Diamond’s Bankruptcy Saga Is About to End. Now Comes the Hard Part.

After 20 months of monitoring the Diamond Sports Group bankruptcy case, it wasn’t at all surprising to hear Judge Christopher Lopez couch his ruling on the long-simmering matter in baseball terms. A self-professed enthusiast of the grand old game, Judge Lopez has peppered his commentary from the bench with asides about his Texas Rangers ever …

A’s, Rays Gear Down to Play Season in Minor League Parks

After more than 20 years of ballpark problems for the Athletics and Rays, the situation has reached critical mass for these vagabond Major League Baseball clubs. Both teams will play the 2025 season in minor league facilities, for vastly different reasons. The A’s chose to move from Oakland to Las Vegas, where a new ballpark …

Diamond Sports Exits Bankruptcy as Re-org Approved

Twenty months after Diamond Sports Group filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the owner and operator of the 16 FanDuel Sports Network RSNs on Thursday was granted a new lease on life in a Houston court room. At the close of a 90-minute confirmation hearing this morning, Judge Christopher Lopez of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for …