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As we speak, the NBA and the players union are planning a potential resumption of their suspended season. That doesn’t necessarily mean everyone is on board, though. Given the health risks involved, the minimal stakes for certain players and teams and the impact of pushing back next season, there is Read more
Disgraced former FIFA president Sepp Blatter said the United States would be capable of hosting the 2022 World Cup after an indictment from the Department of Justice detailed how FIFA executives were bribed into voting for Qatar to win hosting rights for 2022 and Russia for 2018. There has been Read more
Despite the continuing fallout of the coronavirus pandemic bringing professional sports to a halt, UFC president Dana White has made constant headlines for his bold assertion that the show must go on. His counterpart, Bellator MMA president Scott Coker, has largely sung a much different tune. Ever since he canceled Read more
The Chicago Bulls have been interviewing candidates for less than a week, but in that time, they appear to have found their new top-decision-maker. The Bulls welcomed Arturas Karnisovas Monday as their new executive vice president of basketball operations after finalizing a deal on April 9 to hire the Denver Nuggets’ general manager. Read more
Could Mark Cuban be looking at a run for the United States presidency this year? The Dallas Mavericks owner won’t rule out the possibility. Cuban chatted with Fox News host Chris Wallace on Sunday morning and was asked about a potential run for the White House, something he had previously Read more
There are pros and cons to hiring an agent to run an NBA team’s basketball operations. For the most part, their extensive Rolodexes are a positive. Agents need to have strong relationships around the NBA, and Leon Rose is no exception. The New York Knicks hired him in large part Read more
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter had a corruption charge related to the sale of World Cup broadcasting rights to the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) dropped on Saturday, reports Reuters’ John Revill. The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) in Switzerland has informed all of the parties of its intention to Read more
The Chicago Bulls have been interviewing candidates for less than a week, but in that time, they appear to have found their new top-decision-maker. They are currently finalizing a deal to hire current Denver Nuggets general manager Arturas Karnisovas as their new executive vice president of basketball operations, according to Read more
UFC president Dana White was named in a lawsuit on Friday as the alleged victim in a $200,000 sex-tape extortion case. White’s name was included, along with the UFC, in a suit filed in Clark County District Court by Ernesto Joshua Ramos, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The 42-year-old Read more
When the NBA announced it would suspend play on March 11 due to the growing concerns of the coronavirus pandemic, it set off a chain of reactions which caused several other sports leagues to postpone or cancel events. At this point, it’s still unclear when play will resume, though on Read more