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Fiba partners with LA Times to take 3×3 World Tour Final to Los Angeles on four-year deal
Basketball’s global governing body Fiba has announced a partnership with the Los Angeles Times media group to host the 3x3 World Tour Final to the city of Los Angeles for the four-year period from 2020 t…
Sternberg pushes two-market plan for Tampa Bay Rays
Owner doubles down on radical plan, says club likely won't be able to survive full-time in Florida
Bankers Life Fieldhouse renovations will displace Indiana Fever
Renovations to Bankers Life Fieldhouse, the home arena of NBA side the Indiana Pacers, will add several new features to the venue, but will also temporarily displace the WNBA's Indiana Fever.
Dundon seeking $70m refund from Alliance of American Football
Hurricanes owner claims "misrepresentations" from now-defunct league led to his investment
AAC unlikely to replace UConn for Football
The fallout from UConn's likely move from the American Athletic Conference (AAC) back to the Big East continues.
UConn is likely to spend one more season in the AAC before moving to the Big East
Concerns raised over ‘toxic’ US Soccer work culture
A series of anonymous reviews about the "toxic" work culture at the United States Soccer Federation on networking website Glassdoor have been confirmed as legitimate by the New York Times
Gallagher Premiership planning fixture on US soil in 2020
The Gallagher Premiership is planning to stage another rugby union fixture on United States soil in the spring of 2020, SportBusiness understands
NHL focused on World Cup return
North American ice hockey league the NHL, along with its players’ union the NHLPA, have said they are keen to revamp the World Cup of Hockey into an event that is held on a regular basis every four years.
USSF and US women’s team agree to mediation in gender discrimination dispute
The United States Soccer Federation (USSF) and the 28 women's national team players who sued the governing body in March, in the search for equal pay and working conditions, have agreed to pursue mediation…
University of Connecticut poised to return to Big East in 2020 – reports
University expected to return to the conference where it won three of its four national titles in men's basketball
One Championship plans schedule expansion
One Championship, the Asia-facing martial arts series, plans to stage approximately 80 events in 2020 – nearly double the number set to take place this year.
Commisso looks to expand Fiorentina brand in US and refurbish Artemio Franchi Stadium
Italian-American billionaire intends to expand awareness of Serie A club stateside
Washington Nationals become second MLB club to expand netting further
League expects growing fan safety issue to be primarily a local, franchise-driven one
USOC rebrands as US Olympic & Paralympic Committee
The US Olympic Committee has formally changed its name to the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee after a unanimous vote by the organization's board of directors
MLB Executive Council grants Tampa Bay Rays permission to explore split-season schedule in Montreal
Move by league's top-ranking ownership committee represents perhaps boldest step in Rays' long-running search for new ballpark
Stillman secures control of NHL champions, Coyotes sale gets green light
St Louis Blues chairman Tom Stillman has secured complete control of the reigning National Hockey League champion, while Alex Meruelo’s takeover of the Arizona Coyotes has been approved by the NHL’s boa…
Athletes to benefit as International Swimming League threatens Fina’s hold over sport
A Ukranian billionaire is funding the latest effort to turn swimming into a regular competitive professional sport and not just one of the most popular events at the Summer Olympics.
Relevent Sports establishes LaLiga-Serie A Cup
Relevent Sports Group, the creators of the International Champions Cup, has established a new pre-season tournament known as the LaLiga-Serie A Cup, a home-and-away series featuring teams from the Spanish…