Aug 28, 2023, 06:41 PM ET WHEELING, W.Va. — G. Ogden Nutting, whose 2006 funding within the Pittsburgh Pirates led to his son taking management 11 years later and who helped develop his household’s newspaper enterprise to greater than 50 every day publications in 18 states, has died. He was 87. Nutting died Friday, in … Read more
LOS ANGELES – Baseball legend Alex Rodriguez is now investing in mixed martial arts and serving as a board member of the Professional Fighters League. The PFL announced Thursday that the ex-Yankees star was added to its board. Rodriguez’s investment was part of $30 million of new funding that the PFL claims will support the … Read more
NEW YORK — A businessman, who was one of early investors in a failed pro football league called Alliance of American Football, pleaded guilty Monday in a $600,000,000 cryptocurrency scheme. Reginald Fowler was arrested for wire fraud, bank fraud, and other offenses which prosecutors claim contributed to the AAF’s rapid demise in 2019. Manhattan federal … Read more
The Seattle KrakenWe have two minority investors in former Seattle SeahawksStar Marshawn LynchMacklemore is a Seattle-born rapper. The terms of the investment, which was announced Monday, were not disclosed. Forbes recently valued Kraken at $875 million. Lynch said that it was something he never imagined. Lynch played in seven of his 13 NFL season in … Read more