Sentences with phrase «league office»

On the other hand they have to try and maintain a position of strength against the already formidable league office while ensuring a level playing field for its current and future members.

The Chris Paul trade was with the help of league office as originally Paul was headed to the Lakers.

A native New Englander, Rob spent two decades as a professional sports executive, starting as Director of Marketing and Broadcasting for the Chicago Bulls and then moving to the NBA league office where he helped build a number of domestic and international business units, ending his term as a Senior Vice President in the commissioner's office.

McNair suggested Saturday that his expression was used to describe the NFL league office as the «inmates,» but that falls flat when we already know the context of the conversation that led to its use:

To further drive home the point, the IRS extensively audited the NFL league office in 2009.

Unfortunately, the same marketing know - how is lacking in the NHL league office, which has essentially taken the most exciting playoff series in recent history and hidden it from potential hockey fans.

InMarch thieves broke into the North Vallejo Little League office, stole 150uniforms and the concession food and candy, trashed the computers and trophiesand tore down photos of alums like Sabathia.

No doubt the ultra-efficient league office in Columbus quickly wired Stormin» Norman that such loose talk from a Johnny - come - lately like himself is not in the best interests of the American Professional Slo - Pitch League, seeing as how there already is a Babe Ruth of Softball.

Minor league managers who are connected to the big league office.

Your cover makes it look as though the NFL coaches, owners and league office don't care about the drug problem.

Each match has four competitive maps selected by the Overwatch League Office.

That prompted a call from the NBA league office to team general manager David Griffin:

Though the NFL league office is considered a non-profit, the entire league as a whole is not.

In March, over a dozen former basketball players gathered in a conference room at the NBA's league office in New York City.

«Two specific proposals are circulating at the highest levels within teams and the league office,» wrote Lowe.

It was notable enough to dive into the inner battles over the national anthem issue between the league office and owners in a Seth Wickersham / Don Van Natta story for ESPN last week.

Probably because someone is sleeping on the job over at the league office.

You can be sure that the data revealed by the New York Times hasn't gone unnoticed in the league office.

Here's Jamie Moyer and Chipper Jones chatting about shows they saw at Fillmore East, and neither one of them were even talked to by the league office:

«Despite today's result, the track record of this League office when it comes to matters of player discipline is bad for our business and bad for our game.

Over the summer, Silver and the league office changed the NBA Draft Lottery process to discourage teams from tanking for better odds at the No. 1 overall pick.

Then the «League Office» selected the Reserves.

What was key on the play is that it was originally ruled a touchdown, meaning referee Gene Steratore and the league office needed to see indisputable evidence to justify an overturn of the call on the field.

But according to ESPN Cleveland's Tony Grossi, Cleveland didn't get the deal done because it didn't call it into the league office before the deadline.

so they go get the ball and call the cops, cops tell em to call the league office, da da da da da, they're the operator.

Whether it's admitting an intent to injury, or bumping an official — there's a good chance both Cam Newton and Tommy Kelly will be hearing from the league offices.

A league source indicated to Florio that the NFL is committed «to pursuing investigations that are relevant and meaningful, and that the league office always looks to be efficient when conducting investigations.»

That's one of the few statements out of the league office that Billy Hunter, executive director of the National Basketball Players Association, agrees with.

In fact, sluggers Ronnie Ford and Bert Smith of the Caesars and Benny Holt of the Storm hit so many home runs during the first weekend of play that the league office became concerned that Chicago spectators might view the sport as some sort of freak show and never come back.

The OTL report claims that the Ravens» party line came after the front office implicitly offered Rice a deal if he took a fall for the team and the NFL, but in the afterglow of Rice's reinstatement those actions look better in comparison to a league office that may have lied.

How did this idea come to pass at the league office without someone explicitly making the case that it was a reform worth pursuing entirely because of the intrigue, drama, and hilarity it would spark?

«Col. footballe is counter to our Thanksgiving tradition, yet if ye be forced to playe footballe by the league office, ye shouldest wreck shyte all over Kyle Field.»

But many people in the league office weren't aware of efforts on these fronts until recently.

Word arrived from the league office: Play on.

And if he did submit evidence to the league office, why would their investigation be taking so long?

The cries for Roger Goodell's resignation are reverberating across the football world after the AP reported the league office had indeed received the second Ray Rice video.

Or we could acknowledge that the comment wouldn't have made any logical sense if applied to the league office, and go from there.

Some beancounter in the league office came up with a formula for Competitive Balance Picks that was centered around market size, and when the machine spit out the Cardinals as potential recipients, he or she didn't scrap the formula and start over.

The price of a franchise will be $ 6.25 million, and an additional $ 1.5 million letter of credit must be filed with the league office to underwrite any unforeseen crises — such as bankruptcies or unmet payrolls.

«The first year [2012] they had some questions with how we worked,» Carroll said of the league office.

Amid drama in the union management ranks and a power transition from Stern to Silver at the league office, nothing got done.

Just as the 2018 NBA Tank Wars were getting started, the NBA league office and its leader Adam Silver made two big moves to prevent all out anarchy at the bottom of the standings.

Much of that might stem from an influx of new referees, as a number of older officials have moved to roles in the league office or retired altogether in recent years.

«That is something that has gotten serious attention, not just recently, but over the past few years, at the league office,» Silver said.

The idea behind this is that teams are more motivated to win after a loss and that the suits in the league office want longer series for increased revenue.

If there's been a recurring theme to the 2016 NFL season, it's been the constant reminder that a lot of people involved with the game, from the league office to the press box, have had just about enough of players having fun.

One potential answer is that the folks down at the league office are the driving force behind the success of the Zig - Zag theory and that NBA refs have much more impact on the game than MLB umpires.