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Jeff Bezos Could Have Competition If He Wants The NFL's Seattle Seahawks: Private Equity Investments Get League Approval
Wednesday, August 28, 2024 - 12:59pm | 879The National Football League (NFL) will soon allow private equity companies the opportunity to invest in teams, which could break records for team sales in the future and create competition for billionaires such as Jeff Bezos, who could be eyeing a team purchase. What Happened: NFL owners approved...
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Jeff Bezos 'Has No Plans' To Buy NBA's Boston Celtics, Could NFL Team Ownership Still Be In The Cards?
Wednesday, August 21, 2024 - 4:45pm | 771After winning the NBA Championship, the Boston Celtics were put up for sale. But don’t count on billionaire Jeff Bezos placing a bid. Podcaster Bill Simmons was the man behind the Bezos report on the bid for the Celtics. But sources close to Bezos told The Information there is "zero truth"...
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Jeff Bezos To Sell $5 Billion In Amazon Shares: Could He Be Raising Cash For Seattle Seahawks Purchase?
Wednesday, July 3, 2024 - 12:44pm | 750Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos is selling another portion of his stake in the company, which comes years after stepping down from the CEO role. What Happened: Bezos departed from Amazon’s c-suite in 2021, a role he held for the 27 years since the company was founded. The...
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Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Hits All-Time Viewership Record: Here's How Many People Watched
Monday, November 27, 2023 - 1:00pm | 480For many Americans, Thanksgiving Day traditions include family, food and football. The tradition of family sometimes includes watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade prior to the start of the annual National Football League games. The 2023 parade set new viewership records. What Happened: Some...
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Here's Why The Detroit Lions, Dallas Cowboys Always Have Thanksgiving Day NFL Games
Thursday, November 23, 2023 - 10:47am | 959Family, food and football are three of the Thanksgiving Day traditions for many families in the U.S., which comes on a day that the country's major stock markets are closed. A total of six NFL teams are now featured annually on the holiday, with two of the teams playing every year. Lions and...
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Taylor Swift Fans Shake It Off Too Hard And Cause Minor Earthquake During Concert
Monday, July 31, 2023 - 2:37pm | 504Singer-songwriter Taylor Swift has done it all over the last year, smashing Billboard records, overwhelming ticket websites due to high demand, and delivering a record-setting concert tour. Swift might be able to add one more thing to her list of accomplishments: fans causing an...
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Jeff Bezos Passing On Commanders Ownership, Could He Be Eyeing A Different NFL Team?
Thursday, April 13, 2023 - 12:32pm | 1067Jeff Bezos, one of the richest people in the world, is passing at the opportunity to bid on a National Football League (NFL) team. Here’s a look at where the sale process of the Washington Commanders currently stands and what Bezos could have his eyes on instead. What Happened: The Washington...
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NFL Posts Huge Ratings For Week 1: Here Are The Companies And Stocks That Could Benefit From A Strong Season
Friday, September 16, 2022 - 3:08pm | 1181The first week of the National Football League 2022 season kicked off on Sept. 8 with a Thursday Night Football matchup between the Buffalo Bills and defending Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams. The games broadcast on Thursday, Sunday and Monday posted strong viewership figures. Here...
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Aaron Rodgers Stays, Russell Wilson Leaves: How Betting Odds Are Reacting To NFL's QB Shakeup
Tuesday, March 8, 2022 - 5:33pm | 665The starting quarterbacks for three NFL teams heading into the 2022 season were decided in two separate announcements Tuesday. Here’s how the sports betting companies are reacting to the news. What Happened: The Green Bay Packers will be led by quarterback Aaron Rodgers in the 2022 season....
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5 Franchise-Changing NFL Trade Deadline Deals
Wednesday, October 30, 2019 - 5:12pm | 1281This week’s NFL trade deadline came and went without much happening. There was talk the New York Jets would deal Le’Veon Bell, but they didn’t. The Jets also were thought to be considering trading defensive back Jamal Adams to Dallas or Baltimore, but he ended up staying in New...
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Seahawks' Russell Wilson Goes Long For O-Line With Amazon Stock Gift
Tuesday, April 23, 2019 - 10:29am | 374NFL quarterback Russell Wilson is telling his offensive line that they’re going long...on Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) stock. And he’s paying for it as a way of thanking them for helping make him successful. What He Did Lots of quarterbacks give gifts to their offensive linemen, the...
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Why The Seahawks Are The Google Of The NFL: 'They Let You Be You'
Wednesday, August 3, 2016 - 4:57pm | 530The Seattle Seahawks have become one of the top franchises in NFL since Pete Carroll took over as head coach and executive vice president of football operations. Since joining the team in 2010, the Seahawks have won over 62 percent of their games, made the playoffs five times in six seasons,...
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Teen's Life-Saving Heroism Leads To Awesome Surprise From Russell Wilson And Fathead
Friday, January 22, 2016 - 11:25am | 250A young girl's courage has turned a nearly tragic situation into an inspiring feel-good story. Nineteen-year-old Seahawks fan Charlotte Heffelmire rescued her father back in November after finding him pinned under his truck in a burning garage. The truck had collapsed on top of her father,...
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Monster Trolls Seattle Seahawks With Brilliant Marketing Tweet
Monday, February 2, 2015 - 5:57pm | 230The Super Bowl is a time for advertisers and brands to make a big splash for themselves. Commercials had been the standard for years, but the increasing influence of social media has put sites like Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) in the spotlight. Enter Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: MWW). The...
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A Different Kind Of Bowl Lights Up Super Bowl XLIX Sales
Friday, January 30, 2015 - 3:55pm | 340Sales of pizza, beer and chips are all likely to rise this weekend, as roughly 110 million people are expected to watch the Seattle Seahawks face off against the New England Patriots at Super Bowl XLIX. This year, however, marijuana is also expected to see soaring sales as the drug’s...