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Hurricanes owner claims "misrepresentations" from now-defunct league led to his investment

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

Denver Broncos Owner Pat Bowlen died late Thursday, just under two months before his enshrinement in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Bowlen, who battled Alzheimer’s for several years, was 75.

The Canadian Football League has moved up the start time of Thursday's 2019 season opener due to a clash with the Toronto Raptors' appearance in Game 6 of the NBA Finals that evening.

Winnipeg's IG Field, the home of the Canadian Football League's Blue Bombers, will play host to an NFL pre-season game between the Oakland Raiders and Green Bay Packers. The game will be played on Aug

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is looking to reduce the traditional four-game pre-season schedule, believing the exhibition games do not represent a quality product

The NFL has revealed that the 2021 and 2023 drafts will be held in Cleveland and Kansas City respectively

The Mercedes-Benz Superdome is poised to be given a $450m (€403m) renovation as part of a deal that will keep the Saints in New Orleans until 2035.

The Alliance of American Football's original main investor Reggie Fowler was arrested on Tuesday with charges of bank fraud and operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business.

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The ‘Executive Huddle’ – the SAP-powered venue-management platform at Levi’s Stadium – has put the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers at the forefront of fan experience management and shows how far partnerships between tech companies and rights-holders can go beyond sponsorship.

The XFL has signed a two-year partnership with Elevate Sports Ventures to help guide and support ticket sales for the league’s eight teams ahead of its launch in February 2020.

Approximately 600,000 fans attended the NFL Draft in Nashville, smashing the previous record for the event

The NFL has announced the participants of its five International Series games in 2019, four of which will be played in London and one in Mexico City

Two weeks after suspending all football operations, the Alliance of American Football filed a petition for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in a Texas court on Wednesday. It has now ceased all business operations.

The demise of the Alliance of American Football serves as a "cautionary tale" for the revamped XFL, Oliver Luck has told SportBusiness

The Alliance of American Football may have suspended operations but its problems continue, with two class-action lawsuits having being filed in California by former employees.

As the fallout continues from the demise of the Alliance of American Football, it has emerged that MGM Resorts International and not majority owner Tom Dundon stands to gain control of the league's interactive…

The Dallas Cowboys have revealed an end to their one-size-fits-all season-ticket pricing ahead of the upcoming season

Tottenham Hotspur has installed fewer corporate boxes at its new stadium as it looks to target a more diverse range of clients with a more flexible hospitality approach

After a week of uncertainty, the Alliance of American Football suspended all operations on Tuesday, just eight weeks into its inaugural season

A day after it was reported that the Alliance of American Football may not last beyond this weekend, its spring-season rival, the XFL, received a timely financial boost ahead of its launch in 2020

Tom Dundon, the Alliance of American Football's new majority owner, has threatened to fold the league despite having invested $70m (€62m) into the business.

Brittany Bowlen, the 28 year-old daughter of Denver Broncos Owner Pat Bowlen will join the franchises's management team by the end of the year

The Raiders will officially return to the Oakland Coliseum in 2019 after NFL owners approved the team’s stadium lease on Monday.