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Oakland Ballers to allow fan investment in franchise
The Oakland Ballers, an independent baseball club that started play in the Pioneer League in 2024, are offering fans the opportunity to sign up and be investors in the team.,As part-owners of the Ballers, fans will have their voices heard when it comes to where the team plays and any potential reloc...

Pirates phenom Paul Skenes has no-hitter through 7 vs. Brewers
Pittsburgh Pirates starter Paul Skenes has no-hit the host Milwaukee Brewers through seven innings on Thursday afternoon in the rubber match of a three-game series.,Skenes, a rookie making his 11th big-league start, has walked one while striking out 11. He also hit a batter and has thrown 65 of his ...

Rory McIlroy shares 'surprise, disbelief' of Team Europe over U.S. captain pick
Over dinner in London with Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald on Sunday, Team Europe evaluated the gathering with the United States at Bethpage Black next September. ,Based on reaction from Rory McIlroy and his reigning Ryder Cup champion teammates on Thursday, you could likely hear a fork drop when the ...

Justin Thomas fires 62, leads Scottish Open
Justin Thomas rolled in eight birdies and claimed the solo lead at the Scottish Open on Thursday with a first-round 62 at The Renaissance Club in North Berwick. ,Thomas stands one shot clear of South Korea's Sungjae Im (63), who bogeyed the first and 17th holes on his opening 18 but has a stroke on ...

Jasmine Paolini, Barbora Krejcikova to face off in Wimbledon final
No. 7 seed Jasmine Paolini of Italy advanced to her second consecutive Grand Slam final, defeating Donna Vekic of Croatia 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (8) in the first Wimbledon semifinal on Thursday.,In her first Wimbledon final on Saturday, Paolini will take on No. 31 seed Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republi...

Three-way tie atop leaderboard at Evian Championship
Patty Tavatanakit, Gemma Dryburgh and Ingrid Lindblad each carded a 7-under-par 64 on Thursday to reside in a three-way tie for first place at the Evian Championship in Evians-les-Bains, France.,Each member of that trio recorded a bogey-free round at Evian Resort Golf Club. Tavatanakit, of Thailand,...

Stubbs: Heat is on NASCAR drivers on playoff bubble
If you're looking for the song that aptly describes the next six races of the NASCAR Cup Series, look no further than the 1981 hit "Under Pressure.",Twelve drivers have won over the first 20 races of 2024, leaving open only four playoff spots with six regular-season races left. There are 22 other dr...

Tigers sending unperforming RHP Kenta Maeda to bullpen
The Detroit Tigers are moving struggling starter Kenta Maeda to the bullpen.,Manager A.J. Hinch told reporters Thursday that there is no timeline for the right-hander to return to the starting staff.,"He's going to go to the bullpen for the foreseeable future," Hinch said. "We have some adjustments ...

2 Georgia football players arrested in separate traffic incidents
Georgia linebacker Smael Mondon and offensive lineman Bo Hughley were arrested on consecutive nights this week on traffic-related offenses, according to police records.,Hughley and Mondon are the third and fourth Bulldogs football players to be charged with reckless driving since March. The arrests ...

F1 announces sprint calendar for 2025
Formula One will host six sprint races in 2025, kicking off in China, maintaining stops in Miami and Austin, Texas, and returning a popular race to the schedule.,The circuit released the 2025 sprint calendar on Thursday. It features the rebirth of the sprint race at the Belgian Grand Prix, taking th...

Biniam Girmay sprints to glory in Stage 12 of Tour de France
Biniam Girmay sprinted to victory over the final straight on Thursday to complete Stage 12 of the Tour de France in Villeneuve-sur-Lot.,Girmay of Eritrea outlasted Wout van Aert of Belgium and Arnaud Demare of France to finish in 4 hours, 17 minutes, 15 seconds and capture his third stage of the Tou...

Bill Belichick joins 'Inside the NFL' analyst panel
Legendary former New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick is joining "Inside the NFL" this fall as an analyst.,Produced by NFL Films, the longtime show will air weekly on The CW network, launching Aug. 30 at 9 p.m. ET.,Belichick will join host Ryan Clark, two-time All-Pro wide receiver Chad Johnson...
The Utah Jazz Won the Donovan Mitchell Trade
The Cleveland Cavaliers mortgaged their future for Donovan Mitchell, and they're still a middle of the road team in the NBA's Eastern Conference....

MLSE part ways with Toronto FC, Argonauts president Bill Manning
Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment on Thursday parted ways with Bill Manning, who served as the president for both Toronto FC of Major League Soccer and the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.,Manning's exit was a mutual decision, per MLSE.,"On behalf of MLSE's board of directors and t...

Titans agree to terms with S Jamal Adams
Free agent safety Jamal Adams agreed to terms on a contract with the Tennessee Titans on Thursday.,Terms of the deal were not disclosed by the team for Adams, however multiple media outlets reported it was a one-year contract.,Adams, 28, will be reunited with Titans defensive coordinator Dennard Wil...

Jasmine Paolini into Wimbledon final after tough win over Donna Vekic
No. 7 seed Jasmine Paolini of Italy advanced to her second consecutive Grand Slam final, defeating Donna Vekic of Croatia 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (8) in the first Wimbledon semifinal on Thursday.,It was an emotional two-hour, 51-minute match that turned into the longest semifinal in the history of women's sin...

Roger Goodell: NFL disagrees with Sunday Ticket verdict
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said Thursday that the league feels "very strongly about our position" and plans to follow the litigation in response to the recent verdict involving DirectTV's Sunday Ticket packages.,A Los Angeles jury ordered the NFL last month to pay $4.7 billion in damages to the ...

Examiner: Sean Burroughs died of fentanyl intoxication
Former major league infielder Sean Burroughs died of fentanyl intoxication, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner.,The office, in a report filed on its website, also declared the death accidental.,Burroughs was 43 when he died May 9 in the parking lot of a youth baseball field in Long...

Sergio Garcia ready for return to Valderrama
Sergio Garcia has labeled Real Club Valderrama as his favorite golf course in the world.,The Fireballs GC captain likely has good reason for that. From Borriol, about an eight-hour drive up the Spanish coast from Sotogrande -- where the club is located, Garcia is an honorary member of Real Club Vald...
Nobody Wants to Trade for Brandon Ingram
The New Orleans Pelicans are having a hard time finding a team that wants to trade for Brandon Ingram....