North America

American Football

Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG), the company behind the proposed development of a new American football stadium in Los Angeles, has requested a six-month extension to its previous agreement with city authorities to allow for additional time to pursue an NFL franchise to move into the venue.

Baseball

Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim has ended negotiations with its home city over a new stadium lease after becoming frustrated with the length of the talks.
Events

Scott Blackmun, chief executive of the US Olympic Committee (USOC), has revealed that the prospect of bidding to host the 2024 summer Games has received overwhelming support from the country’s sports associations.

Basketball
Sponsorship & Marketing

NBA basketball franchise the Sacramento Kings has entered into a partnership with US ridesharing service Uber in a move that marks the team’s latest innovative tie-up in the technology sector.

Ice Hockey

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman has reiterated his stance that the North American ice hockey league will not seek expansion in the near future.

American Football
Business

Scott Butera has been appointed as the new commissioner of the Arena Football League indoor American football competition.

Equestrian
Business

The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF)’s newly-appointed CEO Chris Welton describes how he went from practising law to taking the reins of the IOC (International Olympic Committee)’s sponsorship programme.

Basketball

Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed has confirmed that he has already spoken to six potential buyers of the city’s Atlanta Hawks NBA basketball franchise and expects a quick sale, following the emergence of racist comments by owner Bruce Levenson and general manager Danny Ferry.

American Football
Business

The NFL has appointed a number of women to senior positions in an effort help shape the American football league’s domestic violence and sexual assault policies.

Football
Business

Don Garber has signed a new five-year extension to stay on as commissioner of Major League Soccer through to the end of 2018.

Ice Hockey
Events

The next edition of the NHL Winter Classic game will take place at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. between the Washington Capitals and Chicago Blackhawks, the North American ice hockey league has announced.

American Football

Terry and Kim Pegula, the owners of the NHL’s Buffalo Sabres ice hockey team, have struck a deal to acquire the Buffalo Bills NFL American football franchise.

American Football
Business

American football league the NFL has promoted Mark Waller to the role as executive vice-president of international ahead of its latest set of regular season games in London this autumn.

Basketball
Business

Bruce Levenson has agreed to sell his controlling interest in the Atlanta Hawks NBA basketball franchise after reporting himself to the league for sending a racist email two years ago.

Baseball
Business

Adam Silver, the commissioner of the NBA North American basketball league, has said that struggling state budgets and a wider acceptance of gambling by the US public will inevitably lead to legalised sports betting across the country.

American Football
Stadia

The NFL’s Oakland Raiders American football franchise has reached a tentative deal with the local authority over the construction of a new stadium.

Ice Hockey
Business

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman has rubbished claims that the North American ice hockey league is planning to expand.

Basketball
Events

A number of teams in the North American NBA basketball league will face opposition from overseas teams during the 2014-15 pre-season programme.