North America
XFL draftee declines contract due to low salary
Former University of Tennessee defensive end Corey Vereen has withdrawn from the XFL after being drafted by the Los Angeles Wildcats, citing a far lower than expected salary.
USA, Mexico and Canada ‘could host 2025 Fifa Club World Cup’
The 2025 Fifa Club World Cup could reportedly be held in North America ahead of the following year's World Cup, which is being hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico
Houston Astros fire assistant GM Taubman
Dismissal comes after several days of controversy surrounding executive's profane taunting
Pirates set to hire former Penguins executive as new president
Longtime Pittsburgh sports executive was part of three Stanley Cup winners, led development of PPG Paints Arena
Godfather of baseball sabermetrics leaves Red Sox
James helped MLB club win four World Series titles during 17-year run
Dover International Speedway to slash seating capacity
Nascar race track Dover International Speedway is slashing its seating capacity from 83,000 seats to 54,000 – a reduction of 29,000 seats – for 2020.
Facebook comes on board for latest WSF, PSA squash venture
The World Squash Federation’s 2019 Men’s World Team Championship will be broadcast live across the globe through an agreement between tournament host Squash On Fire, the WSF and SquashTV, the broadcasting arm…
eBay: StubHub outcome to be determined by January
US ecommerce giant eBay has put a more definitive timetable on its ongoing strategic review of its secondary ticketing marketplace StubHub, promising an update before the company’s fourth quarter earnings r…
Manfred says he is “really concerned” about Astros taunting incident
League investigation into Astros assistant general manager's conduct ongoing
World Series Game 1 barely avoids record-low TV rating
US television viewership is second-worst for start of baseball's Fall Classic
Salt Lake City to host 2023 NBA All-Star Game
Salt Lake City, Utah, has been awarded the 2023 National Basketball Association All-Star Game, 30 years after the Utah Jazz last hosted the event
Frank Coonelly out as Pittsburgh Pirates president
Longtime club executive acknowledges "our results were simply not acceptable."
Don Garber ‘frustrated’ by ongoing Inter Miami stadium delays
Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber has admitted he is "disappointed" and "frustrated" in the ongoing delays to Inter Miami's stadium proposal, which is in real danger of being scrapped
Premier Lacrosse League expanding to seven teams in 2020
The Premier Lacrosse League is adding another team for its second season in 2020, taking the start-up touring league up to seven franchises
Sportradar names Werner Becher managing director of US betting
Swiss sports data and content company Sportradar has appointed Werner Becher as its new managing director of US betting.
Super League enters new era – and new continent – with Toronto Wolfpack promotion
With the world's first transatlantic sports team, the Toronto Wolfpack, set to play in the English Super League from the start of the new season, Bob Williams looks into how the unique arrangement is benefiting both the club and the sport of rugby league.
Qualtrics extends cause-related jersey patch campaign with the Utah Jazz
The NBA’s Utah Jazz has extended its jersey patch deal with software brand Qualtrics in support of the ‘5 For The Fight’ cancer research campaign.
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Astros come under fire for assistant GM’s alleged taunting of reporters
Club initially denies and then admits executive making series of inappropriate comments to group of female reporters