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The Oakland Athletics cleared a major hurdle for their planned relocation to Las Vegas after the Nevada Legislature gave final approval on Wednesday to public funding for a portion of a proposed $1.5 billion stadium with a retractable roof. The deal still needs the governor’s signature, and MLB still mustContinue Reading

New York Mets pitcher Drew Smith was suspended for 10 games by Major League Baseball on Wednesday, the fifth pitcher and second on his team penalized for using banned sticky stuff. The penalty was announced by MLB senior vice president for on-field operations Michael Hill, one day after Smith enteredContinue Reading

Massive cheers rather than the usual boos rained down on Gary Bettman on Tuesday night because nothing could keep Vegas Golden Knights fans from enjoying what the NHL commissioner was about to do. He first presented the Conn Smythe Trophy for playoff MVP to Jonathan Marchessault and then moments laterContinue Reading

It will be everywhere the players look at this year’s U.S. Open. Chances are, if they’re in it, they really don’t want to be. The word of the week at Los Angeles Country Club: barranca. Lined with sand and dotted with native grasses and ball-entangling plants, the barranca at LACCContinue Reading

Brooks Koepka says he enjoys the chaos and there’s no shortage of that in this U.S. Open, even for those who manage to avoid the traffic. Players are still trying to digest the blockbuster announcement of the PGA Tour ending a legal and moral battle with LIV Golf by becomingContinue Reading

Scottie Scheffler took one long, smooth stroke, then looked down the line and watched the ball roll toward the hole on the practice green. He was using his wedge. That was a drill. The state of his game on the greens — more of an emergency. The player listed No.Continue Reading

That’s a wrap. With one final minicamp on Wednesday morning, the Jaguars put a bow on their off-season program. The next time that players show up in bulk to TIAA Bank Field, it will be to take a look at their new Miller Electric Center facility and begin the startContinue Reading

Terence Crawford couldn’t even get a haircut without being asked about Errol Spence Jr. Anywhere he visited, from barbershops to boxing blogs, came questions about whether the two undefeated fighters would ever meet. The winner would become the first man to hold all four welterweight titles and have a claimContinue Reading

Out of the 13 draft picks for the Jacksonville Jaguars, there is only one rookie running back. Tank Bigsby has been impressive during minicamp over the past three days. He wears the No. 4 jersey. No, he’s not a part of the News4JAX sports team, but there is a symbolicContinue Reading