Tag: Ted Leonsis

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Washington Wizards & Capitals owner wants everyone to know how much the community is atop his mind

Recently, a story made me laugh out loud when I saw the title. The point of the story is that Ted Leonsis, owner of the NBA Washington Wizards and NHL Washington Capitals, wants to show how much he cares about the local communities getting involved with the teams that he owns. According to Leonsis, engagement with locals was a "fundamental responsibility" of the teams. Then he pats himself on the back for "emphasizing social responsibility"…

William Neilson Jr.
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Speaking of business done in secret, Washington D.C. officials clearly broke the open meetings law

A few days ago, I wrote a story on several recent examples of teams negotiating with cities (or themselves) in private until the very last minute. This is almost always when the public is required by law to know about the plan. Yet not even a week after writing that story, I see yet another shining example of this type of sports dealing. Last week, the city of Alexandria pulled out of negotiations with the…

William Neilson Jr.
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Are the Washington Capitals and Washington Wizards relocating to Arlington? No

Today, the Washington Post set the internet ablaze in the DC Area when they released a story that implies that the Capitals and Wizards may be relocating to Arlington, VA. Why? Because the District (what I call the government of DC) and Monumental Sports & Entertainment (“MSE” owns the Washington Capitals, Wizards, and Mystics) are currently negotiating on Capital One Arena upgrades. This allows the team to leak info to get the city moving a…

William Neilson Jr.