The NBA commissioner said he saw no reason why the sale to Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez would not be approved but that the next step was to see if Glen Taylor would appeal the arbitration decision.

An arbitration panel on Monday ruled 2-1 in favor of Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore in their quest for a controlling ownership stake of the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves and the WNBA's Minnesota Lynx.

A group led by entrepreneur Marc Lore and retired baseball star Alex Rodriguez had gone to battle with current owner Glen Taylor in arbitration.

The ownership transfer of the Minnesota Timberwolves must continue as originally planned, putting Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore on track to be the team's majority owners.

"Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez today announced that the arbitration in the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx owner

After arbitration panel ruled in favor of Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore, focus can shift to closing one of the smartest transactions in league history

An arbitration ruling on Monday paves the way for former Walmart CEO Mark Lore and retired baseball star Alex Rodriguez to take over ownership of the team.

Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez are back on track to be the majority owners of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx after a three-person arbitration panel ruled in their favor Monday that Glen Taylor was not within his rights to terminate the purchase agreement last spring.

It was cocktails and cake when Alex Rodriguez and Alex Lore first discussed the purchase of the Minnesota Timberwolves from long-standing owner Glen Taylor. Those warm feelings are gone after a long and difficult legal battle over the sale of the team reached its end on Feb.

The Timberwolves are set to have new owners — for real, this time.  A three-person arbitration panel ruled in favor of Marc Lore and former Yankees star Alex Rodriguez allowing the sale