North America
MLB-MiLB talks take marked turn toward a deal
After more than six months of rising acrimony, ongoing PBA negotiations significantly shift course
Relevent Sports, LaLiga, and Uninterrupted create players-only esports tournament
Relevent Sports Group has partnered with LaLiga and LeBron James’s media company Uninterrupted to create a players-only esports soccer competition featuring athletes from a variety of sports.
Woods, Mickelson to reprise “The Match” with Manning and Brady
Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson have confirmed they will stage a rematch of their 2018 head-to-head showdown in a made-for-TV event that will aid Covid-19 relief efforts
Goodell: NFL Draft will give sports fans a source of “hope”
National Football League commissioner Roger Goodell believes that this week's NFL Draft will offer some hope to sports fans in the United States amid the bleak financial impact of the global Covid-19 pandemic
NFL Draft attracts strong advertiser influx
Nearly two-thirds of the involved brands are first-time advertisers in the event
Big3 calls off Louis Armstrong Stadium event
Ice Cube’s Big3 basketball league has called off plans to stage its New York event this June at the Louis Armstrong Stadium due to the impact of the global Covid-19 pandemic.
MLB penalizes Red Sox for electronic sign-stealing
Set of penalties is far less severe than what was imposed on the Houston Astros earlier this year
NHL now considering return at regional arenas after abandoning neutral-site plan
The National Hockey League has abandoned its plans to restart the season at neutral sites, according to multiple reports
NWHL confirms Toronto expansion franchise
The National Women's Hockey League has confirmed it is placing an expansion franchise in Toronto, the league's first team in Canada
Independence Bowl adds Radiance Technologies as title sponsor
American college football bowl game The Independence Bowl has signed up prime contractor Radiance Technologies as its new title sponsor
Chargers unveil new uniforms to rave reviews
New set features callback of every era of franchise history
Louisville NWSL team may get name change
Louisville City FC is reconsidering the name of its National Women's Soccer League team, Proof Louisville FC
MiLB ‘ready to agree’ to franchise contraction
Heavy economic burdens fueled by Covid-19 creating new tenor to ongoing PBA negotiations
USOPC to make $200m budget cuts by 2024 Olympics
The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee plans to make budget cuts of up to 20 per cent through the 2024 Paris Games following the impact of the global Covid-19 pandemic
Luck sues McMahon for wrongful dismissal following XFL collapse
Former XFL commissioner Oliver Luck has sued the spring season American football league's majority owner Vince McMahon for alleged wrongful dismissal, according to multiple reports
WNBA Draft ratings up 123 per cent from 2019
The 2020 Women's National Basketball Association Draft enjoyed a significant ratings boost thanks in large part to the event's pride of place on the main ESPN network and the dearth of any competing sports…
US youth sports leaders forge new coalition
More than 400 leaders from industry sector create new advocacy group
Louisville Slugger furloughs workers, closes museum and factory
Iconic bat maker sees essentially all orders cease