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U.S. beef trade has been doing spectacularly for the first half of 2018, but indications are trade will slow on the world stage going forward.

Could there be Seattle expansion team soon? Bettman expects it to have every opportunity to do the same feat under the same favorable terms given to Vegas.

NEW YORK (AP) —St. Louis and San Diego are among bidders from 12 areas applying for four Major League Soccer expansion teams. Other to submit bids were groups from Charlotte, North Carolina; Cincinnati; Detroit; Indianapolis; Nashville, Tennessee; Phoenix; Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina; Sacramento, California; San Antonio; and Tampa-St...

East Carolina is out of the Big 12's expansion derby. School officials said Wednesday they have been told by the league that it's no longer considering the Pirates for membership. School spokesman Tom McClellan says Commissioner Bob Bowlsby notified Chancellor Cecil Staton of the league's decision Tuesday by phone. ...

UNDATED (AP) — University of Houston athletic director Hunter Yurachek met last month with Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott while on a trip to the West Coast as the school tries to attract interest from Power Five conferences. ...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The NHL has handed out its individual awards just a week after the Pittsburgh Penguins were crowned the Stanley Cup champions. Chicago Blackhawks forward and league scoring champ Patrick Kane has been presented with the Hart Trophy as the league's best player. Kan...

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Work to expand Mt. Spokane Ski and Snowboard Park is in limbo after Spokane County officials issued a grading permit for the project while the state Court of Appeals issued a preliminary injunction to halt the work. ...

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Work to expand Mt. Spokane Ski and Snowboard Park is set to begin after Spokane County officials issued a grading permit for the project. The Spokesman-Review reports that the ski area said in a release that the work to add 80 acres of groomed trails and another chairlift will get started immediately...

NHL-EXPANSION UNDATED (AP) — Las Vegas and Quebec City have advanced to the second of three phases in their bids to land NHL expansion franchises. Both bidding groups made the announcement through social media as they hope to expand the league to 32 teams, although the league isn't expected to add teams for at least two more seasons...

It looks like things are heating up in the subject of Seattle getting a team in the NBA and NHL. A few days ago, ESPN and other sports news outlets reports that Las Vegas or Seattle are in the running the Arizona Coyotes. The owners of the Coyotes chose Las Vegas...