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You know it’s bad when the New York Times questions if your team is the Best Bad team in baseball or the Worst Good team in baseball. That’s the Padres and they are looking for answers. MLB Union makes first big proposal to owners. MLB News Rays, Braves, Brewers. NBA Playoffs Thunder, Spurs, Knicks. NBA Trade Rumors Thunder, Bulls, Celtics, Lakers, Warriors, Heat. NFL Racism Lawsuit. NFL Trade Rumors Eagles, Rams, Patriots, Chiefs, Jaguars, Chargers. Raiders, Packers, Falcons. NCAA Anti-Trust, Texas Tech, and Sports Gambling. NHL News Kings, Ducks, Maple Leafs. Team USA coach Maurico Pochettino preps for World Cup. Got a question or comment for The Franchise? Drop your take in the live chat on YouTube, X or Facebook.
Here’s what Lee Hamilton thinks on Thursday, May 28, 2026.
1)…PADRES HEAD OUT ON ROAD-LOOKING FOR ANSWERS
“BEST BAD TEAM-WORST GOOD TEAM?”
1A) …MLB UNION MAKES 1ST PROPOSAL…BRUCE MEYER
“UNION DEMANDS OF OWNERS”
…PLAYERS PAY RAISE
…PRE ARB BONUS POOL
…SUPER 2-ARBITRATION
…FA SERVICE TIME
…LUX TAX THRESHOLD
…INTEGRITY TAX
…TV TAX
1B) …OWNERS PROPOSAL TO UNION…ROB MANFRED
“RADICAL MONEY PROPOSAL”
…HARD CAP (245M)
…HARD FLOOR (171M)
…50-50 SPLIT ALL REVENUE
…SHARE OF ALL LOCAL TV-RADIO REVENUE
…PHASE IN CAP
…LARRY BIRD-RETAIN FA RULE
2)…MLB NOTEBOOK
“NAMES IN NEWS”
WANDER FRANCO
BOB HORNER
JACOB MISIROWSKI
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3)…NBA PLAYOFFS
“SUPER TEAM-VS-UPSTART”
OKC
SPURS
NY KNICKS
4)…NBA NOTEBOOK
“TRADE RUMORS”
OKC-BULLS
BOSTON-LAKERS
GOLDEN STATE-MIAMI
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5)…NFL LOSES IN SUPREME COURT…ROGER GOODELL/BRIAN FLORES
“RACISM SUIT TO TRIAL”
6)…NFL NOTEBOOK…EAGLES/AJ BROWN
“TRADE OFFERS”
LA RAMS …PATRIOTS
CHIEFS…JAGUARS
CHARGERS-CHIEFS
RAMS-RAIDERS
PACKERS-FALCONS
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(HALFTIME…DIXIELINE LUMBER)
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7)…CONGRESS-TO DO INTERVENTION ON NCAA PROBLEMS…TEXAS TECH
“ANTI TRUST & GAMBLING”
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8)…NHL NOTEBOOK…KINGS/DUCKS/LEAFS/CANADIENS
“COACHES-GM STORIES”
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9)…WORLD CUP ROSTERS SET…TEAM USA/MAURICIO POCHETTINO
“TEAM USA-WORLD CUP”
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