The ownership transfer of the Minnesota Timberwolves must continue as originally planned after an arbitration panel ruled Monday that controlling owner Glen Taylor must cede control of the team to Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez,

A three-person panel ruled in favor of Lore and Rodriguez, setting them up to take full control of Minnesota's NBA and WNBA teams.

After months of legal wrangling, Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore are set to become majority owners of the Timberwolves and Lynx. A three-member arbitration panel ruled longtime owner Glen Taylor did not have the right last year to cancel a pending sale of 40% of his ownership stake to Lore and Rodriguez.