The Tampa Bay Rays are in advanced talks to sell the team to a group led by Jacksonville, Fla., developer Patrick Zalupski. The deal values the team at roughly $1.7 billion, according to multiple sources who asked not to be…
By Joe Vardon, Mike Vorkunov, Fabian Ardaya and Andy McCullough The Buss family has agreed in principle to sell the Los Angeles Lakers, one of the most iconic sporting brands in the world, to financier Mark Walter in a deal…
MLB’s fifth annual Draft Combine gives teams the opportunity to gather more information on and off the field about several of the top talents in this year’s crop. A total of 322 prospects accepted invitations to the event, which opened…
DETROIT — One day after his name surfaced in a report about court filings for a lawsuit by the family of the late Angels pitcher, Tyler Skaggs, Reds starting pitcher Wade Miley briefly addressed the issue on Friday. The Athletic…
New court filings — including one posted in error — have revealed new details about Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs, who died following an overdose in 2019, and the team’s former communications director Eric Kay, now serving 22 years in prison…
Though contending teams might be dreaming about the extreme unlikelihood that Jacob deGrom or Paul Skenes could become available — “You’re saying there’s a chance!” — this trade deadline is more about mid-tier starters and other complementary pieces. Here’s a…
In some ways he looked like Juan Soto. There were back-to-back shuffles, which have been rarely seen this season, in a battle at the plate that ended in a walk. In other ways he did not look much like Juan…
Boston Red Sox reliever Liam Hendriks posted on Instagram that he’s received death threats, becoming the latest MLB player to talk publicly about threats from fans this season. On Thursday morning, Hendriks posted to his Instagram story: ‘Threats against my…
NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson were reinstated by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred on Tuesday, making both eligible for the sport’s Hall of Fame after their careers were tarnished by sports gambling scandals. Rose’s permanent ban…
DENVER (AP) — It’s no longer Bud Black’s job to steer the Colorado Rockies away from baseball infamy. The team fired Black, the winningest manager in franchise history, after a 7-33 start that’s one of the worst in Major League…