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MLB commissioner: A’s ‘pretty settled’ on Las Vegas site; relocation vote could come within month

MILWAUKEE — A vote to approve the Oakland Athletics’ possible move to Las Vegas by Major League Baseball owners could be just weeks away, Commissioner Rob Manfred said Thursday.

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Report: A’s reach ‘loose agreement’ with Nevada lawmakers for Las Vegas public financing

The Oakland A’s publicly stated their intentions to move to Las Vegas more than a month ago, and it seems that they are finally making progress on that relocation this week.

Tribune News Service

Dodgers apologize and invite Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to Pride Night

LOS ANGELES — Less than a week after removing the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence from their lineup, the Dodgers on Monday re-invited the organization to Pride Night amid backlash from LGBTQ+ and civil rights groups as well as local politicians and even Dodgers employees.

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Oakland A’s Reach Agreement to Build $1.5 Billion Stadium on Las Vegas Strip

The team’s eventual move to the desert cleared a major hurdle Tuesday.

Sports Illustrated

Bill Madden: A’s continue to be an embarrassment to MLB, but so do a half-dozen other teams

NEW YORK — The sorry plight of the Oakland Athletics, which came to a head this week with the announcement the team will be pulling up stakes and heading to a new ballpark in Las Vegas, is the most glaring example of the bigger problem vexing baseball — the lack…

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Bill Shaikin: MLB and A's should do the right thing and keep team in Oakland

If baseball mythology really came to life, if teams really were civic assets and owners really were stewards of those public trusts, Rob Manfred would have issued a starkly different statement when the Oakland Athletics decided they wanted to move to Las Vegas.

Los Angeles Times

Athletics set to join Oakland exodus as Las Vegas plans edge closer

MLB side Oakland Athletics are set to be moved 553 miles and join the Raiders in Las Vegas, following stalled progression with new ballpark in their current region

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Oakland A’s take another step toward moving to Las Vegas

President Dave Kaval said the team finalized a deal last week to buy a 49-acre site where the A’s plan to build a stadium close to the Las Vegas Strip with a seating capacity of 30,000 to 35,000.

Chicago Sun-Times

MLB Team Takes Significant Step Toward Las Vegas Relocation

As poor attendance and stadium issues in Oakland continue, the Athletics are taking the next steps toward relocation.

Sports Illustrated

Oakland A's purchase land for new stadium in Las Vegas

The Oakland Athletics have signed a binding agreement to purchase land for a new retractable roof ballpark in Las Vegas after being unable to build a new venue in the Bay Area

The Independent UK

New MLB rules are consistent with baseball's past — not an assault on tradition

The final line of the beloved baseball anthem Take Me Out to the Ball Game proclaims “For it’s one, two, three strikes you’re out at the old ball game.” While it’s still three strikes and you’re out, the old ball game has some new rules for the 2023 Major League…

The Conversation

Meet Tony Petitti, the Big Ten’s New Commissioner

The former MLB and TV executive may technically be an NCAA outsider, but he has plenty of experience adjacent to college sports.

Sports Illustrated

What Is Cameron Young's Net Worth?

A rising star in professional golf, we've looked at how much the young American Cameron Young is worth.

Golf Monthly

Baseball With New Rules Is Already More Exciting. Here's the Proof.

One weekend into the 2023 season, changes made to speed up the game are bringing much-needed variety to MLB.

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Bill Shaikin: Are the free-spending Padres a wise investment? We asked one of their investors.

"We don't pursue the bling."

Tribune News Service

Baseball brings its dramatic new look: Faster games, more action, kill off the 'dead time'

FORT MYERS, Fla. — A clock ticking backwards isn't only the newest and most significant change to the way baseball is played in the major leagues — it's also a metaphor for what the national pastime is trying to accomplish.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Rob Manfred is reportedly putting Bat Boys and Girls on notice for slowing down games and it feels so wrong

This is just kinda mean, man

Sports Illustrated

So Much for America’s Pastime. The Heart of Baseball Is in Japan Now.

A full-strength roster, rabid support from fans, and players who were willing to push their bodies to the limit combined for a deserving WBC champion.

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Rob Manfred Hints at Looming Pitch Timer Adjustments

MLB’s commissioner said while the timer’s basic structure will remain in place, some “common sense” issues will be addressed.

Tribune News Service

Sinclair Broadcast’s Diamond Sports Group, which airs games for 14 MLB teams, files for bankruptcy protection

Diamond Sports Group, a struggling subsidiary of Sinclair Broadcast Group that owns regional sports networks, filed for a bankruptcy reorganization late Tuesday, burdened by more than $8 billion in debt.

Los Angeles Times

Sinclair’s regional sports unit files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Sinclair Broadcast Group’s big bet on regional professional sports veered into Bankruptcy Court on Tuesday as the company’s unit that broadcasts local games filed for Chapter 11 protection.

Tribune News Service

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred at core of Orioles’ and Nationals’ MASN arguments in New York’s highest court

BALTIMORE — The nearest baseball field to the New York Court of Appeals is a sandlot that will soon host a youth league, ages 4 to 6. But inside the Albany, N.Y., courthouse Tuesday, Big Baseball was taking place.

The Guardian - US

MLB may finally have a popular rule change with its new pitch clock

Baseball games are getting shorter as pitchers and batters are forced to hurry up play. It may help bring in the younger fans the game craves

Tribune News Service

New rules could drastically alter look, length of MLB games

PEORIA, Ariz. — Oh yeah, change is coming.

The Guardian - US

A rough patch: the Astros’ new sponsorship deal with Oxy is doubly ugly

Houston are the latest MLB team to secure a uniform advertising deal as their players become walking billboards for Occidental Petroleum

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