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In a photo provided by the Detroit Lions, Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes walks around in the indoor practice field at the NFL football team's facility Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021 in Allen Park, Mich. (Detroit Lions via AP).
Lions hire GM Brad Holmes after he wasn't on original list

By Larry Lage Jan. 19, 2021 07:57 PM EST

FILE - Chicago Blackhawks left wing Dominik Kubalik, center, smiles as he is congratulated while passing the team box after scoring the go-ahead goal against the Colorado Avalanche during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Denver, in this Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019, file photto. Chicago won 5-3. The Chicago Blackhawks are going to remain the Blackhawks — and there is no sign of any change coming anytime soon. Speaking publicly for the first time Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020, since baseball's Cleveland Indians announced Monday they plan to change their name, Blackhawks CEO Danny Wirtz reiterated the same message the team shared this summer after lingering questions about Native American team names returned to the forefront.(AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
In wake of Indians' decision, Blackhawks stay with team name

By Jay Cohen Dec. 17, 2020 02:56 PM EST

Houston Texans fire PR boss Amy Palcic

Nov. 11, 2020 11:47 AM EST
HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Texans have fired vice president of communications Amy Palcic. Palcic had been with the team since June 2013 and...

FILE - In this Friday, Oct. 4, 2019, file photo, Nyla Rose, from left, Chris Jericho, Brandi Rhodes, Jon Moxley, Awesome Kong and Jungle Boy attend New York Comic Con to promote TNT's "All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite," at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, in New York. All Elite Wrestling is set to celebrate its one-year anniversary with a show from Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, Fla., on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
Hulk Who? AEW dishes out punishment as it hits 1-year mark

By Dan Gelston Oct. 14, 2020 02:15 AM EDT

Abandon the NFL? Partners don't, even during a pandemic

By Barry Wilner Sep. 01, 2020 05:02 PM EDT
As 67 players opted out of the NFL season because of the coronavirus pandemic, corporate partners, sponsors and advertisers did the opposite. ...

FILE - In this Dec. 22, 2019, file photo, Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr is sacked by Los Angeles Chargers defensive end Joey Bosa during the first half of an NFL football game in Carson, Calif. Teams could afford recent contracts like the megabucks given to Patrick Mahomes and Bosa under normal circumstances. Because of economic effects from the coronavirus pandemic, future player deals and a salary cap that will be adjusted due to some monetary setbacks, upcoming free agents might find the marketplace tighter. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
NFL faces tough times for 2020, then bright economic outlook

By Barry Wilner Sep. 01, 2020 04:51 PM EDT

Former NFL and NHL executive Vince Casey dead at age 78

Aug. 26, 2020 05:18 PM EDT
LAKE WORTH, Fla. (AP) — Vince Casey, a longtime sports public relations executive who worked for the NFL and in the NHL, has died. He was 78. ...

Rodney Johnson of Chesapeake, Va., sits in his truck outside FedEx Field in Landover, Md., Monday, July 13, 2020. The Washington NFL franchise announced Monday that it will drop the "Redskins" name and Indian head logo immediately, bowing to decades of criticism that they are offensive to Native Americans. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Post-Redskins, Washington has long road toward new name

By Stephen Whyno Jul. 14, 2020 03:39 PM EDT

FILE - In a Sunday, July 28, 2019 file photo, Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona, left, has words with pitcherTrevor Bauer, right, as Bauer is taken out in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. Francona said Sunday, July 5, 2020 that he believes the Indians need to change their name. “I think it's time to move forward,” Francona said Sunday. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley, File)
Indians manager Francona favors nickname change for club

By Tom Withers Jul. 05, 2020 01:48 PM EDT

Colts' PR staff wins football writers' Pete Rozelle award

By The Associated Press Jun. 26, 2020 02:32 PM EDT
The Indianapolis Colts public relations staff has won the Pete Rozelle Award from the Professional Football Writers of America for its work with both local and...

