Phoenix Mercury Rebrands for 30th season

Sport & Story Daily November 25, 2025: Fans can trade in merchandise to get a shirt with the new Mercury logo.

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Kelsey Middleton
November 25, 2025

Phoenix Mercury Rebrands for 30th season

November 25, 2025

Phoenix Mercury Unveil New Bold And Modernized Brand
The Phoenix Mercury has a new logo and wordmarks. The team is hosting a Merc Merch Swap that offers fans an opportunity to trad in merchandise for a Mercury T-Shirt with the new logo. The primary logo is an evolution of the iconic Mercury “M,” positioned at an angle of 19.97 degrees, a reference to the Mercury’s inaugural season. For the first time ever, the Mercury has added a secondary logo.
Mercury

UPDATE: Soon You Can Buy Your Seat AND The Goalposts from Highmark Stadium
Highmark Stadium will be knocked down in March 2027. Erie County owns the stadium and will be selling items through the Bills. The seats that are in the current stadium will be up for sale along with other ‘valuable’ items.
WYRK

Chauncey Billups pleads not guilty in rigged poker games case
Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups pleaded not guilty on Monday in his appearance at a federal courthouse in Brooklyn. Billups was charged with wire fraud, conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy. He is accused of being the “face card” in the scheme that helped lure players to poker games held in Las Vegas, where sophisticated machines were used to dupe victims out of millions of dollars. Both charges carry a maximum punishment of 20 years in prison if convicted.
USA Today

After near-billion-dollar blunder, MLB’s Rob Manfred puts on rally cap with new TV deals
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred made a nearly $1 billion mistake. Manfred insisted on placing an opt-out in the final three years of its seven-year, near $4 billion contract with ESPN. ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro agreed to the opt-out clause bust asked for their own. Manfred and MLB acquiesced. Then ESPN used it this February. The two deals that ESPN recently made are $900 million less than what they owed before the opt-out.
The Athletic

Intuit retains naming rights for LA28
FinTech company Intuit became the latest sponsor to benefit from the new approach to venue naming rights for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles. Intuit signed on as a founding partner of LA28 in the financial management software category. It is one of the first companies to retain the naming rights for Olympic Games venues with Intuit Dome as part of its multi-year, domestic partnership with Team USA and the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The Stadium Business

Real Madrid announce plans for ownership change with first external investment in their history
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez announced a plan to change the club’s ownership model. The change would allow for external investment for the firs time in their history. Madrid are currently constituted as a club which is owned by its socios (club members). The socios would have to approve any changes in a vote.
The Athletic

Report: Ex-LIV Golf pro will give up PGA Tour card in favour of return to breakaway league
Laurie Canter gave up a PGA Tour card so he could rejoin the LIV Golf League in 2026. If he does join LIV Golf, Daniel Brown would get the dual playing privileges. Canter is a 36-year-old Englishman who played in his very first LIV Golf event in June 2022. He amassed 18 further appearances on the breakaway tour. He missed a full-time position with LIV in December of 2023 and returned to the DP World Tour.
Golf Magic

Philadelphia 76ers. Manager, Director, Corporate Partnerships
The Director will work closely with the Solutions and Partnership Activation teams, other organizational departments, as well as additional staff as needed. The candidate selected into this key role will have a proven track record as a new revenue generator as well as consistently securing six and seven-figure investments. The Director should already have an established reputation and track record of success gained with a combination of major brands, teams, and agencies. The candidate will report directly to the Vice President & Managing Director of Corporate Partnerships. Apply Now.

Houston Astros. Minor League Pitching Coach
The Houston Astros are currently seeking a Pitching Coach in the Player Development Department. Serving as a uniformed coach that will aid in the implementation of player development initiatives while handling the conventional responsibilities of a Pitching coach. This position could lead to a variety of different positions within the organization in the future. Apply Now.

Overtime. Director of Merchandising
The role must critically evaluate and react to results and current trends, influencing the product creation pipeline and translating to future releases. They must possess strong leadership skills as they are ultimately responsible for driving cross-functional communication and motivating the team to be consumer-focused, innovative, and agile. The Director of Merchandising will have the opportunity to impact roadmaps as it relates to long-term growth strategies for Overtime’s apparel business, making recommendations and leveraging a diverse dataset across departments, customers, and business results. Apply Now. 

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Big 12 gets equity stake in Players Era men’s basketball tournament
The Big 12 and the Players Era announced a first-of-its-kind partnership that gives the conference an equity stake. It provides the basketball programs with some $50 million in rights fees. The top eight teams in the Big 12 will receive automatic bids to the following year’s Players Era Men’s Championship.
Dallas News

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