Manfred: Vote on A’s may be June
Baseball Commissioner
Rob Manfred said a vote on the Oakland Athletics’ prospective move to Las Vegas could take place when owners meet from June 13-15 in New York.
In Milwaukee during his tour of major league stadiums to speak with players, Manfred also said “it’s very difficult to have a timeline for Oakland until there’s actually a deal to be considered. There is a relocation process internally they need to go through, and we haven’t even started that process.”
Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo said Wednesday that legislative leaders and the Athletics had reached a tentative agreement on a $1.5 billion stadium funding plan that would lure the franchise to Las Vegas.
Two-time All-Star Gary Sánchez was designated for assignment by the New York Mets when they reinstated fellow catcher Tomás Nido from the injured list.
New Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo is not taking part in organized team activities as he continues to recover from a broken left foot. ... The Jacksonville Jaguars signed veteran kicker Brandon McManus and traded kicker
Riley Patterson to the Detroit Lions for a conditional seventh-round draft pick in 2026. ...The New England Patriots were docked two days of organized team activities for violating NFL rules about offseason practices, according to the Associated Press.
The United States beat Czech Republic 3-0 to set up a semifinal game against Germany at the ice hockey world championship, in Tampere, Finland. Canada beat defending champion Finland 4-1, with Tyler Toffoli scoring an empty-net goal, to advance to a semifinal matchup with Latvia on Saturday.
In the Latvian capital of
Riga, Germany upset Switzerland 3-1.
IndyCar driver Stefan Wilson had surgery to repair a fractured vertebrae that he sustained in practice for the Indianapolis 500.
Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford will meet in a showdown for the undisputed welterweight championship July 29 in Las Vegas. ... Two-time Olympic gold medalist and women’s middleweight champion Claressa Shields is scheduled to face top-ranked contender Maricela Cornejo on June 3 in Detroit, after Shields’ bout against Hanna Gabriels was removed from the card because of results from a Voluntary Anti-Doping Assn. test.
Taft boys’ basketball coach Derrick Taylor, one of the most highly decorated coaches in the Los Angeles City Section, has been suspended since Thursday in the midst of an ongoing investigation by the Los Angeles Unified School District, he confirmed to The Times.
When asked for comment confirming the district investigation and asking the details of Taylor’s suspension, a LAUSD spokesperson sent the following message, also sent to the Taft school community, which reads in part: “We recently became aware of allegations of improper adherence to District policy regarding COVID-19 testing procedures at Taft related to students involved in some of our athletic programs.”
Carlos Alcaraz and the man he just replaced atop the rankings, 22-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic, were placed in the same half of the French Open field in the draw and could face each other in the semifinals. ...Casper Ruud’s run at a third straight Geneva Open title ended in a 3-6, 7-6 (2), 7-5 loss to Nicolás Jarry in the quarterfinals. Jarry will play Alexander Zverev; Taylor Fritz and Grigor Dimitrov will meet in the other semifinal.