In its third season in the Big 12, Cincinnati has the look of a Power Five program on and off the field.
Yankees' Anthony Volpe undergoes surgery to repair torn labrum in non-throwing shoulder: report
Anthony Volpe played through a partially torn labrum in his non-throwing shoulder for a large portion of the 2025 season, and the Yankees shortstop finally underwent surgery to correct the issue on Tuesday, per the New York Post.
According to the Post, the typical recovery for this kind of surgery would have Volpe ready for the start of the regular season, though it can vary.
Volpe, 24, initially suffered the injury while diving for a ball in May, and while he ended up missing a handful of games, he was ultimately able to play through the pain, thanks in part to multiple cortisone shots.
It was a tough go for Volpe this season, as the young shortstop committed a career-high 19 errors in the field and struggled a bit at the plate as well, slashing .212/.272/.391 with 19 homers and 72 RBI. As a result, Volpe lost playing time at short to Jose Caballero, though he eventually was back in the starting lineup by the postseason.
'Big changes needed at Rangers'
A View from the Terrace presenter Craig Telfer insists "big changes" are needed at Rangers and the new manager will need to rebuild - as this season feels like a write-off for the Ibrox club.
"Certainly, Kevin Muscat has got a decent pedigree, played for Rangers for a season in the early 2000s, very successful time as well, won a treble with them," said Telfer on the BBC's Scottish Football Podcast.
"As a player, probably one of the dirtiest players that's ever kicked the ball in the last 30 years, just go and look at his Wikipedia page and read the list of the stuff that's under his reputation.
"He's certainly quite a hard, no-nonsense kind of manager, but I think as well as his personality as a player, he's been able to channel that into something a lot more positive as a manager.
"It's all very well going in there and giving players the 'hair dryer' treatment. The players at Rangers seem quite soft and I think that's perhaps a big issue. You can go in there and you can shout at them, and you can try and control them. But if the players just aren't reacting to that then I don't know what you do.
"They're already 11 points off Hearts. It feels, though, at this stage of the season, like it's a bit of write-off for Rangers and it's just about getting into January, try to ship out some of the players, and get to the summer and make big changes."
Former Celtic and Hibs midfielder, now East Kilbride coach, Scott Allan says that Muscat's experience of going for titles and the aggressive style of play of his teams are positives should he come to Rangers.
"The fact that he's proved he can be successful and win things, that's obviously a big plus in terms of coming to a club like Rangers. He has demands and he's been in situations where he's fighting for titles," said Allen.
"In terms of his style of play, it is a lot more aggressive. Russell Martin was meant to be that way as well. It's how you can come to a club like Rangers and really implement that - because you do come up against certain styles that you might struggle to break teams down.
"The question for me is do they have the players who can really break teams down when the going gets tough?
"The biggest thing that's been questioned of this Rangers team since the start of season is mentality. So how does Kevin Muscat then build that mentality into winning games at a time in the season? You're trying to change that in a very short space of time."
Canadian slugger Josh Naylor helps Mariners put Blue Jays in big ALCS hole with home run back home
TORONTO — It was a tough start to the American League Championship Series for the Toronto Blue Jays. Canada’s team headed west for Game 3 in Seattle facing a daunting 2-0 deficit in the best-of-seven playoff.
Part of the reason for Toronto’s big hole? A big Game 2 performance by a Canadian slugger, Mariners first baseman Josh Naylor.
Born and raised in Mississauga, Ontario, the city immediately west of Toronto, Naylor went 3 for 4 with a two-run homer in a Game 2 10-3 victory, putting the Mariners two wins from their first World Series appearance.
Naylor is the eldest of three baseball-playing brothers all drafted in the first round. Middle brother Bo is a catcher for the Cleveland Guardians, while little brother Myles is a minor league infielder in the Athletics organization.
Naylor’s 359-foot drive in the seventh inning of Game 2 made him the first Canadian-born player to hit a postseason home run against the Blue Jays in Toronto.
Naylor called it a “little kid moment” to hit a meaningful October homer in the stadium he once visited as a fan of the home team.
