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Rays' new ballpark approved in county voteThe Tampa Bay Rays are inching closer toward having a new home.,Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners approved plans for a new stadium at Hillsborough College's Dale Mabry campus on Friday in a 5-2 vote. That decision came one day after Tampa's city council voted 4-3 in favor of the stad...

Report: Vote coming to ease WTA tourney requirementsA vote expected in the coming weeks could ease the scheduling demand for the WTA Tour's top players.,WTA Tour Architecture Council member Bob Moran told Front Office Sports on Monday that the number of required WTA 500-level tournaments will be reduced as early as next year.,Moran said he expects th...

Senate adjourns without vote on college sports billThe U.S. Senate took no action on the Protect College Sports Act, adjourning for summer recess early Saturday with a promise the Senate will consider the bill next month.,Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) have been leading the bipartisan move in Washington, D.C., to try to rein i...

SoFi Stadium workers set to vote on strike ahead of World Cup

With tensions between the union that represents 2,000-plus workers at SoFi Stadium and the stadium operators at their boiling point, Unite Here Local 11 has halted negotiations and authorized a strike vote, The Athletic reported Friday.,The vote is set to take place at the end of next week -- just o...

Report: NWSL nearing vote on calendar shift

The NWSL reportedly is considering a switch to a fall-to-spring schedule to align with other top soccer leagues -- including MLS. ,ESPN reported on Friday that the NWSL's board of governors is expected to vote on the issue later this month.,Currently, the NWSL season runs from March to November. Top...

Voters approve funding for Spurs' new downtown arena

The Spurs received critical approval from Bexar County voters Tuesday on a funding measure to bring a new $1.3 billion arena to downtown San Antonio.,About 52% of voters supported the measure to contribute $311 million to help fund a new venue at Hemisfair, the site of the 1968 World's Fair. The cou...

Commanders cleared to build new stadium in D.C.

After nearly three decades of playing in Maryland, the Washington Commanders have the green light to build a new $3.7 billion stadium in D.C. that should bring them back to the nation's capital by 2030.,The D.C. Council voted 9-3 on Friday to ratify the deal between the city and the NFL team. The si...

Butt out: Tush push survives, vote to ban falls short

Another season of the "Brotherly Shove" is coming soon after NFL owners failed to pass a proposal to ban the rugby-style, short-yardage play commonly employed by the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles. ,A proposal to eliminate any play involving pushing or shoving ballcarriers forward did not r...