Josh Kosman and Richard Morgan of The Post report that the YES Network, currently owned by FOX Sports, will return to its original owners, the Yankees ... with the help of Amazon in what may become a trend in flagging regional sports networks.
The Yankees sold YES (Yankees Entertainment and Sports) Network to FOX five years ago, but under an agreement in the deal, the Yankees maintained the right of first refusal if FOX put the network up for sale. Disney, which bought out Twentieth Century FOX, must sell YES and 21 other regional sports networks as part of their agreement with federal regulators.