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Apple is closing in on another massive deal amid legal issues

thestreet.com Apple is in a peculiar spot right now. The company is in the midst of an antitrust case filed by the U.S. Department of Justice that insinuates that the company is leading a…

MLB Power Rankings: Yankees, Dodgers Fall As New Team Takes Top Spot For Third Straight Week

newsweek.com For the third straight week, a new Major League Baseball team has taken the top spot in Newsweek's Power Rankings, while many of the league's big spenders have continued to…

Is Shohei Ohtani too big to fail?

latimes.com Artist Robert Vargas painted a mural of new Dodger Shohei Ohtani on the side of the Miyako Hotel in Little Tokyo. Vargas and others in the community hope that the mural will…

Column: As taxpayers tire of handouts to billionaires, Major League Baseball demands public funding for a Vegas stadium

latimes.com The latest rendering of a proposed ballpark for the Oakland Athletics after their planned move to Las Vegas. The longest-running melodrama in sports is less about events on…

Why Cava’s bid for brand awareness means prioritizing streaming ads

digiday.com Some brands are throwing more ad dollars behind storytelling campaigns and brand awareness channels as marketers fight for attention in today’s busy digital marketplace.…

Montana minor league baseball team in dispute with National Park Service over arrowhead logo

apnews.com A minor league baseball team in Montana is calling out the U.S. Department of Interior for “unwarranted and relentless” trademark claims in a battle over the use of an…

Yankees News: Umpire Gives Horrible Explanation for Why He Ejected Aaron Boone on Monday

newsweek.com New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone was ejected just one batter into Monday's game against the Oakland Athletics by home plate umpire Hunter Wendelstedt. Boone was ejected…

Major League Music at Minor League Ballparks: Diamond Baseball Holdings Announces "Music on the Diamond" Concert Series

benzinga.com Miranda Lambert, Thomas Rhett Among Artists Performing at One-of-a-Kind Nationwide Series of Events NEW YORK, April 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- America's national pastime is…

Yankees Manager Aaron Boone Gets Ejected for Dumbest Possible Reason on Monday

newsweek.com New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone is getting somewhat of a day off on Monday. Following the first batter of the Yankees' day game against the Oakland Athletics, Boone was…

FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried Snitches on These Crypto Influencers

beincrypto.com A cohort of FTX investors and customers have settled their civil case against Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced and convicted founder of the failed crypto exchange. Now,…

1 Top Growth Stock Down 63% to Buy Hand Over Fist, According to Wall Street

finance.yahoo.com Down 63% from its initial public offering in 2021, Sportradar (NASDAQ: SRAD) is a shining example of why investors should usually wait to see a few quarters of earnings data…

Las Vegas Strip casino has one last act before implosion

thestreet.com Many Las Vegas Strip visitors are nostalgic for resorts, casinos and restaurants that have long passed their best days. People might have treasured memories at one…

A Colorado Rockies coach visited the cockpit of a United flight while at 35,000 feet. Now the FAA is investigating

fortune.com Federal transportation officials are investigating an unauthorized inflight cockpit visit by a coach for the Colorado Rockies baseball team during a United Airlines charter…

New York Yankees Star Wears Taylor Swift Hoodie in Honor of Album Release

newsweek.com It's been an exciting last 24 hours in the music world, as Taylor Swift released her new album, "The Tortured Poets Department." The album has 31 songs, is over two hours…

Someone reportedly recorded sitting in United Airlines airplane cockpit during Colorado Rockies team trip

cbsnews.com The FAA and United Airlines are both investigating the report of someone other than a pilot sitting inside the cockpit of an airplane during a recent Colorado Rockies team…

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newsweek.com Use our BetMGM NC bonus code NEWSWEEK1500 to start with a bet up to $1,500 on any NBA or NHL game. Use our BetMGM NC bonus code NEWSWEEK1500 to start with a bet up to $1,500…

Aroldis Chapman Suspended By MLB After Ejection In Mets-Pirates Game

newsweek.com Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Aroldis Chapman was suspended two games by Major League Baseball on Thursday, three days after he was ejected from a game against the New York…

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newsweek.com Unlock the Fanatics Sportsbook promo and place a bet up to $100 for 10 days in a row. Each bet will be matched, so you can earn up to $1,000 in bonuses. The NHL season ends…

ANC Named Lucas Oil Media AOR

mediapost.com ANC has been named the media agency of record for Lucas Oil’s TV sports signage. ANC will serve as the advertising sales rep and a strategic planning partner for the brand’s…

Juan Soto Joins Exclusive Yankees, MLB Company After Dominant Start to 2024

newsweek.com Juan Soto is really good at baseball. Like, really good. The former Washington Nationals and San Diego Padres star is in the midst of his first season with the New York…

Diamond Sports pushed forward on restructuring plan, as MLB casts a skeptical eye

theathletic.com Major League Baseball continues to cast a skeptical eye toward Diamond Sports Group’s long-term health and the viability of its plan to emerge from bankruptcy. But if any…

