Author: Michael

The Oakland A’s are already baseball’s laughingstock, and it may be getting worse.
News broke recently of the Nevada legislature’s hesitation to vote on public funding for the proposed A’s stadium in Las Vegas.
READ: NEVADA LEGISLATURE THROWS MAJOR WRENCH INTO A’S PLAN TO MOVE TO VEGAS
Now there’s another update, and it doesn’t look any better for the Oakland franchise.
The Nevada Senate met again Thursday to consider voting on the financing bill supported by the A’s.
And once again, they decided not to vote.

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Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow earned his first win in two years on Friday night, as he gave up just one earned run on one hit while striking out six across six innings in Tampa Bay’s 8–3 win over the Rangers.
The story surrounding Glasnow’s first victory since 2021 is a good enough story on its own. The 29-year-old missed most of last season after undergoing Tommy John surgery, while an oblique strain held him out of the rotation for the first month and a half of the 2023 campaign. Friday marked just his third start of the season.

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On any given week, sports broadcasters can go viral for delivering a lively call that captivates viewers worldwide. But, in the case of Mets announcer Gary Cohen, a soundbite during Friday’s 14–7 blowout loss to the Pirates made waves online for reasons that had nothing to do with the action.
Cohen, SNY’s Mets play-by-man since 2005, voiced his complete displeasure in the team’s latest poor outing in the midst of a rout at PNC Park.

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In news that could rock the world of name, image and likeness, the Internal Revenue Service suggests that nonprofit NIL collectives offering tax deductions could be breaking the law.
According to a memo released from the office of the IRS Chief Counsel, donations made to nonprofit NIL collectives “are not tax exempt” because the benefits they provide college athletes are “not incidental both qualitatively and quantitatively to any exempt purpose.”
The 12-page memo was posted publicly Friday on the IRS website.

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Jimmy Dunne, the PGA Tour board member who brokered the deal with the PIF, divulged unknown details that will make tour players smile.
Earlier this week, the PGA Tour announced a deal with the Saudi’s Public Investment Fund and the DP World Tour, to the shock and astonishment of many. Jay Monahan, the PGA Tour Commissioner, said afterwards that tour players that had remained loyal and not left for LIV Golf would be “rewarded.”
However, it was unclear if that was true and if so, what that meant.

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Aaron Rodgers has yet to take a single snap in a real game for the New York Jets, but he’s already having himself a good time.
“The last six weeks have been about the most fun I’ve had in a while,” Rodgers said after the last day of OTAs, per ESPN.
That’s saying a lot. In the last few years of his time in Green Bay, Rodgers was known to skip OTAs.
It sounds like he was having such a good time that he stayed in town longer than expected. His initial plan was to rehab his calf — which kept him from participating in some on-field workouts early on — in California.

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The latest news regarding James Harden’s pending free agency surprised NBA fans on Wednesday, after it was reported the veteran guard feels “torn” over the decision to return to the 76ers or re-join the Rockets, where he starred from 2012 to ’21.
However, as the speculation surrounding Harden’s future continues to ramp up, a potential third landing spot has attracted much attention following comments from multiple NBA insiders who believe the Suns could throw their hat in the ring.

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