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Billy Beane Moves To Advisory Role With A’s; David Forst To Oversee Baseball Operations

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The A’s announced Friday that longtime executive vice president of baseball operations Billy Beane is transitioning into a new role — a senior advisor to managing partner John Fisher. He’ll “work closely with Fisher on strategic decisions,” per the press release, and will also “support the work of baseball operations now headed by general manager …

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Marlins Trade Elieser Hernandez, Jeff Brigham To Mets

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The Mets are set to acquire right-handers Elieser Hernández and Jeff Brigham from the Marlins, reports Mike Puma of the New York Post. minor league righty Franklin Sanchez is headed back to Miami in return. Both Hernandez and Brigham were designated for assignment by the Marlins earlier this week. The acquisitions of Hernandez and Brigham …

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How Fox will cover Qatar human rights issues during the World Cup

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Comment on this story How In recent weeks, the American TV rights holders for the upcoming World Cup held news conferences ahead of this most unusual tournament in Qatar. At each, executives from Fox, which holds the English-language rights, and Telemundo, which has the Spanish-language rights, were asked how they planned to cover the human …

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FP2 report and highlights from the 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: Verstappen leads Russell and Leclerc during twilight second practice in Abu Dhabi

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Red Bull driver Max Verstappen eclipsed the Mercedes of George Russell and Ferrari of Charles Leclerc during FP2 for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which took place in more representative evening conditions. One of eight drivers to sit out first practice for various ‘rookie’ runs, Verstappen quickly got up to speed at the Yas Marina …

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Michigan basketball roasted by ASU, 87-62: Game thread replay

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2022 Legends Classic title game: No. 21 Michigan Wolverines (3-0) vs. Arizona State Sun Devils (2-1) When: Approx. 9 p.m. Where: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York. TV: ESPN2. Radio: WWJ-AM (950), WTKA-AM (1050; other radio affiliates). ⋅ BOX SCORE Game notes: This will be the second game in as many days for both teams; Michigan …

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Kansas City Royals to move from Kauffman Stadium to new venue

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Change is coming to Kansas City. After 50 years of playing at the famed Kauffman Stadium, the Kansas City Royals announced their intentions to move to a new stadium. In an open letter, principal owner John Sherman updated the fanbase about the team’s ongoing search for venues across Kansas City. “We are excited to now …

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Qatar to reportedly ban beer at World Cup in dramatic reversal

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Alex Tai | SOPA Images | Getty Images Qatar is banning all beer sales at and around its World Cup stadiums, in a dramatic U-turn just two days before the massive soccer tournament begins, world soccer governing body FIFA confirmed on Friday. “Following discussions between host country authorities and FIFA, a decision has been made …

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Ryan Tannehill’s big day helps lead Titans to road win over Packers

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