DraftKings, IBD Stock Of The Day, Breaks Key Level After Flirting With Buy Signal

investors.com DraftKings is the IBD Stock Of The Day. DKNG tumbled below a key moving average Wednesday to continue its recent pullback. But shares could mount a rebound after flirting…

How the Negro Leagues gave rise to successful Black businesses

marketplace.org This month, we’re watching “The League,” which is available to stream on Hulu, with a subscription. You can also rent or buy the film on several platforms. For April, with…

Major League Baseball and Rob McElhenney's More Better Industries Partner To Promote 2024 London Series

benzinga.com Comic New Spot Embraces Crossroads of Cultural Differences with Wrexham AFC Club Co-Chairman "Baseball-izing" Football Game LONDON, April 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In…

MLB Power Rankings: Dodgers Plummet as New Teams Occupy Top and Bottom Spots

newsweek.com Another week of the Major League Baseball season brings another week of Power Rankings. Last week's top team, the Los Angeles Dodgers, dropped in this week's edition after a…

Hockey business is booming as the NHL bounces back from the pandemic in a big way

abcnews.go.com As the NHL playoffs begin this weekend, ushering in the most exciting hockey of the year, business is booming and the league has bounced back in a big way from the pandemic…

Column: It's not just Shohei

latimes.com Shohei Ohtani, right, and former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara last month during the Dodgers’ series in Seoul, just before allegations of illegal gambling by Mizuhara emerged…

Why Every MLB Player is Wearing Number 42 on Jackie Robinson Day Monday

newsweek.com Jackie Robinson was remembered across Major League Baseball Monday as part of the league's annual "Jackie Robinson Day" celebrations. Robinson broke baseball's "color…

The decline of Black players in MLB should serve as a warning about DEI

msnbc.com As Major League Baseball celebrates Jackie Robinson and his pioneering contributions to the game, I can’t help but think about the fact that the league is reporting a…

How to Watch ESPN Without Cable to Stream NBA, MLB & More Live Sports Online

billboard.com All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the…

Nike draws heat over skimpy U.S. women's track and field uniforms for Paris Olympics

cbsnews.com Nike is defending its design of uniforms for the women's track and field team representing the U.S. at the Paris 2024 Olympics, which have spurred criticism from some female…

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newsweek.com New players can register for the latest Fanatics Sportsbook promo and win up to $1,000 in bonuses. Start with a bet on the NHL, MLB or NBA. New players can register for the…

Why Nike's new Olympic track uniform for women is stirring controversy

npr.org Why Nike's new Olympic track uniform for women is stirring controversy Nike revealed a range of new styles and silhouettes for elite athletes last week ahead of the 2024…

The A’s wore out their welcome in Oakland. But in Sacramento, fans see incoming team in an entirely different way

siliconvalley.com WEST SACRAMENTO — On both sides of the Sacramento River, proud residents of this region want the world to know: This is a sports town that is primed to succeed where Oakland…

Olympic track uniforms spark online debate about who designed them and why they're so skimpy

abcnews.go.com U.S. track and field athletes have around four dozen pieces to choose from when assembling their uniforms at the Olympics PARIS -- U.S. track and field athletes have around…

Judge orders Ippei Mizuhara, Ohtani's ex-interpreter, to get gambling addiction treatment

pbs.org Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani’s former longtime interpreter agreed Friday to undergo court-ordered gambling addiction treatment after federal prosecutors accused…

10 Weekend Reads

ritholtz.com The weekend is here! Pour yourself a mug of coffee, grab a seat outside, and get ready for our longer-form weekend reads: • This is the most consequential technology in…

Can MLB solve its uniform crisis?

theweek.com Jerry Seinfeld once said that rooting for professional sports is kind of silly — players change teams so often that "you're actually rooting for the clothes when you get…

Poll: A majority of Las Vegas voters don't want to pay for Athletics' new stadium

reason.com Oakland Athletics owner John Fisher's effort to relocate the baseball team to Las Vegas, Nevada, had seemingly earned him promises of $600 million in public funding for a…

A new podcast chronicles the rise and fall of the alt-weekly

cjr.org It wasn’t the biggest story I broke in Miami. But it left its mark. In the fall of 1998, I was the first reporter to write about a federal investigation targeting Atlanta…

Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter charged with stealing $16 million from baseball star in sports betting case

pbs.org Federal authorities charged the former longtime interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani on Thursday with federal bank fraud, alleging that he stole more than…

O.J. Simpson's Death Draws Reactions, Memories From Around the Sports World

newsweek.com O.J. Simpson was trying to call Bob Costas. It was June 17, 1994, and Simpson was the most famous passenger in a white Ford Bronco leading a police and helicopter chase…

Who's Hot, Who's Not in MLB: The Jacksons Rise the Charts

newsweek.com The start of a new baseball season brings with it the chance to marvel at some video-game-like performances. Players might be able to sustain a .400 batting average or a…

Shohei Ohtani’s long-time translator set up the baseball star’s bank account and stole over $16 million to pay gambling debts, prosecutors say

fortune.com The former longtime interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani is being charged with federal bank fraud for crimes involving gambling debts and theft of more…