**Chicago Cubs owner Tom Ricketts is threatening to move the team to a new ballpark if a planned Wrigley Field renovation falls through.
**Levi Strauss has purchased the naming rights to the San Francisco 49ers’ new $1.2 billion stadium.
**TBS will air both men’s basketball Final Four semifinal games in 2014 and 2015, marking the first time the games will be televised on cable. 
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**MLB is being criticized for banning pink bats without Louisville Slugger logos on Mother’s Day.
**MLS signed a six-year deal with Topps to make the company the “official trading card producer” of the league.
**MLB is seeking a protective headgear product for pitchers, though no solution is imminent.
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**MLB is being criticized for banning pink bats without Louisville Slugger logos on Mother’s Day.
**The family of late NHL player Derek Boogaard has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the league.
**Fast food chain Zaxby’s has signed sponsorship deals with 25 universities as it attempts to brand itself as “The Official Chicken of College Sports.”
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**NBA TV viewership during the regular season was down from the record-setting 2011-12 campaign for all networks that broadcast games.
**The NHL can expect to generate up to $180 million in revenue from the six outdoor games it plans to hold next season.
**Porsche signed Maria Sharapova to a three-year endorsement deal, making the tennis star the car company’s first-ever global ambassador.
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**Organizers of the Sochi Olympics plan to make all ticket holders apply for a “spectator’s pass” in order to enter the Olympic Park.
**The Orlando Magic are moving forward with a $100 million sports & entertainment complex next to Amway Arena.
**Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter says the city is “enthusiastically embracing” the possibility of bidding on the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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**Lucas Oil CEO Forrest Lucas is upset with the lack of primetime home games on the Indianapolis Colts’ 2013 schedule.
**Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter says the city is “enthusiastically embracing” the possibility of bidding on the 2024 Summer Olympics.
**The Miami Heat could have difficulty keeping their star-studded team together after next season because of the NBA’s luxury tax rules.
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**MLB Commissioner Bud Selig has declined to meet with San Jose’s mayor to discuss the Oakland A’s desire to move to his city.
**The sports and entertainment company founded by Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross has organized a new international soccer tournament beginning this summer.
**The University of Connecticut unveiled a new fiercer, wolf-like mascot and logo, part of the school’s institutional rebranding and marketing campaign.
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**Revenue projections for the casino games earmarked to help fund the new Minnesota Vikings stadium continue to fall.
**The NHL officially announced that the 2014 Winter Classic would be played in Ann Arbor’s Michigan Stadium after this year’s game at the stadium was cancelled due to labor unrest.
**San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed formally requested a meeting with MLB Commissioner Bud Selig to discuss the Oakland A’s quest to build a new ballpark in the city.
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**The Dolphins could post a $14 million loss next year amid debt payments and renovations to Sun Life Stadium.
**The city of Chicago and the Cubs reached a deal for a $500 million renovation to Wrigley Field.
**The SEC is partnering with ESPN to launch its own conference TV network next August.
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**Despite slashing payroll by more than $50 million, the Miami Marlins expect to post an operating loss this season.
**Wichita State University will reap a financial windfall from the school’s first Final Four appearance since 1965.
**Adidas is launching a worldwide merchandise line around international soccer star Lionel Messi.
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