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Swansea Citys £110m takeover by American businessmen Jason Levien and Steve Kaplan has been agreed by all concerned.After almost 12 months of negotiations, the final legal documents have been concurred and all those involved in the deal have received contracts for signature.The two new majority shareholders Levien and Kaplan are expected to fly to London early next week to complete the Premier Leagues owners and directors test. Jason Levien is a former chief executive of NBA side the Memphis Grizzlies That test can take up to 10 days to complete, which would mean final ratification of Kaplan and Leviens purchase of a 60 per cent stake in the Swans could be made by June 10.The deal is worth approximately £110m, and the group will invest between £30m and £50m in the Liberty Stadium, training facilities and playing staff. Swansea finished the 2015/16 Premier League season in 12th place It is thought the Supporters Trust, which owns more than 21 per cent of the club, will remain as the second largest shareholders, and Huw Jenkins will continue in his role as the clubs chairman.Levien is managing general owner of the Major League Soccer club DC United and the former chief executive of NBA side Memphis Grizzlies.According to reports in the US, Kaplan has been a minority owner of the Grizzlies and has wanted to own a professional sports team for a number of years. Francesco Guidolin signed a new two-year deal as Swansea manager last monthAlso See:Eder leaves for LilleSwansea criticise UtrechtKeep SigurdssonPremier League gradesJames Harden Jersey . A statement from the worlds top-ranked player says all checks "were satisfactory and showed positive evolution" regarding the injury, which contributed to his loss to Stanislas Wawrinka in the final in Melbourne. Charles Barkley Jersey . 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Los Angeles hosts the game in 2018.Silver spoke following a ceremony in Charlotte in which Hornets owner Michael Jordan unveiled the first of three refurbished neighborhood basketball courts.Several concerts and sporting events have been relocated from North Carolina because of HB2.PRO FOOTBALLNEW YORK -- NBCs flagship Sunday Night Football game had its smallest audience in five years this week, evidence of the NFLs new deflation issue.The game between Indianapolis and Houston reached 13.6 million viewers, removing the weekly broadcast from its usual spot at or very close to the top of the Nielsen company ratings. CBS Thursday night game scored slightly higher.To be fair, Indianapolis and Houston represents few fans idea of a marquee matchup. NFL ratings have been down in general this year, leading to much speculation about the cause. 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Many of them, along with on-field officials, can rule a player out due to a concussion or other severe injury.In a new move last season, the NFL stationed athletic trainers in spots high above the field and allowed them to watch replays -- and to call time out if they saw injuries that otherwise went unnoticed.BOSTON -- Bill Belichick is throwing in the towel in his ongoing fight with the use of tablets on the sideline.Responding to a question in a conference call about headset issues the Patriots had during last weeks win over the Bengals, Belichick said he cant take it anymore with the tablets, adding there isnt enough consistency in the performance of the devices.He also railed for several minutes about on-going issues with NFL technology, including the communication system between coaches in the press box and those on the field, as well as the coach-to-quarterback play calling system, which Beelichick said fail on a regular basis.ddddddddddddEarlier this season Belichick was caught on camera slamming down a sideline tablet following a Bills touchdown.Belichick said going forward hes going to stick with low tech -- printed images taken of plays during the game to help strategize on the sideline.DERRICK ROSE LAWSUITLOS ANGELES -- Lawyers for Derrick Rose and two friends say the woman accusing them of rape is a liar trying to trick jurors with her tears.The attorneys said in closing arguments in the civil trial that Roses ex-girlfriend faked the allegations to extort money from the NBA star.The defense says the woman was angry Rose dumped her after she willingly engaged in sex with him and his childhood friends in August 2013.Attorney Michael Monico says the woman had no evidence of rape, so she lied that she was too drunk to remember anything and tried to sway jurors with tears instead of evidence.The womans lawyer says the defense was slut shaming her by lying about her behavior that night. 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