David Rumsey

1 day ago | frontofficesports.com | David Rumsey |Michael McCarthy

When commissioner Roger Goodell does what many draft pundits expect and announces that the Titans have selected Cam Ward with the No. 1 pick on Thursday night, ESPN will be leading NFL Draft TV coverage for the 46th consecutive year. However, a 47th year of ESPN televising the draft is not yet fully guaranteed, as the NFL has not yet signed media rights for the 2026 edition of the event and beyond.

1 day ago | frontofficesports.com | David Rumsey

TV ratings in the NHL’s regular season were down 12% compared to the 2023–2024 season. Early returns from the Stanley Cup playoffs are not providing optimism about reversing that trend. Through Monday’s games, postseason broadcasts were averaging 718,000 viewers, which is down 27% from last year. With a stronger presence of Canadian teams in the playoffs, it was expected that U.S. viewership might struggle. In Canada, though, the TV ratings appear to be doing better.

1 day ago | frontofficesports.com | David Rumsey

On the eve of the 2025 NFL Draft in Green Bay, final preparations are wrapping up for one of the most unique editions of the traveling event yet. With a population of roughly 105,000, the league’s smallest market is set to welcome more than double that this week, with around 250,000 fans expected to attend the draft in person from Thursday to Saturday. That’s a stark contrast to previous editions of the draft, which have typically visited larger metropolitan areas with much bigger footprints.

2 days ago | frontofficesports.com | David Rumsey

As Green Bay prepares to welcome 250,000 fans this week for the NFL Draft, several other cities across the country are continuing their efforts to land a future edition of the league’s premier springtime event. Pittsburgh is set to host in 2026, but the draft’s location in 2027 and beyond is still undetermined.

2 days ago | frontofficesports.com | David Rumsey

Rory McIlroy is giving the PGA Tour’s annual event in the Big Easy a big boost in his first start since winning The Masters Tournament to complete golf’s Grand Slam. Another attendance record is expected to be broken at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, where McIlroy and Shane Lowry are returning to defend their title in the special two-man team event, which tees off Thursday at TPC Louisiana.