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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 …
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
Agent Scott Boras among those awaiting A's stadium resolution
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Los Angeles Times and NBCSports.com
Marc Berman / New York Post:
Knicks' Reggie Bullock drawing interest from Celtics, 76ers — In coach Tom Thibodeau's words, the Knicks are looking at July 29's draft for “wings and shooters.” — They have one in their midst who performed admirably during their 41-31 season. But they could lose him to a division rival …
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Silver Screen and Roll, Celtics Wire, Liberty Ballers, CBS Boston, 98.5 The Sports Hub and CelticsBlog
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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MLB Trade Rumors, FanSided, Lookout Landing and Bleacher Nation
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Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
The 10 most intriguing questions of the 2021 MLB trade deadline
The 10 most intriguing questions of the 2021 MLB trade deadline
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MLB Trade Rumors, Royals Review, Bleacher Nation and Lone Star Ball
Rob Bradford / Audacy:
Chaim Bloom explains how Chris Sale will impact Red Sox approach to trade deadline — Chris Sale is close to coming back to the major leagues. Chaim Bloom said as much when appearing on the Greg Hill Show Thursday morning. — But that doesn't mean the Red Sox' Chief Baseball Officer …
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NBCSports.com, MLB Baseball News … and Boston.com
ESPN:
2021 MLB trade deadline tracker, rumors, news, analysis and latest buzz — The 2021 MLB trade deadline is approaching fast, with front offices weighing their biggest needs before 4 p.m. ET on July 30 arrives. — Will the Chicago Cubs deal away some of their best-known players …
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Bleacher Nation
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:
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MLB Daily Dish, Fish Stripes, NBCSports.com and MLB Trade Rumors
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 …
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NBCSports.com, MLB Baseball News … and McCovey Chronicles
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 …
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Press Enterprise and baseballmusings.com
Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Marcus Stroman and Jeurys Familia combine for 1-hit shutout against Reds — CINCINNATI — The Mets finally got a taste of what it's like to have dominant performances from both sides of the ball. — Marcus Stroman held Cincinnati to one hit over eight shutout innings and the offense crushed three home runs …
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Newsday and New York Post
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 …
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Press Enterprise, Daily News and Reuters
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 …
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