The Oakland A’s move to Las Vegas is at a crucial juncture, with Major League Baseball owners set to vote on it next week.
Despite legal challenges, so far the state’s $380 million in public funding is still set, making approval a near certainty. The A’s also released renderings of their proposed stadium over the summer, sparking excitement over the design and ease of access to the Las Vegas Strip.
Except, turns out those renderings weren’t actually what the stadium looks like.
The Cubs shocked the MLB world on Monday when the team decided to hire former Brewers manager Craig Counsell before officially announcing that David Ross would be let go from the position.
Ross, who spent four seasons as the Cubs’ manager, spoke out on the team’s decision on Thursday to the Tallahassee Democrat. The former MLB catcher expressed some emotions while talking about his departure, but otherwise didn’t sound like he holds too much of a grudge against the organization.
If the Big Ten suspends Jim Harbaugh for Michigan’s alleged sign stealing, expect a legal fight from the Wolverines. Here’s how that could play out.
Former Warriors forward Andre Iguodala is expected to be named the new acting executive director of the National Basketball Players Association, the organization announced on Thursday. Tamika Tremaglio, the NBPA’s current director, is stepping down from her role following 22 months in the position.
Iguodala officially retired from the NBA in October after 19 seasons in the league, including over a decade on the NBPA’s Executive Committee. While the forward spent eight seasons with the 76ers, he is most known for his role on the Warriors’ four championship teams since 2014.
If you haven’t been paying attention, the Jacksonville Jaguars are on a five-game winning streak, which is the NFL’s longest right now. They are playing at home three of the next four games, and they’re coming off a bye so everyone’s rested.
Good stuff is happening for coach Doug Pederson’s team. It’s all looking very promising.
And that promise can take another step toward being fulfilled on Sunday when the Jaguars host the San Francisco 49ers.
That’s the game. It’s perhaps the biggest game in the NFL this weekend.
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Boston Common Golf will have its infant stages captured as the TGL team and NBC Sports are partnering up.
Boston Common Golf Club became the first entire TGL league team to be announced earlier this fall. The club subsequently signed a multi-year partnership with NBC Sports Next’s GolfNow on Thursday.
This deal also includes plans to produce a reality docuseries, which will help the team representing Boston and the New England area gain a national following.
Much has been made about the underwhelming schedule opening men’s college basketball this year. In the season’s first four days, there were a total of only four games between two high-major opponents, and only two of those featured a ranked team. That hasn’t meant an absence of drama: Michigan State going down at the hands of James Madison was a stunner, and the Baylor vs. Auburn showdown on Tuesday was a high-level game between two teams with major upside. Still, there’s been a real absence of marquee matchups, a problem the sport needs to address moving forward.
Former Chicago Cubs manager David Ross is speaking out for the first time since he was fired by the team earlier this week.
Michigan State is already looking towards next year as the school needs to find a new football head coach after ousting Mel Tucker. While they’ve struggled this year, the Spartans still present coaches with a desirable job, but one potential candidate has officially taken his name out of the running.
Kansas head coach Lance Leipold was rumored to be on a short list of candidates for the top job at Michigan State last week. But in his weekly radio interview, Leipold denied that he has interest in any job but the one he currently has, saying that he is happy with the Jayhawks.
More than 30 of the 300 officials in attendance reportedly fell ill. That number grew on Wednesday, leading MLB to cancel the meetings.
