North America
Business

The New York Knicks have overtaken the Los Angeles Lakers to become the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) most valuable franchise, but the league is taking a hit from the uncertain economic climate.
Business

National Football League (NFL) commissioner Roger Goodell has pledged to slash his salary to $1 if negotiations fail to bring about a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) ahead of the March deadline.
Business

Commissioner Gary Bettman has stated the National Hockey League (NHL) is “extremely well positioned” as he disclosed it is on course to set an all-time revenue record.
Business

NBC Universal has lured former marketing chief John Miller out of semi-retirement to lead the broadcaster’s new sports agency.
Stadia

AEG chief executive Tim Leiweke has promised a city council panel that a proposed project to build a 64,000-seat stadium for a National Football League (NFL) team in downtown Los Angeles will require no public funding.
Business

The National Hockey League (NHL) has signed a one-year extension to a sponsorship deal with McDonald’s USA to retain the fast food restaurant as the League’s lead partner in the United States.
Media

ESPN and the University of Texas have unveiled a mammoth 20-year deal worth $300 million for the creation of a 24-hour TV network that will be dedicated to the Longhorns’ sports teams.
Business

National Football League (NFL) commissioner Roger Goodell has called for “commitment” from warring parties as the prospect of a lockout in sport’s richest league looms.
Business

CONCACAF, the football body that represents North, Central American and Caribbean countries, has called for FIFA to award the region an extra place at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
Business

The National Basketball Association’s Charlotte Bobcats franchise has unveiled a new commercial partnership with Duke Energy.
Business

Two leading representatives of the National Football League Players’ Association (NFLPA) have warned the League that plans to expand the regular-season schedule could be derailed unless health and safety issues are addressed.
Business

The Sacramento Kings will play at the Power Balance Pavilion for the next five years after the sports bracelet-maker purchased the naming rights for the National Basketball Association’s home arena from Maloof Sports & Entertainment, the team’s parent company.
Business

Online foreign exchange trading service Alpari US has penned a “multi-year” agreement to become an official partner of the New York Knicks, New York Rangers and the world-famous Madison Square Garden.
Business

The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) has opened talks with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) over a new revenue-sharing agreement.
Media

The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has unveiled a new three-year broadcast deal with ESPN.
Business

Castrol has announced a multi-year sponsorship deal with the National Football League (NFL), securing exclusivity in the League’s motor oil and related lubricants partnership category.
Business

The owners of the Nashville Predators National Hockey League (NHL) team have established a new $75 million senior credit facility in an effort to improve the franchise's financial stability.
Media

The main contenders for the Olympic broadcast rights in the United States have expressed an interest in acquiring a package covering four editions of the Games rather than two, according to the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) chief negotiator.