Sport in the Dominican Republic continue to make matters worse for the average Dominican financially. The few wealthy families in the Dominican work hard to keep the interests of the United States in place so there is a revolving door that keeps the wealth in a select few families. In addition, American professional baseball has hurt Dominican professional baseball as most Dominicans who play in the MLB are not allowed to play in the Dominican League in the winter. The National Federation of Basketball holds every year a professional league, the National Basketball League, LNB (Spanish: "Liga Nacional de Baloncesto"). The National Basketball Association (NBA)
2010–11 Ukrainian First League 2010–11 Ukrainian First League The 2010–11 Ukrainian First League was the 20th since its establishment. Eighteen teams competed in the competition. Two teams were promoted from the 2009–10 Ukrainian Second League and a third team replaced a team that withdrew from the competition. The competition began on July 17, 2010 with six matches. The competition had a winter break and resumed March 19, 2011. These three teams were promoted from the 2009–10 Ukrainian Second League Two teams were relegated from the 2009–10 Ukrainian Premier League At the meeting of the Professional Football League of Ukraine, it was confirmed that "FC