Inside Tarik Skubal's last two days as a Tiger - ESPN
TARIK SKUBAL SPENT much of his final day as a Detroit Tiger expertly deploying a relatively new skill: pretending everything is perfectly normal when nothing is.
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Dallas Mavericks forward Naji Marshall has signed a three-year, $52.2 million contract extension, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania on Sunday.
FIFA faces fresh transparency calls after retreat on World Cup sell-off plan
Aug 1 : FIFA faced renewed calls for transparency on Saturday after it abruptly shelved plans to sell a stake in the commercial rights to the World Cup, a proposal that triggered fierce backlash from regional confederations that said they had been blindsided.
2026 MLB trade deadline: One deal ESPN experts would make - ESPN
It's less than one week from the Aug. 3 MLB trade deadline — and this year's edition needs a kick start to get the action going.
Philipsen sprints to victory in Tour de France stage 17, Pogacar retains overall lead
VOIRON, France, July 22 : Belgian Jasper Philipsen prevailed in a crowded rush to the finish line to win stage 17 of the Tour de France on Wednesday, moving within seven points of green jersey holder Mads Pedersen, while Tadej Pogacar retained his overall lead.
Is this the most controversial World Cup yet?
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The moment you've been waiting for: Here comes the World Cup final. After more than 100 matches with 46 teams eliminated from championship contention, the biggest FIFA tournament in history will end with Sunday's final between Spain and Argentina.
Infantino’s enlarged World Cup gamble pays off with punters
PARIS: The World Cup has engaged punters like never before with an 80 percent increase in betting volume compared to the 2022 edition, even taking into account the higher number of matches for a 48-team tournament, a betting expert told AFP. Although many football fans were skeptical about the increase in the number of teams from 32 to 48, it appears punters have welcomed it. “We’ve seen an 80 percent increase in the ticket volume,” Darren Small, senior vice president of Managed Trading Services at Sportradar, told AFP. “So we’re seeing more bets and more active customers. “We’ve seen record numbers and we’ve surpassed our expectations in terms of what we felt we were going to see if we compare it to 2022, which is a little difficult because it was different as it was in the winter.” For Sunday’s final between Spain and defending champions Argentina, Small expects the company to be handling approximately 8.5 million betting tickets for their 250 bookmaking clients round the world. Sportradar is a global sports technology company that says it creates immersive experiences for sports fans and bettors. Small said even if the numbers have surprised the company, they anticipated an increase because of the expansion of the tournament to 104 games. “But we also expected it just because of the industry growth and general growth,” he added. England may have to wait another four years to try to add a second star to their 1966 triumph but they have topped the betting table. Indeed the four semifinalists — also the top four FIFA-ranked teams — drew the most interest. England attracted approximately 16.3 million betting tickets ahead of France (15.5m), Argentina (15m) and Spain (14.5m). The games with the highest volume of betting