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☆ A Major League Soccer whistleblower's tax-fraud lawsuit against the owner of DC United has been dismissed after law enforcement deemed it 'pointless'
  + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Jack Newsham | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
A former lawyer for DC United accused owner Jason Levien of cheating on his taxes. AdvertisementAdvertisementA whistleblower case filed by the former in-house lawyer for Major League Soccer team DC United that accused team owner Jason Levien of cheating on his taxes has been thrown out. AdvertisementAdvertisementIn addition to owning DC United, Levien reportedly owns pieces of Swansea City, the English football club, and the Brisbane Bullets, part of Australia's National Basketball League. Levien filed tax returns for past years and paid about $250,000 to the District in 2022, according to one of Deubert's filings. But DC tax officials concluded that Levien actually didn't owe a dime; Kya Henley, a spokesperson for Levien, said he received a refund check.
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☆ Saudi golf shot plays through CFIUS hazards
  + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Jennifer Saba | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +8 min
U.S. congressional lawmakers scrutinized PGA Tour officials on Tuesday this week about the group’s tie-up with a rival golf tournament owned by Saudi Arabia. Enter the Saudis, who launched an upstart golf tournament last year, LIV Golf, that competed with the U.S.-based PGA Tour and its European counterpart DTP. There are worries that Saudi Arabia, a regime viewed as hostile to women and LGBTQ groups, would have significant sway over golf’s culture. LIV Golf is owned by Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund. Former AT&T Chief Executive Randall Stephenson resigned from the PGA Tour policy board, the Washington Post reported on July 9.
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☆ With record Super Bowl wagers expected, here are Wall Street's top sports-betting stocks
  + stars: | 2023-02-10 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +4 min
The names were a member of Roundhill Sports Betting & iGaming ETF , VanEck Gaming ETF , and/or iBet Sports Betting & Gaming ETF . Of the gaming companies on the list, Caesars Entertainment has the most upside to the average analyst price target, 26.2%. Caesars gaming empire includes Caesars Sportsbook, which came out of the company's 2021 $4 billion acquisition of William Hill . MGM Resorts follows with 23% upside to the average analyst price target. The stock, which has gained nearly 6% so far this year, has 11% upside to the average analyst price target.
☆ DC United owner Jason Levien accused by MLS team's former top lawyer of dodging millions in taxes
  + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( Jack Newsham | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
Jason Levien is CEO of DC United and owns part of Swansea City and the Brisbane Bullets. Levien denied wrongdoing and said he filed New York taxes. The lawsuit was brought by Christopher Deubert, who until last year was the top lawyer for Levien's DC United soccer club. In a statement shared with Insider, Jon Bouker, a lawyer for Levien, said his client paid all the taxes he owed and filed taxes in New York, contrary to Deubert's claims. December 14, 2022: This story has been updated to include comments from Levien's lawyer and a person close to Levien.
☆ Isaac Humphries: 'I'm essentially starting a new life,' says the only openly gay man playing top-flight basketball
  + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Amanda Davies George Ramsay | Amanda Davies | George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +4 min
Humphries, who plays for Melbourne United in Australia’s National Basketball League, had never previously spoken publicly about his sexuality out of fear it would negatively impact his career. But now, he says he feels ready to “live my true life” and become the world’s only openly gay man playing top-flight basketball. Humphries joined Melbourne United in July this year. “I have a weight lifted off my shoulders, 25 years of weight,” says Humphries. “I’m essentially starting a new life – it’s like a birthday,” he adds.
☆ Opinion: Why Australia’s elite basketballer is ready to tell the world he is gay
  + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Isaac Humphries | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +8 min
Editor’s Note: Isaac Humphries is a professional basketball player for Melbourne United, part of Australia’s National Basketball League (NBL). Melbourne CNN —One of the best feelings in the world is playing a game of professional basketball while on peak form. I was 22 and playing with the Adelaide 36ers, two years before signing with my current team, Melbourne United. Isaac Humphries of Melbourne United shoots during an NBL match against Cairns Taipans in October. I’m so fortunate to be able to do this with this Melbourne United team.
☆ Liz Mills: How coach became the first woman to lead a men's basketball team in an international tournament
  + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Alasdair Howorth | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +8 min
But as the first woman to coach a men’s national team at a major FIBA tournament, Liz Mills must think of everything – even what she wears. Like many of us when watching a sports team, Mills thought that she could do better; but unlike most of us, she did something about it. Members of the network have experienced discrimination of all kinds, particularly those working in the men’s game. AS Salé was the first job in men's basketball that Mills was paid for. “I want to be the first woman to coach at the World Cup as a head coach of an African [men’s] team,” she asserts.
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