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4 days ago | sportstalkflorida.com | Evan Weiner

Kansas and Missouri lawmakers want MLB Royals business. There could be a push in the Missouri legislature to give Major League Baseball’s Kanas City Royals owner John Sherman $300 million in aid to build a ballpark in North Kansas City which is about two miles from Kansas City. But the Missouri legislature adjoins on May 16th so things have to move rapidly for the money to be available. It is unclear if North Kansas City and Clay County politicians have money to help build Sherman’s stadium.

5 days ago | sportstalkflorida.com | Evan Weiner

Robert Kraft wants a soccer stadium built in Everett. The owner of the National Football League’s New England Patriots franchise and of Major League Soccer’s New England Revolution, Robert Kraft, wants to move his soccer business out of his NFL stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts and place it in Everett, just outside of Boston. Kraft has been looking for years for a home for his team. Kraft now is playing the you know we can go elsewhere card. He told a group at a public hearing in Everett.

6 days ago | sportstalkflorida.com | Evan Weiner

What a strange message to people spending tourism money. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLCoAd-ztQgWhen the 2026 Men’s FIFA World Cup was awarded to the United States, Canada and Mexico, the FIFA brass probably was dreaming of lots of dollars, loonies and pesos. FIFA probably sold the three countries on the thought of having millions of international visitors attending the matches and spending money on the games, in hotels, in restaurants and at other cultural venues.

1 week ago | sportstalkflorida.com | Evan Weiner

Kathy Hochul breaks tradition and unloads on Gary Bettman for forgetting his partnership with the state. New York’s Governor Kathy Hochul is angry with the National Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman and the league’s decision to cancel the 2026 All-Star Game at the New York Islanders franchise’s Elmont, New York arena. The NHL wants to have an Olympic send off next winter prior to the opening of the 2026 Cortina Olympics. Hochul did something no other politician has ever done.

1 week ago | sportstalkflorida.com | Evan Weiner

The two sides are sparring  over issues. The Commissioner of Major League Baseball Rob Manfred is not yet engaged in serious collective bargaining negotiations with the Major League Baseball Players Association as the present CBA ending in December 2026. Manfred did say that players salaries are an issue but he did not use the words salary cap in his assessment of the state of baseball’s economic climate. “We do hear a lot about it from fans, particularly in smaller markets,” said Manfred.