Entries tagged "Red Sox"
Did The New York Times scoop about Red Sox slugger David Ortiz hurt the media company's efforts to sell the team and stave off bankruptcy of the newspaper chain?
Dealmaker and entrepreneur Les Otten, who once owned a share of the Boston Red Sox, is now looking to add governor to his resume.
Boston Globe bidders Jack Connors and Bain Capital dealmaker Steve Pagliuca may join forces, leading to speculation of a joint bid for the Times Co.'s Red Sox stake.
Chicago fans are hoping that the Ricketts family's race toward home plate in the auction for the Chicago Cubs baseball team will help it break the curse that kept the team from a title for so long, but dealmakers involved in the sale of other Major League franchises are using it as a yardstick. ...
So what do you do after winning the NBA finals? If you answered "go to Disney World, of course," then you aren't a dealmaker. Boston Celtics general partner Wyc Grousebec -- earlier this month seen on ABC holding the NBA's Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy over his head -- instead is reportedly going on a road trip for a new $200 million fund that would invest in sports-related ventures, according to The Boston Globe....
