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MLB proposes
shorter season
NEW YORK (AP) -- Major League Baseball proposed to shorten the regular season to 154 games from 162 games starting in 2029 and to expand the Division Series to best-of-seven in bargaining with players.
Owners also proposed to allow higher-seeded teams in the first two rounds of the postseason to pick their opponents beginning next year and to make Monday a day off for most teams starting in 2029 except for those in one or two nationally broadcast games.
Cutting regular-season games would reduce the opportunity for players to set season and career records.
NFL calls
for a ruling
(AP) -- The NFL is urging the Supreme Court to rule on the regulation of prediction markets, arguing in an amicus brief that states are better positioned to oversee sports-related contracts “given the current landscape.”
The NFL is supporting New Jersey’s request for the Supreme Court to rule on the governing authority for prediction markets, which provide an opportunity to trade -- or wager -- on the result of future events. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has maintained it has exclusive federal jurisdiction, while states have argued that the array of typically yes-or-no questions is akin to gambling and falls under their purview.
Trump to
honor Clemens
SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- President Donald Trump has announced he will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Roger Clemens, calling him “maybe the greatest pitcher of all time.” Speaking at a rally in San Antonio on Wednesday night, Trump renewed his calls for Clemens to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Clemens, known as “The Rocket,” has faced suspicions of steroid use during his 24-year career. Clemens, attending the event, expressed his surprise and gratitude. Trump has previously awarded the medal to athletes like Tiger Woods and Mariano Rivera and to the late conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh.
Jones receives
heart transplant
(AP) -- Missouri freshman offensive tackle Johnnie “DJ” Jones has received a heart transplant, coach Eli Drinkwitz said. Drinkwitz announced on X on Thursday morning that the surgery Wednesday night went well and that Jones was recovering.
Drinkwitz says “we are incredibly grateful for the medical team who cared for DJ and for the donor and donor family whose extraordinary gift made this possible.”
Liberty
down 2-0
NEW YORK (AP) -- The New York Liberty return home trying to keep their season alive after a loss to Atlanta in Game 2 of their best-of-five WNBA semifinals series left the team in a major hole and confused about whether they had a timeout at the end of the game.
The eighth-seeded Liberty trail 2-0 after falling 101-98 in overtime to the Dream on Wednesday night. They now must win three games in a row to reach the WNBA Finals. No team has ever rallied from a 2-0 deficit in league history.