This undated graphic image released by the Los Angeles Rams NFL football team shows a model in their 'royal' uniform color scheme. The Rams have unveiled new uniforms ahead of their move into SoFi Stadium this year. (Los Angeles Rams via AP)
Rams unveil new uniforms with classic colors, modern twists

By Greg Beacham May. 13, 2020 11:32 AM EDT

FILE - In this April 1, 2020, file photo, Atlanta Braves field manager Tyler Lenz walks across the covered home plate at Truist Park in Atlanta. There are no sponsored power plays at the moment.
 No doughnut races in the fourth quarter. No calls to the bullpen presented by phone companies. While the coronavirus pandemic circles the world, sports business executives are having conversations about lucrative advertising and marketing contracts with no games on the horizon. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)
Coronavirus shutdown presents challenges for teams, sponsors

By Jay Cohen Apr. 09, 2020 01:10 PM EDT

FILE - In this July 19, 2005, file photo, Sumo wrestler Takayuki Ichihara from Japan, left, fights against compatriot Keisho Shimoda in the heavyweight final of the Sumo tournament at the World Games in Duisburg, Germany. Joining the array of postponed events in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, officials announced Thursday that the 11th edition of the World Games in Birmingham, Alabama will now be held in the summer of 2022. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, FIle)
The Latest: MLS extends training moratorium through April 24

By The Associated Press Apr. 02, 2020 05:13 PM EDT

This image provided by the Los Angeles Chargers shows the Los Angeles Chargers updated logo. The Los Angeles Chargers have updated their bolt logo and unveiled new logotype ahead of their move into their new home at Hollywood Park, Tuesday, March 24, 2020. (Los Angeles Chargers via AP)
Chargers unveil updated lightning bolt and logotype

By Joe Reedy Mar. 24, 2020 06:44 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2003, file photo, Will Wilson, then-marketing director for NFL Mexico, speaks at a press conference in Houston. Wilson, the head of the NFL division of the Wasserman Media Group and the uncle of former Indianapolis quarterback Andrew Luck, was hired Monday, March 23, 2020, as chief executive officer of the troubled U.S. Soccer Federation. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan, File)
Will Wilson, Andrew Luck's uncle, becomes CEO of US Soccer

Mar. 23, 2020 04:07 PM EDT

This graphic provided by the Los Angeles Rams shows a new stylized Ram head with text, released by the NFL football team Monday, March 23, 2020. The Los Angeles Rams unveiled their new logo and color scheme with somewhat less fanfare than originally planned, Monday, March 23, 2020. The team is mildly reconfiguring its look four years after returning home to LA, and a few months before moving into SoFi Stadium. New uniforms will follow later in the spring. (Los Angeles Rams via AP)
Blue and yellow again: LA Rams unveil logos, color scheme

By Greg Beacham Mar. 23, 2020 03:27 PM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 1, 2017, file photo, then-U.S. Olympic Committee chief marketing officer Lisa Baird speaks about the Team USA WinterFest for the upcoming 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games, at Yongsan Garrison, a U.S. military base in Seoul, South Korea. Lisa Baird is the new commissioner of the National Women's Soccer League. The former chief of marketing for the U.S. Olympic Committee hopes she can bring the same ideas to soccer as those that ramped up Olympic endorsements.  (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)
US Olympic marketing chief Lisa Baird is NWSL commissioner

By Eddie Pells Feb. 27, 2020 01:34 PM EST

FILE - In this Oct. 23, 2016, file photo, a New Orleans Saints helmet rests on the playing field before an NFL football game in Kansas City, Mo. The Saints are going to court to keep the public from seeing hundreds of emails that allegedly show team executives doing public relations damage control for the area's Roman Catholic archdiocese to help it contain the fallout from a burgeoning sexual abuse crisis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
Judge allows AP to be heard in dispute over Saints emails

By Jim Mustian Jan. 31, 2020 02:02 PM EST

FILE - In this June 4, 2019, file photo, construction cranes surround a football stadium under construction in Las Vegas. The most compelling dramas in the NFL this season unfolded on the field, not off of it. And any thought that the league was in jeopardy of losing its spot as America's favorite sport has been set on the back burner. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
Ratings up, future bright: NFL rebounds off troubled seasons

By Eddie Pells Jan. 27, 2020 02:43 AM EST

FILE - In this Oct. 23, 2016, file photo, a New Orleans Saints helmet rests on the playing field before an NFL football game in Kansas City, Mo. The Saints are going to court to keep the public from seeing hundreds of emails that allegedly show team executives doing public relations damage control for the area's Roman Catholic archdiocese to help it contain the fallout from a burgeoning sexual abuse crisis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
NFL’s Saints fight to shield emails in Catholic abuse crisis

By Jim Mustian Jan. 24, 2020 02:04 PM EST

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