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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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Norman: Golf's Drug Testing A "Disgrace"
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Man City Owner Could Buy Second N.Y. MLS Team
EPL club Manchester City Owner Sheik Mansour bin Zayed al-Nahyan, a member of the Abu Dhabi royal family, has “entered final negotiations to purchase” an MLS franchise “to be situated in Queens,” according to sources cited by Longman & Belson of the N.Y. TIMES. The source ...
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Selig: MLB Won't Interrupt Schedule For Olympics
MLB “won't change its schedule to boost the sport's chances of getting back into the Olympics,” according to Ronald Blum of the AP. MLB Commissioner Bud Selig on Thursday said, "Look, we can't stop our season in August. We just can't. You can't say to your fans: 'We'll see you in the nex ...
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U.S. Open Refs, Umps Part Of Class Action Suit
All referees and umpires who have worked at the U.S. Open tennis championships since '05 are now part of a class action lawsuit suing the USTA for back pay and damages, a N.Y. federal judge ruled Thursday. The lawsuit, brought by four referees in '11, can proceed under New York state labor law, mean ...
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NFL Sets New Sexual Discrimination Policy
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman yesterday announced that "new efforts are in place with the NFL to make sure that players currently in the league and those about to enter the NFL in this week's draft are protected from discrimination and harassment based on sexual orientation," according ...
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Garber: Expansion Team To Be Named Soon
MLS Commissioner Don Garber last night said the league will likely have an announcement on an expansion franchise in the next 4-6 weeks. Garber tipped his hand that it could be the long-expected announcement of a franchise that will play in Queens. Speaking to reporters at halftime of a Toronto FC-I ...
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Wimbledon Head Calls For Tours To Up Payouts
All England Club Chair Philip Brook has "given the clearest indication that the four grand-slam tournaments have 'done their bit' by agreeing to extravagant increases in prize money" and that the ATP and WTA "need to make a greater contribution to the future welfare of their players," according to N ...
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Cuomo: MMA Should Be Taken "Seriously"
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that the state “should take MMA ‘seriously’ if it promises ‘significant economic development,’” according to Erik Kriss of the N.Y. POST. The statement came as several fighters yesterday were "lobbying lawmakers" to legalize profess ...
AVP Tour Set For U.S. Relaunch
A year after Donald Sun acquired the rights to the AVP , he is "resurrecting the tour with five stops featuring some of the top athletes in beach volleyball," according to Tripp Mickle of SPORTSBUSINESS JOURNAL. The tour will "visit Salt Lake City; Cincinnati; St. Petersburg, Fla.; and Santa Barbar ...
Goodell Promotes Heads Up Football Initiative
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