Jay-Z’s Roc Nation Sports making waves in European football transfer market Vinícius Júnior and Yan Diomande are among more than 100 players at an agency owned by the hip-hop legend The Guardian - UK · Aug 7
‘Extreme Moneyball’ architect puts Astros scandal behind him in pursuit of global football takeover Jeff Luhnow has moved on from baseball disgrace and is deploying his data-driven philosophy to develop African talent at Le Havre and Leganés The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2025
Nathan Ruiz: CEO John Angelos wants the Orioles to be ‘the next Tampa.’ What happened to the next Houston? SARASOTA, Fla. — The Orioles rebuilt like the Houston Astros. With that process finished, they plan to compete like the Tampa Bay Rays. Tribune News Service · Feb 23, 2023
What We'll Remember From 2022: MLB Aaron Judge's home run chase and Houston's second title headlined a baseball season that, for a time, seemed like it might not happen at all. Sports Illustrated · Dec 30, 2022
SI’s Favorite Stories of 2022 Staffers put together a list of the can’t-miss features that defined a wild year in sports. Sports Illustrated · Dec 29, 2022
Astros Owner Should Be Ashamed of His Carelessness Jim Crane has shown a shocking amount of disrespect to two of the men who oversaw Houston’s return to the top. Sports Illustrated · Nov 9, 2022
The Phillies Are the Anti-Astros This World Series matchup is full of contrasts. The Astros have Dusty Baker, in his 25th season as a big-league manager, while the Phillies have Rob Thomson, in his first. One of them will win their first title as a skipper by the time this thing is over. Houston has… Sports Illustrated · Oct 28, 2022
Bill Shaikin: Forgive and forget? Astros should go into World Series embracing their villainy HOUSTON — This is not just about the Dodgers. David Robertson never pitched for the Dodgers. Los Angeles Times · Oct 28, 2022
Houston’s Haters Are Running Out of Ammo The Astros’ long-standing success can’t be attributed to any one thing, whether it’s a tank job or cheating scandal now quite far in the past. It’s about everything. Sports Illustrated · Oct 20, 2022
Yordan Alvarez Leaves the Mariners Helpless in Houston Sometimes, there is absolutely nothing you can do. A hitter is so locked in that it doesn’t matter how good your pitcher is or where you pitch to him, or even whether you pitch to him at all—he’ll find a way to beat you. That’s Yordan Alvarez right now against… Sports Illustrated · Oct 14, 2022
The Most Improbable Caught Stealing in a Long, Long Time As soon as Padres starter Yu Darvish walked Mookie Betts to lead off the fifth inning of last night’s NLDS Game 2 at Dodger Stadium, nearly everybody watching the game knew Betts would try to swipe second base. And almost certainly, he would be safe. The score was tied, 3–3.… Sports Illustrated · Oct 13, 2022
SI:AM | How Much Longer Will the NFL Tolerate Dan Snyder? According to a new report, Snyder claims to have ‘dirt’ on his fellow owners. Sports Illustrated · Oct 13, 2022