Baseball

9/2/2026 |  MLB’s Los Angeles Angels to be sold to Rams and Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke (Associated Press (AP)) ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Kroenke Sports and Entertainment has reached a deal to purchase controlling ownership of the Los Angeles Angels from Arte Moreno, expanding its sprawling empire of teams across every major U.S. professional sport with the addition of the beleaguered baseball club.

9/2/2026 |  Arte Moreno selling Angels for record $4B: Rams' Stan Kroenke takes over MLB team with longest playoff drought (CBS Sports) The Los Angeles Angels are being sold. Embattled and often maligned owner Arte Moreno, who presided over the franchise's decade-plus doldrums, has agreed to sell the club to Stan Kroenke. Kroenke's company, Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, announced the sale on Tuesday. 

9/2/2026 |  Snyder's Soapbox: Stop with the MLB lockout doom and gloom; both sides have too much to lose (CBS Sports) You've surely seen it: the MLB lockout doomerism. It's far too common, and there's really no good reason for it. 
For example, last weekend, MLB announced that the 2027 Little League Classic would be between the Cubs and Blue Jays. I made the mistake of scrolling through comments online and the overwhelming majority either insinuated there wouldn't be a 2027 season or straight up just said it. These comments come from baseball fans who surely want there to be a season, so what's with all the negativity? 

9/2/2026 |  Stan Kroenke agrees to buy MLB’s Angels, valuing team and regional network at $4 billion (CNBC Sports)

• Stan Kroenke has agreed to purchase a controlling stake in the Los Angeles Angels from the Moreno family.
• The addition of a baseball team gives Kroenke Sports and Entertainment ownership in every major professional sport and a deeper presence in one of the top sports and entertainment markets in the world.
• KSE was valued at more than $26 billion in CNBC’s most recent list of the world’s most valuable sports empires.

9/2/2026 |  How the Baltimore Orioles Remain in AL Wild Card Hunt Despite Deadline Fire Sale (DEADSPIN) The Baltimore Orioles took the posture of clear sellers at the trade deadline, dealing away catcher Adley Rutschman, pitchers Dean Kremer and Tyler Wells, and outfielder Taylor Ward.