 On July 11, 2000, Comcast acquired the Midwest Sports Channel from CBS.News Corporation, which was a minority owner in the network and wanted to acquire the channel outright, attempted to block the deal, filing a lawsuit on July 21 to stop the sale of MSC and Home Team Sports.On September 7, 2000, as part of a settlement between the two companies, Comcast traded its equity interest in Midwest Sports Channel to News Corporation in exchange for exclusive ownership of Home Team Sports (which subsequently joined Comcast SportsNet as Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic).