An arbitration panel on Monday ruled 2-1 in favor of Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore in their quest for a controlling ownership stake of the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves and the WNBA's Minnesota Lynx.

The Timberwolves are set to have new owners — for real, this time.  A three-person arbitration panel ruled in favor of Marc Lore and former Yankees star Alex Rodriguez allowing the sale

After months of legal wrangling, Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore are set to become majority owners of the Timberwolves and Lynx. A three-member arbitration panel ruled longtime owner Glen Taylor did not have the right last year to cancel a pending sale of 40% of his ownership stake to Lore and Rodriguez.