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The future of the Oakland A’s had been one of Major League Baseball’s biggest questions.
That question finally seemed to be answered when the team recently announced it was purchasing land in Las Vegas. With the deteriorating stadium situation and absurdly low attendance in Oakland, that seemed to settle the uncertainty.
After just a few weeks, however, the A’s revealed an entirely new arrangement, albeit with a similar ultimate result.

Nick Saban recently took a vacation to Italy, and a number of pictures of the Alabama football coach taking in the sights ended up on social media.
Saban is now back in the United States and hosted a charity golf tournament in Birmingham on Tuesday. He spoke about his experiences in Italy, where he ran into both Alabama fans and other SEC school supporters.
“It’s something to say about the brand that we have, an iconic brand, the Crimson Tide,” Saban said. “You get ‘Roll Tide’ in Venice, Florence, Rome and the Amalfi Coast. It’s everywhere I went.

New Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers suffered a strained calf that kept him out of practice on Tuesday, per CBS Sports’ Josina Anderson. Rodgers confirmed the news after practice and said is not expected to be sidelined for long.
“I don’t think it’s too serious,” he said, via ESPN’s Rich Cimini.
Tuesday marked the first day of the Jets’ voluntary OTA practices, and the first open practice of the offseason. Rodgers spent the day on the field, but didn’t participate as he was dealing with his injury.

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The Monaco curse is real
Charles Leclerc’s struggles in the Monaco Grand Prix are well documented. Despite a number of great chances over his Formula 1 career, the Ferrari driver has yet to taste victory in his home race.

“Always Sunny in Philadelphia” star Charlie Day decided to crush a beer while supporting Wrexham, and that nearly cost his buddy Rob McElhenney some money.
McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds successfully brought Wrexham out of the National League in year two of the duo’s ownership. The rise of Wrexham under their watch has been without question one of the most fascinating stories in all of sports. It’s been a ton of fun to watch, even for people who don’t know anything about international soccer.

Former No. 1 NFL Draft pick Baker Mayfield is on his fourth team in his sixth season. After four seasons in Cleveland, the team traded him to Carolina. The Panthers released him midseason and the Rams picked him up. This offseason, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed him to compete for the starting quarterback spot.
Mayfield, along with 2021 second-round selection Kyle Trask, are the two main combatants in the race. Tom Brady, of course, retired again this past offseason.

Actor Adam Driver, a two-time Academy Award nominee, will serve as the honorary starter for the 107th running of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday.

This season, a fair catch on an NFL kickoff will be placed at the 25-yard line regardless of where it is fielded.

Veteran kicker Brandon McManus, who has spent his entire nine-year career with the Broncos, was released by Denver on Tuesday.

Things got heated Tuesday morning on ESPN’s First Take when Stephen A. Smith and JJ Redick traded barbs discussing LeBron James’s potential retirement.
James floating retirement possibilities have led to discussions revolving around whether he has ulterior motives at play, attempting to use the threat of retirement to send a message about players he wants around him moving forward. While Redick emphasized that James’s comments were likely “calculated,” he also spoke to the wear and tear James’s body has gone through in his career and took a jab at Smith in the process.