The big picture: Chelsea FC is owned by Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, but he turned over "stewardship and care" of the club to its charitable foundation in February in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R) signed into law Friday a bill banning transgender women from competing on college sports teams that align with their gender identity.
Why it matters: It builds off similar laws targeting high school sports, which have swept across the country in the past year. Republicans backing the bills say this kind of legislation ensures fairness in women's sports, though multiple states that have passed such bans have been unable to provide evidence showing trans athletes have unfair advantages in competitions.
Editor’s Note: This story has been corrected to make clear that Trevor Bauer was never charged with a crime.
Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer has been suspended for two seasons — or 324 games — after an "extensive investigation" for violating MLB's Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Policy, the league announced on Friday.
The big picture: The former All-Star had faced allegations of beating and sexually abusing a San Diego woman, but prosecutors declined to file charges in February after investigators said they were unable to prove the charges beyond a reasonable doubt.
Brian Flores' lawsuit regarding racist hiring practices against the NFL and six of its teams could be forced into arbitration.
Why it matters: Forced arbitration is a strategy by the NFL to keep proceedings private, and if it goes this route then the arbitrator in one of the highest-profile cases of racial discrimination in league history would be commissioner Roger Goodell.
The 2022 Asian Games that were set to be held in Hangzhou, China, in September have been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak in China, the Olympic Council of Asia announced Friday.
Driving the news: China is currently experiencing its worst outbreak to date, largely driven by the omicron variant of COVID-19.
