When the Rams arrived from Los Angeles prior to the 1995 season, their original 30-year lease agreement with the St. Louis Convention and Visitors Commission (CVC) requires that the Edward Jones Dome (previously known as The Trans World Dome) remain among the top quarter of the 31 NFL stadiums. Unless upgrades are made, the Rams [...]

Shyam Das, the arbitrator who made the decision in the well-publicized Ryan Braun case earlier this year, was fired by Major League Baseball, an official in the Commissioner’s Office announced on Monday. Das, who has been MLB’s permanent arbitrator since 1999 was informed in writing that his services were no longer needed. By terms of [...]

Serena Williams capped a sensational week at the Mutua Madrid Open, beating Victoria Azarenka to win the 41st WTA title of her career at the Premier-level tournament. She was in command of the final from the start against the World No.1, winning the first four games of the match en route to a 6-1 first [...]

Daniel Straus won the Bellator Season 6 featherweight tournament championship Friday night at the Palladium Ballroom in Caesar’s Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, via a unanimous decision over Marlon Sandro. Two judges scored the fight 30-27, while the third had it 29-28 in Straus’ favor. Early in Round 1, an errant unintentional leg kick [...]

After almost a decade of lobbying, the Vikings may yet get their proposed new state-subsidized stadium. They have long argued that they can no longer make money out of their outdated Metrodome home. However, they have little leverage until the end of last season when their lease actually expired. They will still be playing in [...]

2008 World Series MVP and two-time All-Star lefthander Cole Hamel of the Phillies was fined for an undisclosed amount and suspended for five games by the league after he admitted to having intentionally hit Washington Nationals rookie outfielder Bryce Harper with his bean ball during the Philadelphia Phillies’ 9-3 win over the Nationals on Sunday [...]