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The Yankees are an investor in a New York expansion soccer team, majority-owned by English Premier League club Manchester City.

The Maryland-based apparel company nearly doubled its footwear sales in the fourth quarter of 2015, thanks largely to the explosive popularity of the “Curry 2” basketball sneaker.

Of the estimated $4.2 billion in bets that will be placed on this year’s Super Bowl, $4.1 billion, or about 97 percent, will be wagered illegally, according to the American Gaming Association.

On FOX Business Network’s Mornings with Maria, Drone Racing League CEO Nicholas Horbaczewski discussed the new professional drone racing league.

Analysts are lowering their short-term expectations for Under Armour amid concerns that unseasonably warm winter weather is negatively impacting apparel sales, but most remain optimistic about the company’s long-term outlook.

The Red Sox wrapped up a World Series title with a 6-1 win over the Cardinals. Major League Baseball and FOX also won big, recording a 17% gain in television viewers for the entire Series.

The National Football League is looking into the possibility of selling television rights to some Thursday games, an executive told Reuters.

The sports network is abandoning the international version of the X Games that featured games in Spain, Germany, Brazil and France.

Business is booming in Green Bay. The Packers' profit jumped 26% from a year ago, climbing to $54.3 million.

Lawyers representing a former college basketball standout are seeking to turn a complaint against the NCAA into a class-action lawsuit. 

Los Angeles Dodgers owner Guggenheim Baseball Management may unexpectedly be out $1 billion, thanks to higher MLB revenue-sharing payments related to its television rights deal with Time Warner Cable.

MSG's quarterly profits blew away forecasts thanks to strong media growth.

Churchill Downs agreed to buy Oxford Casino for about $160 million in cash, as the company continues to pursue newer properties in gambling-friendly states.

The NFL is close to approving a plan that would more than double the price of some tickets to Super Bowl XLVIII at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium, as the league seeks to take a bite out of the secondary market.

Super Bowl tickets are about 38% cheaper than they were a year ago, when tickets to see the Patriots and star quarterback Tom Brady play the Seattle Seahawks cost an average of $9,722.86.