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‘Brown as a bear’: Shock, awe and despair as prized autographs ruined by defective baseballs
Browning has marred thousands of once-valuable autographed baseballs, with the precise cause of the damage still unknown. Dennis Tuttle examines the impact on the baseball collectibles market
Mickey Mantle: In death, still king of the collectors’ world
Dead since 1995, the revered Hall of Famer still commands a lofty position among baseball memorabilia collectors
MLB names FanDuel an authorized gaming operator
League expands its roster of betting operators with access to official data feed and marks
Citi Field to host hurling tournament
Fenway Sports Management bringing ancient Gaelic sport to New York after three prior events in Boston
Dallas Mavericks embrace Bitcoin
The Dallas Mavericks have become the second team in the NBA basketball league to accept Bitcoin, a form of cryptocurrency, as a method of payment for game tickets and merchandise
NHL finalizes 10-city fan tour in Europe
NHL expands fan tour after initial entry to Europe last year
St. Louis poised to officially land MLS expansion franchise
Midwest US city has long been seen as a strong favorite to land the league's 28th franchise
NFL aligns with Roc Nation for live music, social justice initiatives
NFL taps powerful hip-hop mogul for key areas of entertainment, community involvement
Tsai poised to take full control of Nets in record-setting deal
Alibaba co-founder gaining 51 percent of the NBA team he did not already own
US Open targets Chinese engagement with Douyin
The US Open grand slam tennis tournament has moved to boost its online presence in China by launching an official account on short-form video platform Douyin, the country’s version of TikTok.
New Seattle Sounders investors include celebs, local business titans
Investors in perennially strong MLS club include Seahawks quarterback, Microsoft CEO, music stars
Washington Wizards seek to break the industry mould, find wins with new leadership structure
Struggling NBA team looks well outside basketball for new ideas and approaches in its senior leadership
MLB 2020 schedule includes earliest domestic start ever
League next year will continue recent focus on providing teams additional off days, concentrating divisional games at the beginning and end of the season
NFL, Sportradar expand data deal to include distribution to betting operators
The NFL, which had been much more cautious than other US pro leagues monetizing legalized sports betting, takes a big step into the space with its existing data distributor
McLaren set to make full-time return to IndyCar after 41-year absence
McLaren Racing has announced that it will make a full-time return to the IndyCar motor racing series next year, in partnership with with IndyCar team Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports and US carmaker…
Major League Rugby takes slow and steady approach in attempt to crack US market
Bob Williams looks at the development of Major League Rugby in the US, and how the league is looking to avoid the mistakes made by previous organisations' attempts to successfully break the sport in the US market.
F1 ‘making steps’ on second US race, says Carey
Formula One chief executive Chase Carey has reiterated his desire to further establish the motor-racing series’ presence in the US, with talks over a future Miami Grand Prix progressing.
MLB to stage regular-season game next year at “Field of Dreams” site in Iowa
First-ever MLB game in Iowa will use filming site from famed 1989 baseball movie