MLB disturbed by U.S. Military, Venezuela

Sport & Story Daily January 6, 2026: The U.S. military action in Venezuela is causing turmoil for the Latin America baseball scene.

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Kelsey Middleton
January 06, 2026

MLB disturbed by U.S. Military, Venezuela

January 6, 2026

U.S. Action in Venezuela Disrupts Pro League, MLB Players, and WBC Plans
The Latin American baseball scene has been disturbed after the U.S. military removed the country’s president, Nicolás Maduro. Venezuela’s pro baseball league, Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional, suspended playoff games scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, but said Sunday afternoon that play will resume on Wednesday. Commercial air travel in and out of the country has been heavily reduced. This could create problems with MLB players coming to spring training early next month.
Front Office Sports

Why Pro Sports Team Valuations Will Keep Climbing in 2026
The record for the highest valuation of pro sports franchise in a change-of-control was broken in 2025. It was first broken when the Celtics were sold at an initial valuation of $6.1 billion. Three months later, the Lakers were sold at a $10 billion valuation. In 2026, team valuations will likely climb even higher because there is a scarcity of teams, media-rights certainty and a growing pool of potential investors.
Front Office Sports

Streamers Netflix, Amazon set NFL viewership records on Christmas
Two of the three NFL Christmas games set viewership records. The Detroit Lions-Minnesota Vikings game on Netflix became the most-streamed NFL game in U.S. history. There were 27.5 million U.S. viewers and the audience peaked at 30 million. That surpasses the 27.2 million average for last year’s Christmas game on Netflix. The Denver Broncos-Kansas City Chiefs game is the most-watched “Thursday Night Football” game on Amazon Prime Video.
ESPN

NFL reveals 2026 Wild Card Weekend schedule
The NFL on Sunday night announced the schedule for the opening round of the playoffs. The playoffs will begin with the NFC’s fourth-seeded Carolina Panthers hosting the No. 5 Los Angeles Rams on Saturday at 4:30pm ET on FOX. Another Saturday game will be on Prime Video. There are three Sunday games on CBS, FOX and NBC. The Monday night game will be on ESPN.
NFL

Trump administration terminates leases for 3 public golf courses in Washington
President Donald Trump’s campaign to remake landmarks of the nation’s capital in his image expanded into the realm of golf. His administration terminated the leases on Washington’s three public courses. The administration and the nonprofit, the National Links Trust, disagree about whether obligations to maintain and improve three courses— Rock Creek, East Potomac and Langston— have been fulfilled.
NBC News

Gene Deckerhoff hanging up headset after almost four decades with the Bucs
Gene Deckerhoff will retire from his role as the voice of the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He was the legendary voice for Florida State and Tampa Bay starting in 1989. Deckerhoff spent over three decades calling iconic moments for both the ‘Noles and the Bucs, including the 1999 and 2013 National Championships for FSU and Super Bowl XXXVII and LV for the red and pewter.
MSN

College football fans fume after CBS abruptly cuts off Gary Danielson's broadcast farewell
The CBS broadcast cut off longtime football announcer Gary Danielson’s final goodbye. Danielson’s final game was last Wednesday when Duke beat Arizona State 42-39. The broadcast played a tribute to Danielson, showing a collage of pictures from his nearly 20 years with the network. It then showed Danielson and his broadcast partners as he was saying his last goodbye. A commercial cut off his final speech. College football fans went to social media, infuriated.
Fox Sports

PWHL League Office. Senior Technical Accountant
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Dallas Cowboys. Coordinator, Corporate Partnerships Marketing.
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Matt Boyer promoted to SEC Associate Commissioner
Matt Boyer had served as Assistant Commissioner for Compliance for the Southeastern Conference for the last 10 years. Now, he has been promoted to Associate Commissioner for Government & Policy. He will lead the SEC in developing and managing Conference policies. Boyer will provide counsel to member institutions on NCAA and SEC rules, as well as collaborate with peer conferences, the NCAA, and the College Sports Commission in developing and shaping national policies, including House Settlement policies.
SEC Sports

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