Sports group drafts Charlotte (The Charlotte Observer)
First, there were NASCAR and the PGA. Then came the NBA, the NFL and the NBA again. Throw in minor-league baseball and other professional and amateur teams, and sports has become a big part of the Charlotte region’s economy. Now a sports business trade organization has started a Charlotte chapter, which already has more than 400 industry executives as members, officials said.

Mideast breakthrough: U.S. ambassador returns to Israel as baseball commish (Slam! Sports)
PETAH TIKVA, Israel (AP) - As the U.S. ambassador to Israel, Dan Kurtzer spent years trying to negotiate peace between Israelis and Palestinians. These days, the retired diplomat is keeping the peace on a different field, as commissioner of Israel’s new professional baseball league.

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