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Former NBPA Exec Dir Billy Hunter Files Suit Against Union, President Derek Fisher05 / 17 / 13Former NBPA Exec Dir Billy Hunter sued the union and President Derek Fisher on Thursday “for defamation and breach of contract stemming from his dismissal,” according to Ken Berger of CBSSPORTS.com. The lawsuit, filed in California Superior Court in Oakland, alleges that Fisher and his p... Tags: Leagues and Governing Bodies, NBA |
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Singh Sues PGA Tour Over Doping Case
Golf HOFer Vijay Singh yesterday filed suit in N.Y. against the PGA Tour a week after his " doping case was dropped , claiming it damaged his reputation by not doing a thorough job of researching his use of deer antler spray," according to Doug Ferguson of the AP. The lawsuit said that the Tour "not ...
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MLB Seeking Protective Headgear For Pitchers
MLB Senior VP & General Counsel/Labor Dan Halem yesterday indicated that nothing is "imminent as far as baseball giving its approval to protective headgear" for pitchers, but the league is "very active in seeking a product that it can approve," according to Willie Weinbaum of ESPN.com. MLB is "c ...
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Risk, Reward Of NHL Outdoor Game In California
The challenge with the NHL's Stadium Series is that "fairly or unfairly, they'll be compared to the Winter Classic, which is an incredibly high bar to reach," according to Craig Custance of ESPN.com. A total of six outdoor games will be held, which is an "ambitious plan and one that builds on the mo ...
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Connecticut House Votes To Lift MMA Ban
The Connecticut House yesterday “approved a bill to legalize and regulate MMA, including establishing medical and safety standards for professional bouts in the Bridgeport and Hartford arenas,” according to Ken Dixon of the CONNECTICUT POST. The vote came “over the complaints of la ...
League Notes
PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem yesterday said that changes in the date of the World Golf HOF induction ceremony and selection process are being "debated in light of the controversy involving the election of Colin Montgomerie and Fred Couples this year, and the fact that no male Hall of Fame membe ...
NHL Confirms Ducks-Kings At Dodger Stadium
The NHL yesterday formally announced that the Kings will "host the Ducks in a regular-season outdoor game at Dodger Stadium next season," according to Eric Stephens of the ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER. It will be the "first outdoor game involving two league teams to take place west of the Mississippi Rive ...
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Venus Williams, Roddick Join WTT Ownership
Andy Roddick and Venus Williams will each own slightly less than 5% of World TeamTennis in a deal announced yesterday. The two are not paying for their stakes, but will market the summer league, make appearances and be full equity owners, meaning they are subject to cash calls. Roddick and Williams ...
MLB Minority Involvement Facing Hurdles
The Rangers' Ron Washington is one of three African-American managers in MLB and he has “seen attitudes change dramatically in baseball over his more than four decades" in the sport, according Kevin Sherrington of the DALLAS MORNING NEWS. On Opening Day, only 8.5% of MLB’s rosters were A ...
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MLB Notes
In Boston, John Powers notes, "Any chance that baseball had to get back in the Olympics for 2020 likely was scuttled" when MLB Commissioner Bud Selig said that the league "wouldn’t put its season on pause to enable the best players to compete." Selig's stance on the matter "won’t fly" wi ...
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Boxing Keeps Searching For Growth
After “wobbling for decades,” boxing continues to “fight for its financial life as one of America’s oldest traditional sports,” according to Jon Saraceno of USA TODAY. Lack of “substantial sponsor support by major U.S. corporations continues to create head winds f ...
