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Sources: MLBPA fires COO, human resources head with cause Microsoft Cares About Your Privacy
The Major League Baseball Players Association fired two top executives with cause Wednesday following an internal investigation players commissioned in the wake of a federal investigation into alleged financial improprieties at the union, sources told ESPN. The firings of Xavier James, the union's chief operating officer, and Michael O'Neill, the head of human resources, follow the resignation of executive director Tony Clark in February.
Sources: NFL owners set to vote on Raiders succession plan
Seth Wickersham and Don Van Natta Jr. NFL owners are scheduled to vote on a Las Vegas Raiders succession plan that gives Silver Lake co-chief executive officer Egon Durban the option to purchase a majority stake in the team from longtime owner Mark Davis, according to multiple ownership and team executives with direct knowledge of the situation.
Sources: Tony Clark resigns as MLBPA executive director
Jeff Passan and Don Van Natta Jr. Major League Baseball Players Association executive director Tony Clark resigned Tuesday, leaving the union without its longtime leader less than a year before the expiration of MLB's collective bargaining agreement, sources told ESPN.
Jon Gruden's lawyers to seek testimony from Roger Goodell, owners
Jon Gruden's attorneys will seek testimony from NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and at least four current and former NFL owners in his lawsuit over whether the league leaked the emails that forced his departure as Las Vegas Raiders coach, according to a court filing this week. Gruden resigned as coach of the Raiders in October 2021 after the publication of emails he sent years earlier that included racist, misogynistic and anti-gay language.
NFLPA lawyer Heather McPhee sues union for alleged retaliation
A senior National Football League Players Association attorney filed a federal lawsuit Thursday, alleging that the union's former executive director and two current executives conspired to keep her from cooperating with a criminal investigation into union finances.
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