“As kids, me and my friends and teammates growing up, we all looked up to a lot of Blue Jays players specifically,” he said.
Naylor is the fourth Canadian-born player to hit a home run in their home country during the playoffs. Russell Martin and Michael Saunders both did it for the Blue Jays in 2016, and Montreal-born Vladimir Guerrero Jr. joined the club in Toronto’s Division Series win over the New York Yankees.
“Super cool to do it in front of my family, too,” Naylor said. “Very blessed to have them all here, all my friends, and it was a really cool moment for them.”
Still, while Naylor’s family was no doubt delighted, the result was tougher not just for millions of Canadian fans, but also a bunch of Blue Jays players who were once Naylor’s teammates.
In the four-plus seasons he spent in Cleveland, Naylor took the field alongside infielders Ernie Clement and Andrés Giménez, outfielder Myles Straw, and pitchers Nick Sandlin and Shane Bieber. All but the injured Sandlin are on Toronto’s ALCS roster.
“We were all super, super close when we were there, and those memories last forever, those friendships last forever,” Naylor said after Game 2. “They’ll go down as some of my favorite teammates I’ve ever had.”
Before the ALCS began, Straw said he considers Naylor a favorite, too.
“I love Nayls forever,” Straw said. “He was one of the best teammates I played with, for sure. Talked to him in the offseason all the time. Actually went to his baby shower throughout the season here while we were in Toronto. That was pretty cool to be a part of that. I’m always a Naylor fan but obviously this series it’s a little different.”
Naylor demonstrated the depth of his relationship with Straw during his previous visit to Toronto in June, when he was still with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
In the fifth inning of the middle game of the series, Straw slammed into the center-field wall while trying to catch Naylor’s RBI double and went down with a sprained right ankle.
Standing at second base, Naylor put his hands on his head when he saw Straw on the ground, then walked all the way out to the fence to check on his pal.
“I definitely see where he was coming from, but at that time I was like, ‘Man, please get out of here,’” Straw said. “He’s just looking out for my best interest. I would never do that for him. If he was out there, I would never walk out, that’s for sure. But I thank him for that. He’s a really good friend.”
Straw said he’s been watching plenty of playoff baseball this October and keeps seeing Naylor come up with key hits.
“He’s got the power, but he’s kind of a pest at the same time,” Straw said. “He’s just a complete hitter, and I’ve seen him ruin a lot of guys throughout the years.”
Unfortunately for Straw and the Blue Jays, their current October run might just be the next thing Naylor ruins.
Former Panthers Goaltender Picks Up Win In NHL Debut
Former Florida Panthers goaltender Brandon Bussi made his NHL debut last night with the Carolina Hurricanes, picking up a 5-1 win.
The 27-year-old wasn't too busy throughout the game, but the high-danger chances the San Jose Sharks did create were turned away. He finished the outing with 16 saves on 17 shots, allowing the lone goal to William Eklund, which came on a breakaway.
Bussi's NHL debut has been a long-awaited one. He has played 111 games in the AHL, 72 in the NCAA, and another 52 in the USHL.
"You work hard to get to moments like this, and you don’t know if it’s ever going to happen. Great effort by the team today, they made my job easy,” said Bussi after the game.
"You work hard to get to moments like this, and you don’t know if it’s ever going to happen. Great effort by the team today, they made my job easy.”
— Walt Ruff (@WaltRuff) October 15, 2025
Brandon Bussi with @hannaRyates after earning a win in his NHL debut. pic.twitter.com/ZEMrePxaUE
Bussi was set to be the Charlotte Checkers' No.1 goaltender this year and the Panthers' third stringer behind Sergei Bobrovsky and Daniil Tarasov. Unfortunately for the Panthers, the Hurricanes put a claim on him when he was placed on waivers.
With Frederik Andersen and Pyotr Kochetkov, Bussi will likely be the third-string goaltender when they are healthy. But for now, he has an excellent opportunity to be the backup in Carolina.
With Bussi gone, Cooper Black has taken charge of the Checkers crease, picking up a win in one of his two starts this season.
