**Yankees land $2.6B, NYCFC get a new partner — here's your NYC sports morning.** - **Yankees** locked in a $2.6B capital injection with Apollo Sports Capital, keeping the Steinbrenners in control while flooding the franchise with cash - **Yankees/Apollo deal** stops short of a full sale — this is financing, not an ownership transfer, per Sportico - **Yankees** the Apollo money signals major moves ahead; payroll flexibility and stadium funding are the likely targets - **NYCFC** picked up Viamericas as their official international money transfer and remittance partner - **NYCFC** hosted NCX on 8/13 — check the final score as results come in **Watch:** How the Yankees deploy that Apollo cash — stadium project or a blockbuster roster move first? The lineup's set. Drop in.