​Yahoo Sports AM is our daily newsletter that keeps you up to date on all things sports. Sign up here to get it every weekday morning.🚨 HEADLINES🏈 The wrong team won: The FBS Oversight Committee said Wednesday that instant replay protocols were not followed in the waning seconds of Michigan’s 13-12 win over Western Michigan earlier this month. Had they been followed, the committee says the Broncos would have won the game, but the result cannot be changed.🏒 Ovechkin ad sparks backlash: Alex Ovechkin, a longtime supporter of Russian President Vladimir Putin, appeared in an ad for Putin’s ruling party, prompting widespread criticism. The Capitals responded with a statement saying their longtime captain was asked to participate while visiting his home country this summer.🇺🇸 Cavan in, Christian out: USMNT manager Mauricio Pochettino reportedly plans to call up 16-year-old Cavan Sullivan (who we profiled this week) for the upcoming international window. Christian Pulisic, who’s still working his way back to full strength after suffering an injury during the World Cup, will reportedly not be included on the squad.🎓 Seats on the house: UCLA students will receive free admission to all regular-season home football and basketball games, the school announced. The policy goes into effect on Saturday when the Bruins host Purdue at the Rose Bowl, the 90,000-seat stadium they’ve been struggling to fill for years. $0 tickets should help.⚽️ Walter sells another team: Mark Walter has sold his shares in Chelsea Football Club, roughly a month after selling his majority stake in the Lakers amid a federal investigation into possible fraud. He still owns the Dodgers … at least for now.See what else is trending on Yahoo Sports.📍 COMING SOON TO A MARKET NEAR YOU
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Amid the acceleration of the sports business and the appetite to own a piece of it, North American leagues are preparing to put more pins on the map in their quests for domestic and even global domination.Catch up quick: Expansion talk is heating up across several major professional leagues, as existing owners prepare to clip healthy expansion fees from prospective newcomers in exchange for a slice of league revenues.🏀 NBA: Adam Silver confirmed this week that the league hopes to reach expansion decisions by the end of the year, with the next round of bids due shortly. Discussion at the Board of Governors meetings centered on Las Vegas, where questions remain about a potential arena site. The Seattle process is more straightforward thanks to infrastructure at Climate Pledge Arena (home of the NHL’s Kraken and WNBA’s Storm).🏒 NHL: Though nothing is finalized, league officials are currently working with the Friedkin family (owners of AS Roma and Everton) to determine whether a 33rd team should be placed in Houston or Austin. There is also interest in Atlanta and Phoenix, both of which previously lost franchises to relocation (this ti