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$150 million Keeps Kyle Schwarber with the Phillies

$150 million Keeps Kyle Schwarber with the Phillies

Sport & Story Daily December 10, 2025: Kyle Schwarber signed a five-year $150 million contract with the Phillies.

Kelsey Middleton
December 10, 2025

$150 million Keeps Kyle Schwarber with the Phillies

December 10, 2025

Schwarber Reaches 5-Year, $150M Deal to Stay With Phillies
Kyle Schwarber was one of the top free agents in Major League Baseball this offseason. He signed a $150 million five-year contract to stay with the Phillies. Schwarber was also named a member of the U.S. team for the 2026 World Baseball Classic.
^{Front Office Sports}

OpenAI chairman to buy stake in 49ers; deal values club at more than $9B
OpenAI Chair and Sierra co-founder & CEO Bret Taylor is acquiring 1% of the 49ers. Taylor’s purchase must be approved by the owners in a meeting scheduled for today. 49ers owner & CEO Jed York will retain full control of the team. He and his family still own nearly 90% of the club.
^{Sports Business Journal}

Economist says NASCAR owes $364.7M to teams in antitrust case
An economist in Michael Jordan’s federal antitrust trial against NASCAR said the racing series owes a combined $364.7 million in damages to the two teams suing it over a revenue-sharing dispute. Edward Snyder has testified in more than 30 cases. Using a complex formula applied to profits, a reduction in market revenue, and lost revenue to 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports from 2021-24, Snyder came up with his amount of damages owed.
^{Fox Sports}

Stuart Scott 30 for 30 showcases ESPN legend who changed the game
Stuart Scott is the subject of ESPN’s latest 30 for 30 film: “Boo-Yah: A Portrait of Stuart Scott.” The film premieres tonight at 9pm ET on ESPN, the ESPN app and Disney+. Filmmaker Andre Gaines interviewed 50 people in the span of two years and said he had enough footage for a four-or-five-part series.
^{USA Today}

Inter Miami stadium district to feature golf venue and adventure park
Inter Miami CF’s new stadium district at Miami Freedom Park will have PopStroke and Toroverde. PopStroke is Tiger Woods’ golf entertainment venue. This will be Toroverde’s first mainland US location.
^{The Stadium Business}

Rays officials say they are making progress on a new stadium for 2029
Rays CEO Ken Babby said the team is progressing in evaluating a handful of sites for a new ballpark. He said the new stadium will be ready for the 2029 season. Babby did not state any specific sites. He compared his goal of having a stadium done by 2029 to the A’s breaking ground on their Las Vegas stadium in June, and they are on track for a 2028 opening.
^{Tampa Bay Times}

Gianni Infantino accused of breaching FIFA’s ethics codes in relation to President Trump comments
An official complaint has been submitted to FIFA’s Ethic Committee. The complaint alleges “repeated breaches” of FIFA’s duty of political neutrality by president Gianni Infantino. An investigation was requested into the prices that saw United States President Donald Trump receive the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize.
^{NY Times}

IMG. Production Coordinators, Football
One role will provide coordination support across LIGUE UN Magazine show & UEFA programming (live highlights coverage and highlights shows). The other role will be responsible for providing coordination support across EFL programming (live match coverage and highlights shows). Apply Now.

NASCAR. Manager, Digital Marketing & Social Media
The Manager, Digital Marketing & Social Media is responsible for developing and executing ONE DAYTONA’s digital marketing strategy, enhancing the property’s online presence, and engaging consumers across all digital channels. This role will oversee social media content, digital advertising, website management, and email marketing programs to drive awareness, traffic, and engagement for the property and its tenants. Apply Now.

Washington Nationals. Coordiantor, Guest Experience
Reporting to the Senior Manager, Guest Experience & Ballpark Tours, the Coordinator, is responsible for all necessary administrative activities required to manage a large part time staff including but not limited to recruiting, administering all necessary new hire paperwork and Human Resources paperwork, uniform distribution, issuing employee credentials, scheduling, time keeping and payroll processing. The Coordinator of Guest Experience also assists the Senior Manager of Guest Experience in scheduling event staff and supports the day-to-day operations at the ballpark. Apply Now.

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College Football TV Ratings: Most-watched teams of the 2025 regular season
Week 14 of the college football season had three of the most-watched games of the year. College football TV ratings as a whole increased 2% heading into conference championship weekend. In the regular season, Alabama was the No. 1 watched team with 8.49 million viewers. Texas was second up with 7.55 million viewers.
^On3

University of Utah approves private equity plan for athletics. Here’s what it means for the Utes.
The U.’s board of trustees cleared the way for a new for-profit company backed by a private equity firm. The deal involves the New York private equity firm Otro Capital. Utah Brands & Entertainment will be created to oversee the athletics department’s revenue sources. Otro Capital would be the minority owner of Utah Brands and handle operations such as ticket sales, media, stadium events, concessions, and trademark and licensing matters.
^{The Salt Lake Tribune}

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