The president of the Toronto Blue Jays, Mark Shapiro, said he supports the idea of bringing a Major League Baseball (MLB) team to Vancouver, Canada. Vancouver city officials have started a process to explore potential ownership groups interested in an MLB expansion team, but other cities are currently further ahead in the expansion race.
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Vancouver is considering trying to get a MLB expansion team, supported by its city council.
The Blue Jays would lose some fans and might have to move one of their minor league teams if Vancouver gets an MLB team.
Mark Shapiro, Blue Jays president, supports growing baseball in Canada and welcomes a potential Vancouver franchise.
Vancouver is behind other cities like Salt Lake City, which has funding and an ownership group ready for an MLB bid.
Other cities ranked as good MLB expansion candidates include Orlando, Austin, Portland, Nashville, and Raleigh.
The MLB expansion process is still in early stages and could take years before any new team starts playing.
Vancouver’s city council began an “expression of interest” to find owners serious about putting in a bid for MLB.
The Miller family owns a minor league team in Salt Lake City and is involved in a possible expansion effort there.
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The New York Mets lost to the Washington Nationals 5-4 on Thursday at Citi Field. This loss made the Mets finish April with the worst record in Major League Baseball, winning 10 games and losing 21.
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The Mets played against the Nationals on Thursday at Citi Field.
The final score was Nationals 5, Mets 4.
The Mets finished April with a 10-21 win-loss record.
This was the worst record in Major League Baseball for the month of April.
The Mets struggled to perform well throughout the entire month.
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The Baltimore Ravens signed defensive end Calais Campbell to a one-year contract to strengthen their pass-rush for the upcoming NFL season. Campbell, a six-time Pro Bowl player, returns to the team after playing for them from 2020 to 2022, joining a group of pass-rushers including new signing Trey Hendrickson.
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The Ravens signed Calais Campbell, a six-time Pro Bowl defensive end, to a one-year deal.
Campbell previously played for the Ravens from 2020 to 2022.
Campbell is 39 years old and entering his 19th NFL season.
Last season with the Arizona Cardinals, Campbell had 43 tackles and 6.5 sacks.
The Ravens signed Trey Hendrickson to a four-year, $112 million contract to boost their pass rush.
The Ravens drafted edge-rusher Zion Young in the second round of the 2026 NFL draft.
The team’s pass-rush group now includes Hendrickson, Young, Campbell, Tavius Robinson, Mike Green, and Nnamdi Madubuike.
Defensive tackle Nnamdi Madubuike is expected to return soon following neck surgery.
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Duke men's basketball has made a new deal with Amazon Prime Video to show three important games in the 2026-27 season. The deal lasts three years and also offers opportunities for players to earn money through their name, image, and likeness (NIL).
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Amazon Prime Video will stream three Duke basketball games in the 2026-27 season.
The games include Duke vs. UConn, Duke vs. Michigan, and Duke vs. Gonzaga.
These games will be played at neutral sites: Las Vegas, Madison Square Garden (New York), and Detroit.
The deal lasts for three years.
Duke players will have expanded opportunities to earn money through their NIL rights.
Duke's athletic director called the partnership innovative and beneficial for student-athletes.
These games are part of a strong non-conference schedule featuring top-ranked teams.
This is Prime Video’s first college sports partnership with Duke University.
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ESPN released a list ranking the top 50 WNBA players before the 2026 season, placing Caitlin Clark at number 10. Fans disagreed with her ranking, many believing she should be ranked higher based on her strong performance in her first two seasons.
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Caitlin Clark plays for the Indiana Fever and missed most of last season due to an injury.
Despite the injury, she was named an All-Star and chosen as a team captain.
ESPN ranked Clark as the 10th best player in the upcoming WNBA season.
Clark’s ranking was behind players like Kelsey Plum (9th), Paige Bueckers (8th), and Sabrina Ionescu (6th).
Fans expressed frustration on social media, saying Clark should be in the top 3 players.
Clark averaged 18.5 points, 8.5 assists, 5.5 rebounds, and 1.4 steals per game in her first two seasons.
She led the WNBA in assists as a rookie.
The Indiana Fever reached the conference finals last year and aim for a championship this season.
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Jake Knapp, a professional golfer, withdrew just before the first round of the Cadillac Championship due to a sprained left thumb. He was replaced by Kristoffer Reitan, and this is Knapp's second last-minute withdrawal from a major event this season.
