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.

Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore have been in a legal fight with Glen Taylor over their purchase of the two franchises.

In the dispute between Glen Taylor and the group led by Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez concerning the sale of the Minnesota Timberwolves, a three-member arbitration panel has ruled in favor of Rodriguez and Lore.