A new labor deal in the NBA is on the verge of being finalized, after owners voted Wednesday to approve a proposed seven-year collective bargaining agreement tentatively agreed to last week.
As Shelly Sterling received bids and continued to move aggressively to sell the Los Angeles Clippers, her estranged husband, Donald Sterling, refused to budge from his vow to fight the NBA's charges to terminate his ownership and force a sale of the team.
A day after Washington Redskins safety Ryan Clark talked about the hypocrisy of the NFL and of commissioner Roger Goodell specifically on ESPN's "First Take," NFLPA president Eric Winston said team owners need to be held to a higher standard.
The NFL owners have tabled discussions about an expanded playoff system until the fall after the topic was discussed during the spring meetings Tuesday, Dallas Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones told ESPN.com.
Donald Sterling, the disgraced owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, asked for forgiveness in his first sitdown interview since audio recordings of him making racist comments surfaced nearly a month ago.
Sacramento Kings owner Vivek Ranadive anticipates that his fellow NBA owners will vote unanimously to force Donald Sterling to sell the Los Angeles Clippers.