Dennis Young

6 days ago | frontofficesports.com | Dennis Young

On Tuesday, MLB and Jimmy “Jomboy” O’Brien announced that the league would buy an undisclosed minority stake in his eponymous media company. It was a major win for Jomboy Media, which the league had previously held at arm’s length—or further. O’Brien first became a household name to baseball fans in July 2019, when he used a combination of lip-reading skills and MLB’s ambient field microphones to get inside a spectacular ejection.

2 weeks ago | frontofficesports.com | Dennis Young

A longtime consigliere of former WWE chief Vince McMahon has switched sides in a lawsuit that alleges McMahon and others sexually abused and trafficked a woman for years. Lawyers for the woman, Janel Grant, said Wednesday they have dropped their claims against John Laurinaitis and reached a settlement with him. The suit, filed in January 2024, alleged McMahon and Laurinaitis her for years while Grant worked directly under Laurinaitis at WWE offices.

1 month ago | bvmsports.com | Dennis Young

Brock Purdy has gone from one of the NFL's lowest-paid players to a nine-figure contract. The 49ers and their franchise quarterback have agreed to a five-year deal with $181 million guaranteed, worth up to $265 million, according to multiple reports. Purdy's stunning rise from the last pick in the 2022 draft to reliable starter in the Bay set up one of the biggest questions of the NFL offseason: How much would the 49ers pay him, and when would they do it?

1 month ago | frontofficesports.com | Dennis Young

Nike has announced its latest science experiment/marketing stunt: Breaking4, a sub-four-minute mile attempt by Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon this summer in Paris. The big swing—Kipyegon currently holds the world record at 4:07.67—has drawn skepticism. The operator of one popular running website called it “la-la land.”Nike’s new CEO, Elliott Hill, has emphasized getting the company back to its roots in sports and high performance.

1 month ago | frontofficesports.com | Dennis Young

Shannon Sharpe and his legal team are aggressively contesting rape allegations from a woman in a Nevada civil suit. On Tuesday, lawyers for the woman released audio of what appeared to be Sharpe threatening to choke her. Sharpe and his lawyer, Lanny Davis, responded by accusing the woman’s lawyer of racism, outing the woman as an adult-content creator, and saying they would be suing the pair for defamation.