Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor has reached agreement on his $1.5 billion sale of the club. He is selling to e-commerce mogul Marc Lore and former baseball star Alex Rodriguez.
Alex Rodriguez's drug suspension was cut to 162 games from 211 by arbitrator Fredric Horowitz, a decision the New York Yankees third baseman vowed to fight in federal court.
UPDATE: Alex Rodriguez suspended through 2014, pending appeal; 12 other players take 50-game bans.
Major League Baseball has handed down suspensions to 12 players who have agreed to take the 50 game ban and not appeal. The list of names are as follows:
• Nelson Cruz, Texas Rangers outfielder...
New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez has been threatened by Major League Baseball with a lifetime ban if he agrees not to fight a lengthy suspension for his connections to performance-enhancing drugs and Biogenesis of America.