Tag: Alex Rodriguez

The deal is a five-year, $40 million …

The deal is a five-year, $40 million contract plus a kicker for equity, multiple sources told The Athletic, a rare package for an executive. Connelly met with Timberwolves minority owners Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez in recent days and then flew to Minnesota on Saturday to meet majority owner Glen Taylor for the final step toward becoming the new president of basketball operations for the Wolves.

Denver Nuggets president of basketball …

Denver Nuggets president of basketball operations Tim Connelly is traveling to meet with Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor this weekend in the next step in the team’s pursuit to hire Connelly and make him one of the NBA’s highest-compensated executives, sources told ESPN. Connelly has discussed the job extensively with Timberwolves minority owners Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez in the past week, and meeting with Taylor is next in the process, sources said.

Alex Rodriguez invests in mixed martial arts company

Alex Rodriguez is betting on the growth of mixed martial arts. The former MLB star is now a partial owner of the Professional Fighters League after he contributed to a $30 million funding round, the company said Thursday. Rodriguez joined media investment firm Waverley Capital in the raise and will have a seat on PFL’s board of directors. Terms of the investment were not disclosed. This marks the second recent pro sports investment for Rodriguez. He became a co-owner of the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves in April 2021, joining former Walmart e-commerce executive Marc Lore to buy the franchise for a reported $1.5 billion. Through his A-Rod Corp. firm, he invests in UFC-branded gyms.

Dane Moore: Marc Lore and Alex …

Dane Moore: Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez put together a list of five POBOs to target shortly after purchasing the Timberwolves, sources say. Originally Pat Riley was on that list. These are the most recent five names, sources say: Tim Connelly Masai Ujiri Daryl Morey Bob Myers Sam Presti

Owner Glen Taylor, along with new …

Owner Glen Taylor, along with new limited partners Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez, told Gupta when he took over for the fired Gersson Rosas before training camp that they would evaluate him over the course of the season before making a decision on what they would do at the top of the basketball operations department. In the meantime, Gupta has been empowered to run the front office how he sees fit, league sources told The Athletic, and he has started to reshape the staff as the Wolves prepare to convene with the rest of the league in Chicago next week for the NBA Draft Combine.

The organization recently filed a …

Michael Kay savagely trolled A-Rod over Jennifer Lopez’s engagement to Ben Affleck on ‘Sunday Night Baseball’

Too soon!

Ah, the sweet sounds of regular season baseball.

After a 99-day lockout and shortened spring training, MLB games are finally back in our lives. The pop of the catcher’s mitt, the crack of the bat, the awkward silence of Alex Rodriguez after being thoroughly embarrassed on live television. All of it on glorious display Sunday night.

Attempting to capitalize on the success of the ManningCast, ESPN has, for reasons passing understanding, put together a secondary Sunday Night Baseball broadcast of Michael Kay and Alex Rodriguez. They debuted during Sunday’s Red Sox-Yankees game (of course) and only a day after Rodriguez’s ex-fiancé Jennifer Lopez announced her engagement to Ben Affleck—a fact that Kay not-so-subtly worked into his commentary.

Notice how A-Rod is nodding along, half-listening to his colleague until he processes just what Kay was saying there at the end and gives a forced laugh. He could not be more ready to move the conversation back to the game.

For those just getting caught up here:

A-Rod and J-Lo were engaged for two years from 2019-2021. They broke up last April, which led to a reunion between Lopez and Affleck—who previously dated from 2002-2004 and were engaged to wed before calling things off.

Nearly two decades later, Bennifer is back and better than ever. It just happened to come at the expense of Alex Rodriguez, who now has to chuckle his way through jokes about a former partner.

Oh, and the Red Sox won, 4-3, on Sunday. A tough night all around for the former Yankee.

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Alex Rodriguez is using Tom Brady as a recruiting pitch

A-Rod is going to get the GOAT involved.

Former MLB star and current baseball analyst, Alex Rodriguez, had some interesting comments about Michigan and Tom Brady during a recent interview. 

The former Seattle Mariner, Texas Ranger, and New York Yankee has two daughters that are very active in the softball world, and they are both looking at colleges to play at. Rodriguez says that Natasha will be a ‘rising senior’ next season, and Ella will be a ‘rising freshman’ next season.

“For me the big thing is my daughters next year, Natasha will be a rising senior; Ella will be a rising freshman,” Rodriguez said. “We’re starting to take college visits. I’ll be in Michigan next week visiting Michigan for the second time.”

Rodriguez says that he will use a big recruiting pitch this next time they travel to Michigan — who may that be?

Insert Tom Brady.

“I’m having Tom Brady talk to her to try to convince her to go to Michigan,” Rodriguez said.

Talk about a star-studded appearance at a recruiting visit for his two daughters. It’s hard to believe Brady won’t have a major influence during that visit if A-Rod is able to pull that off.

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