Major League Baseball, the National Hockey League and cable broadcasters are stuck fighting claims that they schemed to shield regional sports networks from competition for live game broadcasts.

U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin in Manhattan denied four separate defense motions for summary judgment in a 57-page decision on Friday, allowing two parallel class actions against MLB and the NHL to move forward.

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