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SEC examining forming its own network again (CBSSports)

The WPS calls it quits, drawing down the curtain on premier level women's professional soccer in the US (footiebusiness)

Manchester United may have lost the Premier League but it's still tops the Brand Finance 50 most valuable soccer clubs worldwide (Brand Directory)

BMO Harris Bank acquires naming rights to Milwaukee's Bradley Center for more than  $1 million per year for six years (Journal Sentinel via Sports Business News)

In the wake of last season's epic brawl, Cincinnati and Xavier agree to move the Crosstown Shootout to a neutral site for the next two years (ESPN)

Dicier Drogba wins Champions League but says he will leave Chelsea when his contract ends this summer (FoxSoccer).

Fresh off an arrest for going 93 m.p.h. on a suspended license, Reds pitcher Aroldis Chapman sued For $18 million alleging false imprisonment in Cuba caused by Chapman (SI)

Buffalo Bills receive NFL approval for five year extension of deal to play games in Toronto. (Buffalo News)

Belmont Stakes reserved seats sold out in five minutes (Sports Business Digest)

Djokovic drops Sergio Tacchini and set to sign with Japanese company UNiqlo, which is attempting a major expansion into the US.(Darren Rovell)

CVC sells a 21% interest in Formula One to Blackstone and others in a deal valuing F-1 at $7.2 million exclusive of debt ahead of planned IPO (Reuters)

I'm a bit late in reporting but there's good news for those of you who like to summer in Saratoga.  On Monday, New York Governor David Patterson signed a bill authorizing a $25 million loan to the New York Racing Association allowing NYRA to operate meets at Belmont, Saratoga and Aqueduct.  Had it not received the loan, NYRA would have followed through with the notice it had sent to its 1400 employees that it planned to shut down the tracks following the running of the Belmont Stakes on June 5.  NYRA's problems stem from the inability to get approved slot machines and video lottery terminals installed and operating at Aqueduct in a timely manner.  Racing has been insufficient to actually fund NYRA's operations several years now.