invested on Trout but the guy was hurt for 3 or 4 season and this was first that he played full in a long time

Football: Nike controls football but they never had anyone that lead the category. Last one was Deshawn Jackson. I think

Track: They have some winners but no SuperStar material. Sidney Mcglaughlin Levrone is good candidate but she is NB girl. Nobody significant in sprinter category for boys and girls.

Tennis: Basically nobody since Serena retired

Golf: They have endorsees but nobody in the category of Tiger

Soccer: Originial Ronaldo has been retired for long time.
And Cristiano Ronaldo is about to retire, playing in senior league of soccer in Saudia Arabia.

As you can see there is no one significant icon leading Nike now. That is the problem.

Their Icon now Kim Kardashian. Wow. A girls made herself big through surgery.

I hope I made some sense in issue with Nike

In the spirit of cost cutting, why are we still funding extravagant sports and concert boxes for our leaders? A whole crew of junior female managers and their daughters at Toyota Center for today’s concert. I guess us plebes pay while others get the spoils from our fallen colleagues.

America’s Team will win!

Penny - why pay a speaking fee of $200,000 each to hear their motivational speeches? You should have hired them to give us pep talks about “Dribbling up the middle on our resumes” and the “Uneven bars of life”.

• Giants head coach
• Jets Head Coach
• Yankees Manager
• Mets Manager
• St. John’s Redstorm AthleticDirector
• RDI call center