2014 Event Donald Sterling, L.A. Clippers owner, is banned for life after reports of his racist comments; a new CEO will be appointed, and other team owners are encouraged to pressure Sterling into selling; many parties have already expressed interest 2013 Event An NBA league committee recommends NBA owners reject the big from a group led by Chris Hansen and Steve Ballmer to purchase the Sacramento Kings and move them to Seattle 2011 Event NBA team owners and players reach an agreement, ending the 149-day NBA lockout; the new NBA season will begin Christmas day 1996 Event Baseball owners approve interleague play, 26-4 1996 Event Baseball owners unanimously approve interleague play in 1997 1995 Event Owners accept baseball players proposal, agree to start season 4/26 1995 Event NHLPA and owners agree to end NHL strike 1994 Event Baseball owners impose salary cap, fiercely opposed by players 1994 Event All 28 baseball owners vote to cancel rest of 1994 season 1992 Event Owners approve sale of Seattle Mariners to a Japanese group 1991 Event Colorado Rockies and Florida Marlins given final approval by owners 1991 Event NHL owners present contract to players, leads to Apr 1, 1992 strike 1991 Event NFL Owners agree to add 2 teams in 1994 1991 Event NFL owners strip Phoenix of 1993 Super Bowl game due to Arizona not recognizing Martin Luther King Day 1990 Event 32-day lockout by baseball owners ends 1990 Event Baseball owners lock out players 1989 Event 1st black owners (Betram Lee and Peter Bynoe) to own a major sports team, purchasing Denver Nuggets for $65m 1989 Event NFL owners vote unanimously to form WLAF 1988 Event Arbitrator George Nicolau rules owners conspired against free agents 1986 Event Jack Morris agrees to salary arbitration with former team Tigers and accuses owners of collusion against free agency 1984 Event NFL owners passed the infamous anti-celebrating rule 1980 Event Charlie Finley sells A's for $127M to Haas (owners of Levi Strauss) 1980 Event Bill Veeck agrees to sell Chicago White Sox to Eddie DeBartolo Sr for $20,000,000, AL owners block the sale 1980 Event Studio 54 owners Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager sentenced to 3 years in prison for tax evasion and fined $20,000 1976 Event Owners announce spring training won't open without a labor contract 1972 Event Los Angeles Rams (Irsay) and Baltimore Colts (Rosenbloom) swap owners 1968 Event NL owners approve expansion for 2 new teams 1967 Event NL owners OK AL expansion to Seattle and Kansas City 1964 Event AL owners vote 9-1 against Charlie Finley moving Kansas City A's to Louisville 1960 Event Broadway theaters close, labor dispute between owners and Actors Equity 1957 Event Baeball Owners re-elect Commissioner Ford Frick 1956 Event AL President Will Harridge bars Washington Senators move to West Coast, unless unanimously approved by the other AL owners 1954 Event Major league owners vote down sale of A's to a Philadelphia syndicate 1950 Event Baseball owners choose Lou Perini (Braves), Phil Wrigley (Cubs), Del Webb (Yankees), and Ellis Ryan (Indians) to select new commissioner 1950 Event Baseball owners vote to drop 4-year old bonus and high school rule 1950 Event Baseball owners vote 9-7 not to renew Commissioner Chandler's contract 1949 Event Baseball owners agree to erect warning paths before each fence 1949 Event The Browns, owners of Sportsman's Park, move to evict the Cardinals 1946 Event Dreyfuss family, owners of Pittsburgh Pirates since 1900, sells club to Frank McKinney and John Galbreath for $25 million 1942 Event Baseball owners agree to permit each club up to 14 night games in 1942 1936 Event New owners of Boston Braves ask newspapermen to pick a new nickname 1934 Event Franklin D. Roosevelt signs Home Owners Loan Act 1933 Event Baseball owners agree to ban Sunday doubleheaders until after June 15 1933 Event Federal Home Owners Loan Corporation authorized 1923 Event Ban Johnson persuades AL owners to prohibit boxing in their parks 1879 Event NL owners meeting in Buffalo adopt reserve clause, giving each team exclusive rights to their players