Dodgers’ Teoscar Hernández says ‘nobody to blame but myself’ for his role in weird NLCS double play
MILWAUKEE — Teoscar Hernández watched a replay of that bizarre double play from the National League Championship Series opener only one time as the clip went viral across social media.
No further viewings were needed.
“I saw it once,” the Dodgers’ outfielder said after Los Angeles overcame the 8-6-2 double play in a 2-1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers. “Once the play was over, I realized I just (messed) up. Just one of those things that you don’t have to see it over and over to realize that you made a mistake.”
Hernández earned some redemption by hitting a home run in the second inning of the Dodgers’ 5-1 victory in Game 2.
In Game 1, Hernández walked to start the fourth inning. He was on third with the bases loaded and one out when Max Muncy hit a drive that appeared to be heading over the center-field wall.
Milwaukee’s Sal Frelick tried to rob Muncy of a grand slam, and the ball popped out of his glove and hit the top of the wall before the center fielder caught it in the air.
Los Angeles’ other runners scrambled back to their bases, thinking Frelick made the catch on a fly. Hernández still had plenty of time to tag up and score, but he hesitated and didn’t head home fast enough. Frelick threw to shortstop Joey Ortiz, who relayed to catcher William Contreras for a force out at the plate.
Contreras then completed the double play by jogging to third base and forcing out Will Smith, who was on second when the play started.
“It was one of those plays that, if you would have asked me two days ago what would you do in this situation, I would say as soon as the ball touched the glove, I would go,” Hernández said. “But in the moment, I got blocked, I think, and there’s not an explanation. I just (messed) up. It’s that simple.
“I don’t think there’s going to be any explanation that is going to be accurate. I saw it when the ball hit the glove. I went. Then I saw it bounced off the glove. And I just reacted bad. Just one of those moments, you block your mind. But there’s nobody to blame but myself. And it happens.”
Ortiz was asked whether he had watched a replay and noticed anything that wasn’t immediately apparent at the time it happened.
“Sal did make a pretty funny face,” Ortiz said. “That’s all over the social media right now. … But, no, I’ve never seen a play like that. It was a pretty crazy play to be involved in.”
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said after Game 1 that Hernández simply froze for a moment.
“Teo knows the rule. I think right there he had just a little bit of a brain fart, appreciating that when it does hit the glove, you can tag (up) there,” Roberts said. “But then he tagged, did it correctly, then saw he didn’t catch it, (and) he went back. That was the mistake. But he owned it. And after that, there’s nothing else you can do about it.”
On the official scoring, Muncy grounded into a double play on a 404-foot drive that never touched the ground. There had not been an 8-6-2 double play in the postseason over the last 35 years, the Elias Sports Bureau said. Those type of official scoring details are not always clear in records going back any further.
The most recent 8-6-2 double play in the regular season involved a ball hit by Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa to Cincinnati center fielder Ken Griffey Jr. in April 2004 — though that one ended with a tag at the plate.
Max Muncy sets Dodgers record by hitting his 14th career postseason homer
MILWAUKEE — Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Max Muncy set a franchise record by hitting his 14th career postseason homer in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series against the Milwaukee Brewers.
Muncy’s 412-foot drive over the center-field wall in the sixth inning broke the Dodgers mark he had shared with Justin Turner and Corey Seager. The solo shot off starter Freddy Peralta extended Los Angeles’ lead to 3-1.
The Dodgers went on to win 5-1 to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series.
“It means a lot to me,” Muncy said. “The Dodgers are a franchise that have been around for a very, very long time. A lot of very successful players have played in this organization. And to be able to break that record is kind of huge for me.
“But the biggest thing I would say is it speaks to the fact that I’ve had a chance to play in so many postseason games. And that’s the biggest thing about being a Dodger. You know you’ll have a chance in October to play meaningful baseball games. To be able to have that chance every single year I’ve been here, that’s always been the most important thing to me. You get as many chances as you can to win that World Series. That’s the reason why you play this game.”
It was Muncy’s 70th postseason game with the Dodgers. Turner played 86 for Los Angeles from 2014-22. Seager appeared in 61 from 2015-21.