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Jake Knapp was scheduled to play in the Cadillac Championship starting Thursday.
Knapp withdrew shortly before his first round because of a sprained left thumb.
Kristoffer Reitan took Knapp's place and played with J.T. Poston at 12:35 p.m. ET.
This is Knapp's second last-minute withdrawal from a PGA Tour signature event in 2026.
Knapp had previously withdrawn before the Arnold Palmer Invitational in March with no public reason given.
When he plays, Knapp has performed well in 2026, with mostly top-11 finishes.
The Cadillac Championship is held at Trump National Doral’s Blue Monster Course in Miami.
Scottie Scheffler, world number one golfer, is the leading player at this event.
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Olivier Rioux, a 7-foot-9 basketball player, transferred from the University of Florida to UC Irvine. He played little at Florida and is now joining a smaller basketball program with a coach experienced in developing very tall players.
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Olivier Rioux is 7 feet 9 inches tall and holds a Guinness World Record as the tallest teenager.
He joined Florida Gators in 2023 but only played 11 games in the 2025–26 season.
Rioux scored 7 points and had 6 rebounds in 16 total minutes over those games.
He decided to transfer and chose UC Irvine, announcing this on April 30.
Florida is a strong basketball program that won a national title in 2025.
UC Irvine is a smaller school with fewer basketball achievements, last entering the NCAA Tournament in 2019.
UC Irvine’s coach, Russell Turner, has experience improving very tall players for the NBA.
Rioux’s move is unusual because players often transfer to bigger programs, but he is moving to a smaller one.
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The Pittsburgh Penguins lost a playoff game to the Philadelphia Flyers, ending their season and possibly the era of their main players. This loss also continued a long period without any major Pittsburgh sports team winning a playoff game, which has lasted nearly eight years.
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The Penguins lost 1-0 to the Flyers, ending their playoff run.
The loss may mark the end of the Penguins’ “Big 3” players playing together: Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Kris Letang.
These three players have won 881 games, four division titles, and three Stanley Cups since 2006-07.
Pittsburgh sports teams have not won a postseason game since May 3, 2018.
The last playoff win was when the Penguins beat the Washington Capitals in 2018 but lost the series soon after.
The Steelers have made the playoffs five times since then but lost each time in the first round.
The Pirates have not reached the playoffs since 2015.
If the Pirates qualify and win a game, it will end a streak of over 3,000 days without a Pittsburgh playoff win.
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The NBA playoffs are showing strong competition and have reached the highest TV viewership in 33 years, averaging nearly 4 million viewers per game. Several playoff series are heading into crucial Game 6 matchups, with teams fighting to advance to the second round.
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All four Eastern Conference playoff matchups are going to a sixth game.
Oklahoma City Thunder (No. 1 seed) and San Antonio Spurs (No. 2 seed) have already won their first-round series.
The NBA playoffs are averaging 3.91 million viewers per game on TV and streaming platforms, the highest in 33 years.
The New York Knicks (No. 3 seed) aim to close their series against the Atlanta Hawks (No. 6 seed) after winning the last two games.
The Philadelphia 76ers (No. 7 seed) are trying to eliminate the Boston Celtics (No. 2 seed) after winning Game 5.
The Denver Nuggets (No. 3 seed) trail 3-2 in their series against the Minnesota Timberwolves (No. 6 seed), who are missing two key players due to injuries.
The playoffs are being shown on ABC, ESPN, NBC/Peacock, and Amazon Prime Video.
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Major League Soccer (MLS) commissioner Don Garber’s X (formerly Twitter) account posted a message calling British Columbia Premier David Eby a “liar” but the message was deleted after Garber said his account was hacked. The controversy is linked to the financial troubles of the Vancouver Whitecaps soccer team and their possible move to another city.
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Don Garber’s X account posted and then deleted a message calling Premier David Eby a “liar.”
Garber said his account was compromised (hacked) and later thanked Eby for meeting with him.
The Vancouver Whitecaps are facing financial problems related to playing at BC Place, owned by the provincial government.
The Whitecaps may move to cities like Las Vegas or Phoenix due to the financial issues.
Premier Eby assured Whitecaps fans that the government is working to keep the team in British Columbia.
Garber was in Vancouver for FIFA’s congress and met with local leaders about the team’s future.
The Whitecaps say the current stadium lease deal is not enough to fix their financial problems.
