MLB trade deadline - Who could rock the next 10 days?  Plus biggest stars available and teams looking to add  —  The calls started Monday.  For weeks, teams have danced around the looming July 30 trade deadline — the ones looking to add not wanting to jump the market …

Oakland approves new ballpark term sheet; A's say ‘not effective path forward’  —  Oakland City Council members voted 6-1 in favor of a nonbinding term sheet for the Oakland Athletics' proposed waterfront ballpark Tuesday, but the session ended with confusion as to whether negotiations between the city and the team would continue.

A look at how contract talks between Marlins, Marte unfolded and ended with no extension  —  The Miami Marlins and outfielder Starling Marte, after two weeks of back and forth discussion, were unable to agree to a contract extension.  —  What happened?  Here's the rundown:

Injured Royals starter Danny Duffy piques Giants' interest, sources say  —  LOS ANGELES — With baseball's trade deadline a week from Friday, the Giants might have one unusual option: trading for a player who is currently on the injured list.  —  The team has expressed interest …

Detroit Tigers' Spencer Turnbull to have season-ending Tommy John surgery  —  DETROIT — Tigers starting pitcher Spencer Turnbull will undergo Tommy John surgery and miss the rest of the 2021 season and most or all of 2022, the team announced Tuesday.  —  Turnbull, who threw a no-hitter …

Cat Osterman leads Team USA past Italy in Olympic softball opener  —  The 38-year-old left-hander dominates, pitching one-hit ball over six innings and striking out nine in a 2-0 victory  —  FUKUSHIMA, Japan — Cat Osterman looked ahead, not behind, in the start of the United States' quest …

Texas Rangers shut out for third straight game as losing skid continues  —  The Texas Rangers were routed 14-0 by the Detroit Tigers on Monday night.  They've now lost six straight games, the last three by a combined score of 29-0.  —  The last major league team to allow that many runs …

Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani lands exclusive memorabilia deal with Fanatics  —  Los Angeles Angels luminary Shohei Ohtani is so electric, he rakes on his days off, too.  —  Global merchandise and memorabilia brand Fanatics announced on Tuesday a multiyear partnership as the exclusive distributor …

Is Dame's Time Up in Portland?  —  Trade suitors are circling, but Lillard is giving the Trail Blazers a chance to build a better contender for him.  Could a Ben Simmons-for-CJ McCollum deal be the answer?  —  With rumors swirling that he intended to request a trade, Damian Lillard clarified …

In divorce documents, Ben Zobrist says Julianna ‘coaxed’ him into returning to the Chicago Cubs, while she requests $4M of the $8M he forfeited while on leave  —  Ben Zobrist's estranged wife, Julianna Zobrist, says the former Chicago Cubs utility man was “guilty of failing to preserve marital assets” …

New York Mets manager Luis Rojas given two-game suspension, fine for arguing with umpires  —  MLB, New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates  —  CINCINNATI — New York Mets manager Luis Rojas was suspended Monday for two games and fined for excessive arguing with umpires, an outburst that followed a bizarre play a day earlier at Pittsburgh.

Source: Mets Looking To Make ‘Big Splash’ At MLB Trade Deadline  —  The Mets are looking to make a “big splash” at the deadline, an industry source tells Inside the Mets.  Find out what this could entail.  —  With the MLB trade deadline just 11 days away, the New York Mets are planning on making a …

Yankees, MLB ban fan for life after throwing baseball at Red Sox's Alex Verdugo  —  NEW YORK — The New York Yankees have banned the fan who threw a baseball and hit Red Sox left fielder Alex Verdugo from Yankee Stadium for life, a team spokesman said Sunday afternoon.