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Nike is severing its business ties to Ray Rice a day after he was let go by the Baltimore Ravens and suspended indefinitely by the NFL following the release of a video showing him striking his then-fiancee in February.

Buffalo Sabres owners Terry and Kim Pegula are closing in on their purchase of the Buffalo Bills.

FIFA Vice President Jeffrey Webb says the governing body's image problems are harming football and it must work to regain trust over "ethics and morals." But Webb stopped short of criticizing Sepp Blatter, who has led FIFA since 1998 and is standing for a fifth term, instead praising the president for driving up revenue.

In the not-too-distant future, a football fan might be able to take a seat at the stadium, punch up any game on a seatback monitor, keep tabs on the real-time stats of a fantasy team, order up a hot dog and beer and even have a brand-new jacket brought to the seat if the wind kicks up.

Many NFL teams are following the leads of other sports — dropping prices for less desirable games while jacking up costs for the biggest matchups.

The NFL suspended Jim Irsay for the first six games of the season and fined him $500,000 for violating its personal conduct policy, coming down hard on the Indianapolis Colts owner Tuesday just hours after he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor stemming from an embarrassing March traffic stop.

A coalition is demanding that the NFL team from Washington be barred from using its "Redskins" name on University of Minnesota turf.

When Shelly Sterling was approached by former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer about buying the Los Angeles Clippers, the wife of disgraced team owner Donald Sterling did not know who he was.

The change made by the Kansas City Chiefs a few years ago was subtle — one word, really — yet it ushered a pronounced change in the way the franchise viewed its most important fans.

The Dallas Cowboys are the first U.S. sports franchise to top $3 billion in value.

The New York Islanders have announced that the team is being sold to a former Washington Capitals co-owner and a London-based investor.

Steve Ballmer has introduced himself to Los Angeles Clippers fans at a rally celebrating his new ownership of the NBA team.

Rob Manfred was elected baseball's 10th commissioner Thursday, winning a three-man race to succeed Bud Selig and given a mandate by the tradition-bound sport to recapture young fans and speed play in an era that has seen competition increase and attention spans shrink.

The three candidates in Major League Baseball's first contested election for a new commissioner in 46 years made presentations to the 30 teams Wednesday, a day ahead of the vote.

Sports equipment maker Adidas has lowered its full-year profit target, citing risks in the Russian market and weakness at its golf business.

Aflac Inc. (AFL) on Tuesday reported earnings that declined by 8.9 percent in its second quarter, but beat analysts' expectations.

Here is a timeline of developments in the move to sell the Los Angeles Clippers to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer.

A Buffalo Bills prospective ownership group that includes rocker Jon Bon Jovi has conducted a feasibility study into buying the NFL franchise and building a stadium in Toronto, a person close to the situation said.

The Athletics say they have agreed to a 10-year lease extension to stay in Oakland.

Pedestrians craned their necks as Derek Jeter stood in front of a food truck parked across the street from Central Park.