North America

College Sports
Business

US college sport is at the centre of a scandal that has seen a senior executive from German sportswear company Adidas, along with four assistant basketball coaches from the University of Arizona, Auburn University, the University of Southern California and Oklahoma State University, arrested on federal corruption charges relating to the payment of inducements to star athletes.

Multi-sport
Events

The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) is to discuss the possibility of a bid for the winter Olympics next month.

Tennis
Events

The city of Chicago in the United States has been confirmed as the host of the second edition of the Laver Cup tennis event in 2018.

Ice Skating
Events

The International Skating Union (ISU) has awarded hosting rights for its 2020 World Figure Skating Championships to Skate Canada, which will stage the event in Montreal, Quebec.

Esports
Other

US video game developer Activision Blizzard has awarded the final three franchise spots for its new Overwatch League to the cities of Philadelphia, Dallas and Houston.

Football
Business

The North American Soccer League (NASL) has filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF) after the national governing body rejected a request to grant it Division 2 status for 2018.

College Sports

The Learfield Sports agency is in talks with the IMG College division of the WME|IMG agency over a merger, according to multiple reports.

Aquatics
Events

Fina, the global governing body of aquatic sports, has revealed the line-up for the 2018 Diving World Series, with Fuji and Montreal becoming new additions to the calendar.

Lacrosse
Business

Sports and entertainment company Comcast Spectacor has acquired a National Lacrosse League (NLL) expansion franchise, which will be based in the US city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Baseball
Stadia

Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise Oakland Athletics has named a site for a new ballpark it aims to move into for the 2023 season.

Para Sport
Business

Newly-elected International Paralympic Committee (IPC) president Andrew Parsons has talked up the opportunities presented by the confirmation that Paris and Los Angeles will stage the 2024 and 2028 editions of the summer Paralympic Games.

Basketball
Stadia

The City of Seattle and investment firm Oak View Group (OVG) have agreed a deal to redevelop the KeyArena in a move that could return NBA basketball or NHL ice hockey to the Washington city, while NHL franchise the Calgary Flames has dropped plans to build a new arena in the Canadian city.

Ice Hockey
Business

International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) president Rene Fasel has written off any chance of a late deal for National Hockey League (NHL) players to compete at the 2018 winter Olympic Games, stating “that train has left the station”.

Rowing
Business

The World Rowing Championships will go ahead as planned in the US state of Florida later this month after organisers said Hurricane Irma caused limited damage in the Sarasota-Bradenton area, where the event is due to be staged.

Curling
Events

The World Curling Federation (WCF) has extended a partnership with Curling Canada under which the country will continue to be a regular host of its World Championships.

Multi-sport
Events

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed that Los Angeles meets all the criteria needed to host the summer Olympics as its new masterplan for the 2024 and 2028 Games prepares to be rubber-stamped tomorrow (Wednesday), while the US has been linked with a possible bid for the 2026 winter Olympics.

Esports
Other

Game developer and publisher Blizzard Entertainment has opened a new esports-dedicated arena in the US city of Burbank, California.
Events

Councillors in Hamilton have voted against the Canadian city bidding for the 2030 edition of the Commonwealth Games multi-sport event, although the matter is set to be revisited next week.