Eric Fisher

New Jersey, New York

Newsletter Co-Author at Front Office Sports

Newsletter writer @FOS. Veteran journalist. Proud @stbonaventure alum. LinkedIn: https://t.co/2HW8KJDwun

Articles

How Mark Walter’s Dodgers Playbook Could Rewrite Lakers’ Future

1 week ago | frontofficesports.com | Eric Fisher

Dodgers owner Mark Walter has maintained a low profile in his 13-plus years in pro sports, but has used his wallet and vision aggressively to transform the MLB club into a global power, while also moving into several sports. A similar playbook is likely to unfold as he looks to take over the Lakers in a record-setting deal valuing that team at $10 billion. When Walter and his partners took over the Dodgers in 2012, the club was reeling in many respects.
Connor McDavid’s Stanley Cup Quest Collides With Contract Clock

1 week ago | frontofficesports.com | Eric Fisher

Already reeling from another disappointing loss in the Stanley Cup Final, there is heightened anxiety in Edmonton as superstar center Connor McDavid is now entering a period of contract uncertainty. The 28-year-old McDavid is eligible to sign an extension on July 1, but if he doesn’t do so, he will enter the final season of an eight-year, $100 million deal signed in 2017.
Rays on Verge of $1.7B Sale Following Stadium Deal Collapse

1 week ago | frontofficesports.com | Eric Fisher

Embattled Rays owner Stu Sternberg is closing in on a $1.7 billion deal to sell the MLB franchise to a group led by Jacksonville developer Patrick Zalupski, Front Office Sports has confirmed. The agreement, though not done, involves a signed letter of intent and arrives just months after Sternberg walked away from a deal with St. Petersburg, Fla., and Pinellas County to build a $1.3 billion ballpark, citing additional costs he was not willing to bear.
Premier League Embraces NFL-Style Flex Scheduling

1 week ago | frontofficesports.com | Eric Fisher

The concept of flex scheduling, for years a core element of the NFL, is set to take on heightened importance in the Premier League. The top flight of English pro soccer unveiled its 2025–26 schedule Wednesday, and warned “there is an increased likelihood of Premier League fixtures moving at relatively short notice” during the season. The additional forthcoming shifts are due primarily to an unprecedented nine Premier League teams playing in European-level competition during the upcoming season.
Dana White’s Next Frontier: Making Jiu-Jitsu Mainstream

1 week ago | frontofficesports.com | Eric Fisher

Less than four months after White and UFC parent company TKO Group Holdings unveiled plans to expand into boxing, a similar plan is now unfolding for Brazilian jiu-jitsu. UFC will stage its first jiu-jitsu live event on June 25 as part of UFC’s international fight week in Las Vegas.
College World Series Enters Cinderella Era

1 week ago | frontofficesports.com | Eric Fisher

The College World Series, after seeing a surge in prominence in recent years, is taking on something of a Cinderella aspect this year. Traditional college baseball powers such as LSU, the event’s 2023 winner, are back, but the tournament features upstarts such as Coastal Carolina and Louisville, both existing outside college sports dominance led by the SEC and Big Ten.
Stanley Cup Final Delivers Drama but Struggles for Eyeballs in U.S.

1 week ago | frontofficesports.com | Eric Fisher

There has been no shortage of drama or star power in the first five games of the Stanley Cup Final, with three of the games between the Oilers and Panthers going into overtime, and the matchup boasting top talents such as Edmonton’s Connor McDavid and Florida’s Aleksander Barkov. Audiences, however, remain somewhat indifferent, particularly in the U.S. TNT Sports parent company Warner Bros.
Streaming Tops Linear for First Time, Sports Key to TV’s Resilience

1 week ago | frontofficesports.com | Eric Fisher

If there was still any doubt about the importance of streaming to the media business, new figures from Nielsen have put that finally and definitively to rest. The media measurement agency said that streaming represented 44.8% of U.S. TV viewership in May, marking the first time it topped the combined share of broadcast and cable, coming in at 44.2% during the month.
Zaslav Takes Pay Cut, TNT Sports Future Unclear As WBD Retools

1 week ago | frontofficesports.com | Eric Fisher

As TNT Sports parent company Warner Bros. Discovery prepares to split into two entities, the compensation for top executives David Zaslav and Gunnar Wiedenfels is being reworked substantially to respond to heavy shareholder pushback.
Chicago Fire Planning $650M Stadium As Bears, Sox Projects Stall

1 week ago | frontofficesports.com | Eric Fisher

Major League Soccer’s Fire have taken close note of other pro stadium deliberations around Chicago, and they are determined to have a much smoother—and quicker—path from concept to reality. The Fire began their formal effort to develop a $650 million, soccer-specific stadium near downtown Chicago, holding a community meeting Monday night with local alderman Pat Dowell about the club’s plan to anchor The 78, an undeveloped parcel on Chicago’s South Loop.