Muncy nearly set the team record in Game 1 when he hit a long drive to center that was inches from becoming a grand slam. That shot instead turned into an unusual 8-6-2 double play after the ball popped out of center fielder Sal Frelick’s glove.
Frelick attempted to make a leaping grab, but the ball bounced off the top of the wall before he caught it and the Brewers ended up forcing runners out at home plate and third base.
Muncy was asked after Game 2 whether he feared Frelick would make the catch when he saw the ball heading in that direction.
“I definitely thought he got it,” Muncy said. “That back wall is so close to the center-field wall. I didn’t see the ball bounce at all. When I didn’t see it bounce, I thought he came down with it again. And I was about to be very, very frustrated. But I saw him sit on the ground. That’s when I realized he didn’t have it.”
Muncy also holds the Dodgers record with 60 career postseason walks.
Kristaps Porzingis on contract extension with Hawks: 'I don’t wanna rush anything'
The Atlanta Hawks front office was aggressive in adding talent to the roster this summer — Kristaps Porzingis, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Luke Kennard — but was cautious in offering Trae Young a contract extension. Atlanta pushed its chips into the middle with this group, it wants to see how things look before deciding whether to continue down this road or turn the car around and make a dramatic change.
That applies to Porzingis as well, and he sees it the same way. Porzingis is extension eligible, but told Fred Katz of The Athletic there is no push to get a deal done now.
"I know that's an option. I wanna see how the year goes," Porziņģis said ... "I wanna show that I'm playing at a high level again, that I'm healthy, that I'm everything, and then that kind of stuff will take care of itself, you know? We'll see ...
"I don't wanna rush anything and say this or that, but I wanna take it one day at a time," he said.
Porzingis is set to make $30.7 million this season in the final year of a two-year, $60 million contract he signed in Boston. This summer, as it looked to cut salary, the Celtics traded Porzingis to the Hawks in a three-team deal with Brooklyn.
On paper, Porzingis is exactly the kind of big man Atlanta needed — an impressive rim protector on the defensive end who is a pick-and-pop threat with Young. Last season, Porzingis averaged 19.5 points and 6.8 rebounds a game, shooting 41.2% from 3-point range. He looked good playing for his native Latvia this summer at EuroBasket as well. However, he played in just 42 games last season (due in part to a mysterious virus) and has played in 65 games just once in the previous seven seasons. He needs to show he can stay on the court, availability will have a lot to do with how much his next contract is worth.
A contract extension with the Hawks could start as high as $43 million a season, although a number closer to where Porzingis is now — in the $30-35 million range a season — seems more likely if he can stay on the court.
If the Hawks live up to the hopes and expectations of fans and the front office this season — top four seed, advancing out of the first round of the playoffs at least — then Porzingis, Young and others are going to get paid this summer and Atlanta is going to continue down the road. If the wheels come off, well, things are going to get hot in Atlanta next summer.
Slumping Brewers must improve their approach at the plate to have any hope of coming back in NLCS
MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Brewers are making the types of mistakes at the plate that they avoided while producing the best regular-season record in the major leagues.
No wonder they’re leaving home facing a 2-0 deficit against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the best-of-seven National League Championship Series.
“We’ve just got to play better,” Brewers designated hitter Christian Yelich said. “It’s not an ideal start to the series, by any means. Just have to continue to battle and find a way to get the offense going. I’ve got to be better. We’ve got to be better. It’s just facts.”
The Brewers ranked second in the majors in on-base percentage (.332) and third in runs (806) and batting average (.258) while posting a franchise-best 97-65 regular-season record.
But they’ve totaled just five hits through the first two games of this series and mustered only one run in each of them.
The Brewers got just two hits in a 2-1 Game 1 loss, as two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell allowed one hit and no walks over eight shutout innings for Los Angeles. They managed three hits in Game 2 and fell 5-1 as Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched the first postseason complete game in eight years.
During the regular season, the Brewers had the best chase rate in the majors, meaning they swung at the lowest percentage of pitches outside the strike zone. But their inability to work counts the last two night allowed Los Angeles’ starters to go deep into the games and prevented the Brewers from getting many shots at the Dodgers’ vulnerable bullpen.
