The hiring of Brady is one of a series of moves by one bank to draw athletes as clients. In every team, recruiting matters.

American-born Olympian Eileen Gu scored millions from China in 2025 - a staggering payout exposed in a public budget before officials quickly scrubbed her name from the record, according to a report.

The Dodgers' $240-million signing of Kyle Tucker revived anguished cries that the team is ruining baseball. It also revived a strange chapter in team history, with frenzied online commentary that the signing of Tucker was made possible in large part because Major League Baseball long ago rewarded the Dodgers' owners with preferential financial treatment that continues to this day.