The team hopes to build a new soccer-specific stadium, but the project will take a long time to develop.
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The Saudi Public Investment Fund announced it will stop investing in the LIV Golf professional men's golf league after the 2026 season. LIV Golf has been financially supported by this Saudi fund since its creation.
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LIV Golf is a professional men's golf league.
The league has been backed by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund.
The Public Investment Fund will end its investment after the 2026 season.
Saudi Arabia has been the main financial supporter of LIV Golf since its start.
LIV Golf has held tournaments in places like Hong Kong and South Africa.
The announcement was made public in April 2026.
Bryson DeChambeau and Dean Burmester are players who compete in LIV Golf.
The end of Saudi funding may affect LIV Golf’s future finances and operations.
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An investor group led by Grant Gustavson has officially offered to buy the Vancouver Whitecaps soccer team. The group wants to move the team from Vancouver to Las Vegas.
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Grant Gustavson is leading the group interested in buying the Whitecaps.
Grant Gustavson is the son of billionaire Tamara Gustavson.
The group has made a formal offer to purchase the Vancouver Whitecaps.
Their plan is to relocate the team to Las Vegas.
The information was confirmed by a spokesperson for the investor group.
The Vancouver Whitecaps currently play in Major League Soccer (MLS).
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AJ Dybantsa is a top basketball player expected to enter the 2026 NBA Draft. He started with a Nike sponsorship deal during college and is now moving to a professional contract with Nike as he prepares to join the NBA.
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AJ Dybantsa signed a Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) deal with Nike in January 2024 before playing college basketball.
He played one season for BYU Cougars, averaging 25.5 points and leading the Big 12 conference in scoring.
Dybantsa now is updating his Nike deal to a professional partnership as he enters the NBA draft.
He created a new personal logo that includes the letters "A" and "J" and connects to his nickname "Star Boy."
Dybantsa was the No. 1 recruit in his high school class and aims to be the No. 1 pick in the upcoming NBA Draft.
He is 6-foot-9 tall and played as a forward for BYU during his college season.
His stats also include averages of 6.8 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and 1.1 steals per game.
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Mauricio Pochettino, coach of the United States men's national soccer team (USMNT), said that not playing in World Cup qualifying games was a challenge for the team’s preparation. The USMNT lost recent friendly matches against Belgium and Portugal and must improve their competitiveness before the 2026 World Cup, which the U.S. is hosting.
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The USMNT automatically qualified for the 2026 World Cup because the U.S. is a host country.
Coach Pochettino called the lack of qualifying games a problem for preparing the team.
The team lost 5-2 to Belgium and 2-0 to Portugal in recent friendly matches.
Pochettino noted these friendly games lack the same competitive spirit as qualifiers.
He wants to change the team’s mindset to be more focused and competitive in all matches.
Pochettino believes the USMNT can still perform well and advance far in the 2026 World Cup.
He compared the USMNT’s chances to Morocco’s surprising success in reaching the semi-finals at the last World Cup.
The coach said he needs to motivate his players more during practice before the tournament begins.
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The Los Angeles Rams picked quarterback Ty Simpson in the first round of the 2026 NFL draft, but they also considered selecting two other players. They looked at Makai Lemon, a top college wide receiver, and Kenyon Sadiq, a fast and athletic tight end. The Rams chose Simpson despite the needs in skill positions like wide receiver and tight end.
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The Rams selected Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson 13th overall in the 2026 NFL draft.
They considered drafting Makai Lemon, who won the Biletnikoff Award for being the best college wide receiver.
They also looked at Kenyon Sadiq, a tight end known for his speed and strong athletic ability.
Makai Lemon caught 79 passes for 1,156 yards and 11 touchdowns last season.
Kenyon Sadiq had 51 catches, 560 yards, and led all college tight ends with eight touchdowns.
The Rams already have wide receivers Davante Adams and Puka Nacua, limiting opportunities for additional receivers.
The tight end position on the Rams is crowded, with players like Cody Parkinson and Tyler Higbee currently on the team.
The Rams thought neither Lemon nor Sadiq would make an immediate big impact despite their talent.
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Joe Buck, the announcer for ESPN's Monday Night Football, will host a new sports-themed version of the game show Jeopardy! called "ESPN Jeopardy!" The show features ESPN personalities competing for charity on sports trivia and will be available on Disney+ and Hulu this summer.
