Baseball

7/24/2026 |  Mark Cuban’s investment group buys a minority stake in the Athletics ahead of Las Vegas move (Associated Press (AP)) LAS VEGAS (AP) — An investment group that includes ex-Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has bought a minority stake in the Athletics in anticipation of their move to Las Vegas in 2028.

7/24/2026 |  Trump fetes Dodgers at the White House again, saying the team is ‘one of the great brands’ (Associated Press (AP)) WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump feted Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman and the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers at the White House on Thursday, calling the team “one of the great brands anywhere in the world” during a Rose Garden event celebrating its second title in as many years.

7/24/2026 |  Fundraising Friday: National Championship Baseball Alum Gives Back to SDSU (Athletic Business) San Diego State University announced earlier this month that 1960 graduate and former Aztecs catcher Art Flaming has committed $1.2 million to support men's basketball, women's athletics and the baseball program that helped shape his future as a business leader. Legendary Aztecs baseball coach Charlie Smith, namesake of the field at Tony Gwynn Stadium, was quick to add Flaming to his team at what was then San Diego State College. With Flaming behind home plate, the 1958 Aztecs team blasted Southwestern State College (Oklahoma) 23–9 to win the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) championship, a record margin-of-victory at the time. 

7/24/2026 |  Buy or sell? Breaking down the case for seven bubble teams ahead of the 2026 MLB trade deadline (CBS Sports) In sports, we use the somewhat weird visual metaphor of the bubble -- a soap bubble, perhaps, or one blown from a wand to add stress and bewilderment to the life of a pet -- to signify the precarious and unstable. Typically, we do this during the run-up to NCAA Tournament time or when evaluating players vying to crack a roster coming out of camp. Whether the entity is within the bubble like Mario or Luigi on occasion or perched on top of it is ultimately unimportant. The point is that the bubble means uncertain and fraught times for the be-bubbled. 

7/24/2026 |  9 Under-the-Radar MLB Trade Candidates to Watch Before the Deadline (DEADSPIN) Everybody knows the big names in Major League Baseball circulating in trade rumors, including Tarik Skubal, Aroldis Chapman, Sonny Gray, and Joe Ryan. Looking beyond the obvious, let's check some under-the-radar possibilities who could be traded before the deadline on Aug. 3 at 6 p.m. ET.