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Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
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.
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Matt Kawahara / San Francisco Chronicle:
Agent Scott Boras among those awaiting A's stadium resolution  —  A resolution of the A's pursuit of a new ballpark could shed light on more than just the team's geographic future.  —  Agent Scott Boras, who represents A's third baseman Matt Chapman, was at the Coliseum on Monday …
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
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 …
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Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
The 10 most intriguing questions of the 2021 MLB trade deadline
Brent Zwerneman / Houston Chronicle:
Exclusive: Texas, Oklahoma reach out to SEC about joining conference  —  HOOVER, Ala. — A decade after major conference realignment shook up college football, big changes might again be on the horizon.  —  Texas and Oklahoma of the Big 12 have reached out to the Southeastern Conference …
Miami Herald:
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:
Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Dave Roberts upset as Los Angeles fans boo Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen following blown save  —  Kenley Jansen served up the go-ahead home run to Wilmer Flores in Wednesday's ninth inning, blowing his second consecutive save in the Los Angeles Dodgers' 4-2 loss to the first-place San Francisco Giants …
Susan Slusser / San Francisco Chronicle:
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 …
Associated Press:
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 …
Ronald Blum / Associated Press:
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 …
ESPN:
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 …
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Dan Hajducky / ESPN:
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 …
Kevin O'Connor / The Ringer:
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 …
 
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