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Joe Buck is known for calling Monday Night Football on ESPN.
He will host "ESPN Jeopardy!", a spin-off of the classic game show Jeopardy!, focused on sports questions.
Contestants on the show will be ESPN talent playing to win money for charities.
The grand prize for the winning charity is $500,000.
The show will be available to stream on Disney+ and Hulu starting this summer.
Buck said hosting Jeopardy! is special because of its loyal fanbase and history.
He mentioned he did not want to be the full-time Jeopardy! host but wanted to try it out.
The original Jeopardy! host was Alex Trebek, who recently passed away.
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Austin Reaves returned to play for the Los Angeles Lakers after an injury but struggled in a recent game against the Houston Rockets, shooting poorly and contributing to a Lakers loss. Fans and former players criticized his performance, suggesting it may hurt the team's chances in the playoffs.
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Austin Reaves missed weeks due to a season-ending oblique injury before returning in Game 5 against the Houston Rockets.
Reaves started the second half of the game but shot 4-for-16 overall and only made 2 out of 8 three-point attempts.
The Lakers lost the game 99-93, allowing the Rockets to stay in the series with Game 6 at home.
Critics said Reaves’ poor defense and shooting hurt the team’s chances to win the series.
Former NBA player Jeff Teague also blamed Reaves’ return for the loss during a podcast.
Reaves acknowledged his performance was not as good as he wanted and said it was difficult coming back from injury.
The Lakers might consider trading Reaves in the offseason as he becomes an unrestricted free agent.
Game 6 is scheduled for Friday night in Los Angeles, with attention on both LeBron James and Reaves.
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The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) completed its Operation Lims investigation, resulting in over 300 sanctions against Russian athletes for doping violations based on data taken from a Moscow laboratory. The investigation targeted athletes in 22 sports, with weightlifting and athletics having the most sanctions.
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Operation Lims led to 302 sanctions against 291 Russian athletes.
Athletes from 22 sports were investigated and penalized.
Weightlifting had the highest number of sanctioned athletes (107), followed by athletics (93).
The investigation used data seized from a Moscow doping laboratory in 2019.
Some data was found to have been manipulated, contributing to Russia’s 4-year doping ban from major sports events starting in 2019.
The Russian Anti-Doping Agency was declared non-compliant in 2015 but reinstated in 2018 under strict rules to help uncover doping evidence.
Russia’s doping ban ended in 2023, though some athletes remain banned or compete under restrictions due to other international sports decisions.
Eleven athletes received multiple sanctions; some cases are still unresolved.
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John Higgins fought back from being behind to tie the score 4-4 against Shaun Murphy in their World Snooker Championship semi-final at the Crucible Theatre. Despite making mistakes possibly due to fatigue, Higgins showed strong determination in the match's first session.
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John Higgins is playing in his 12th semi-final at the Crucible Theatre.
Higgins was down 3-1 before catching up to 4-4 against Shaun Murphy.
Higgins’ highest break in the session was 50 points.
Higgins had a late finish in his previous match, which may have affected his performance.
Shaun Murphy made several high-scoring breaks including 68, 69, and 100 points.
Murphy led early but made some errors allowing Higgins to recover.
The match is a best-of-33 frames contest, continuing the next day.
Another semi-final between Wu Yize and Mark Allen is scheduled to start later on the same day.
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Odell Beckham Jr., a 33-year-old NFL wide receiver who last played in December 2024, is considering a comeback with the New Orleans Saints. A recent teammate hinted that Beckham Jr. has been training and might join the Saints, adding experience to the team's wide receiver group.
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Odell Beckham Jr. last played for the Miami Dolphins in 2024.
He is a three-time Pro Bowler, two-time All-Pro, and Super Bowl champion.
Beckham Jr. has suffered many injuries, missing multiple games each season since 2017.
New Orleans Saints’ recent first-round draft pick, Jordyn Tyson, said he has been training with Beckham Jr. and mentioned Beckham Jr.’s interest in Louisiana.
Beckham Jr. recorded 27 catches, 305 yards, and 5 touchdowns with the Los Angeles Rams in 2021.
He had 35 receptions, 565 yards, and 3 touchdowns with the Baltimore Ravens in 2023.
The Saints already have wide receivers Jordyn Tyson and Chris Olave, with Olave as their leading receiver.
Beckham Jr. could be a useful addition as a third receiver for the Saints’ offense.
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