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MLB is back at the Field of Dreams

Major League Baseball's growth goals have taken the game from a military base in North Carolina to a racetrack in Tennessee, with numerous stops for photo ops around the globe in between. But there's nothing quite like turning the bright lights on an Iowa cornfield, where home runs ...

Lakers sold for $12.5B, AP source says

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers are being sold for the second time in a year, going to businessmen Josh Kushner and Bob Iger for a record-breaking price. This sale agreement is $12.5 billion, according to a person familiar with the terms who spoke to The Associated Press on ...

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WNBA task force reports (AP) — An WNBA anti-hate task force is criticizing those trying to create a narrative about transgender women playing in the league. The task force met virtually on Wednesday. A league spokesperson says "there are no immediate eligibility matters affecting the league." The spokesperson also says the league opposes "bad-faith efforts to use these topics to demean or marginalize others." The league's collective bargaining agreement says only women are eligible to play in the WNBA, without specifics. Last week, two former NBA players said they wanted ...

Preseason ‘not real football,’ Rodgers says

LATROBE, Pa. (AP) — There was a time when the preseason felt like the Super Bowl to Aaron Rodgers. Now is not that time. While the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback is trying to soak in every moment of what he says will be his 22nd and final NFL training camp, he doesn't sound like ...

Quick reversal sets up Liberty-Fever at full strength

NEW YORK (AP) — The surging New York Liberty will face Indiana tonight in a marquee WNBA matchup that will see the Fever at full strength after the league rescinded a technical foul against Caitlin Clark that would have kept her out. Clark picked up her eighth technical of the season on ...

Murray named starting QB for Vikings

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have chosen Kyler Murray as their starting quarterback over J.J. McCarthy, the widely expected conclusion to what coach Kevin O'Connell pledged was a true competition. O'Connell made the announcement before practice on Tuesday afternoon, giving ...