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MSG Sports’ proposed separation: A lesson in modern sports ownership

By Russell Sanders, Jonathan Kyriacou and Lawson Cross ( August 17, 2026, 12:07 PM EDT) -- In May 2026, Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. (MSG Sports) (NYSE: MSGS) filed a confidential initial Form 10 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with its proposed separation of the New York Knicks and New York Rangers businesses into two distinct publicly traded companies by way of a spin-off transaction. The filing follows MSG Sports’ announcement that its board had approved a plan to pursue a potential spin-off and represents a significant step toward implementing that transaction....