"Both those pitchers were as dominant as two pitchers have been,” Milwaukee manager Pat Murphy said. “We chased way more than we’ve chased all year. We’ve been the best in baseball at not chasing. These pitchers brought out the worst in us.”
The most notable example came when Blake Treinen struck out Brice Turang swinging at a neck-high fastball with the bases loaded to end Game 1.
But the chasing was prevalent again, allowing Yamamoto to pitch a complete game for the first time since entering the majors last season on a 12-year, $325 million contract.
Jackson Chourio homered on Yamamoto’s first pitch to continue his impressive postseason. The 21-year-old already has four career postseason homers to tie a Brewers record he now shares with Orlando Arcia and Prince Fielder.
But the Brewers accomplished little else. Their only other hits were two-out singles by Turang in the third inning and Sal Frelick in the fourth.
The lack of punch was particularly frustrating because the Brewers had knocked Yamamoto out in the first inning of a 9-1 victory over the Dodgers the one time they faced him in the regular season. Yamamoto gave up five runs — three earned — and got only two outs in that July 7 game.
This time, the Brewers had no answers for him.
“He wasn’t missing over the middle of the plate,” Turang said. “We hit some balls hard but they were standing right there. Sometimes it’s part of the game. He hit his spots.”
Milwaukee’s struggles are up and down the lineup thus far in the series.
Yelich, a three-time All-Star and the 2018 NL MVP, is 0 for 13 in his last four games. Two-time All-Star William Contreras and Andrew Vaughn each homered twice in the NL Division Series against the Chicago Cubs, but both are hitless so far in this series.
“We’ve got to take batter at-bats,” Chourio said through an interpreter. “That’s where it begins. But you have to credit those guys. But we haven’t had so much luck go our way. We have to stick with our plan and stick with process and hopefully change things around.”
The Brewers remain confident they can turn this series around. They won all six regular-season matchups with the Dodgers, all in July. The Dodgers are playing much better now than they were then, but the Brewers realize they can show much more discipline at the plate than they’ve displayed the last two nights.
“You guys might have us counted out,” Murphy said. “And I understand that — 90% of the teams that have been in this situation don’t win the series. But this team has been counted out a lot this year. And I think there’s some fight left in them.”
Canadiens Star Is Red-Hot Right Now
The Montreal Canadiens extended their winning streak to three games during their Oct. 14 matchup against the Seattle Kraken, as they defeated the Pacific Division club in overtime by a 5-4 final score. With this, the Canadiens now have a 3-1-0 record on the season and are tied with the Florida Panthers and Boston Bruins at the top of the Atlantic Division standings.
Canadiens star Cole Caufield was undoubtedly a huge reason why the Canadiens defeated the Kraken. The 2019 first-round pick scored twice in the Canadiens' contest against the Kraken, with one of them most notably being the overtime winner.
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With his impressive performance against the Kraken, Caufield has now recorded three goals, five points, and a plus-4 rating in his last three games. With this, the 5-foot-8 winger is certainly doing his job for the Canadiens early on this campaign, and there is no question that they are benefiting from it.
It will now be very interesting to see how Caufield builds on his hot streak with the Canadiens from here. If he continues to have strong games like he has been as of late, it will undoubtedly be great news for a Canadiens club looking to take another step forward in the right direction.
NHL Nugget: Wayne Gretzky Breaks Points Record This Day In 1989
Here's today's NHL Nugget – this Wild Wednesday Rewind heads back to Oct. 15, 1989, at the Northlands Coliseum in Edmonton.
The Oilers faithful watched their former hero, Wayne Gretzky, come in as the opponent with the Los Angeles Kings, but this night carried much more significance than that with the NHL points record on the line.
