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The NFL Giants and the estate for Lehman Brothers have “settled their long-running dispute over a soured interest-rate swap tied to the financing” of MetLife Stadium. Lehman sued Giants Stadium LLC in '13, claiming it was owed $100M "under the swap" (WSJ.com, 3/4).

Orlando City SC announced that it will be selling 2,000 additional standing-room tickets to Sunday’s inaugural MLS season-opener against NYC FC at the Citrus Bowl. The team has already distributed 60,000 tickets for the game (ORLANDO SENTINEL, 3/5).

HBO Sports has entered into new multiyear agreements with boxing announcers Jim Lampley and Max Kellerman. The pair will continue to serve on multiple HBO Boxing platforms, including “World Championship Boxing,” “HBO Boxing After Dark,” and HBO PPV (HBO).

The WWE today is expected to announce that its SummerSlam PPV will be held at Barclays Center on Aug. 23 (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 3/5).

The U.S. women’s national soccer team last night defeated Norway 2-1 in an Algarve Cup match in Portugal in what was G Hope Solo’s “first game since returning from a 30-game suspension” (N.Y. TIMES, 3/5).

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