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Oilers' Head Coach Kris Knoblauch Reaches New Milestone
#Oilers Head Coach Kris Knoblauch recorded his 96th career NHL win, passing Dave Tippett for the fifth-most in franchise history! #LetsGoOilerspic.twitter.com/OkJ8YBH8rQ
— Eric Friesen 🏒 (@EricJFriesen) October 15, 2025
Edmonton Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch continues to cement his place in franchise history. With a recent victory over the New York Rangers on Tuesday night, Knoblauch notched his 96th career NHL win, moving past former coach Dave Tippett to claim fifth place on the Oilers’ all-time wins list.
Knoblauch’s early success in Edmonton has been remarkable. In just 154 games at the helm, he’s won 96 (96-47-11), a winning percentage that is among the best in the NHL, particularly for the length of time he's been an NHL head coach.
While he inherited a Stanley Cup contender, he came to the Oilers under less than ideal circumstances, replacing Jay Woodcroft early in a season and essentially being told to turn the team around or else. Knoblauch did just that, taking the team to the Finals, where they've barely lost out of the Florida Panthers in two straight seasons. A key factor in his success as a coach has been his ability to stay calm under immense pressure and his effective communication with elite stars.
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The franchise recently confirmed its confidence in Knoblauch’s abilities by signing him to a three-year contract extension, all while knowing that every decision could impact whether Connor McDavid re-signed with the team. Knoblauch signed, and then McDavid followed just days later.
This season, an important start is key for the Oilers, but so is bringing along some new faces, including young players who need to find success at the NHL level. If he's able to do so, Knoblauch could realistically pass both Todd McLellan and Ron Low, moving him into fourth on the all-time list of Oilers coaches. He would need 56 more wins to tie Craig McTavish, which, while possible, would put them in elite company. That would mean the Oilers would go 58-23-1 on the season. That's 117 points, and only the Boston Bruins (135 points in 2022-23), the Florida Panthers and Colorado Avalanche (2021-22), and Tampa Bay Lightning (2018-19) have done so in the past six seasons.
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Blue Jays at Mariners – ALCS Game 3 prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, trends, and stats
Maybe Toronto celebrated their Division Series over the Yankees a little too much and too long. Maybe Seattle is just a better baseball team. Regardless, the Blue Jays are in must-win territory as they prepare for Game 3 of the American League Championship series against the Seattle Mariners.
Shane Bieber is slated to take the mound for Toronto against George Kirby for Seattle.
After scoring 34 runs in their four-game series against the Yankees, the Jays' offense has practically disappeared garnering a mere four runs and eight hits in the first two games of the ALCS. Seattle, meanwhile, is raking. Led by Jorge Polanco (4-9 with 1 HR and 5 RBIs), Seattle has managed 17 hits and scored 13 runs in taking the first two games in Toronto.
Lets dive into Game 3 and find a sweat or two.
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Game details & how to watch Blue Jays at Mariners - ALCS Game 3
- Date: Wednesday, October 15, 2025
- Time: 8:08PM EST
- Site: T-Mobile Park
- City: Seattle, WA
- Network/Streaming: FS1
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Odds for the Blue Jays at the Mariners - ALCS Game 3
The latest odds as of Wednesday courtesy of DraftKings:
- Moneyline: Toronto Blue Jays (+109), Seattle Mariners (-132)
- Spread: Mariners -1.5 (+167)
- Total: 7.0 runs
Probable starting pitchers for Blue Jays at Mariners - ALCS Game 3
- Pitching matchup for October 15, 2025: Shane Bieber vs. George Kirby
- Blue Jays: Shane Bieber (4-2, 3.57 ERA)
Bieber lasted just 2.2 innings against the Yankees in Game 4 of the Division Series allowing 2ER on 5H
Bieber owns a 5.23 ERA in 4 career postseason starts - Mariners: George Kirby (10-8, 4.21 ERA)
Kirby appeared in 2 of the 5 games against Detroit in the Division series going 5 innings in each game and allowing 3 ER while striking out 14
- Blue Jays: Shane Bieber (4-2, 3.57 ERA)
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Blue Jays at Mariners
- Anthony Santander is hitting .400 (6-15) with 2 HRs in his career against George Kirby
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is 2-9 (.222) against Kirby
- George Springer is hitting .375 (3-8) in his career against Kirby
- Jorge Polanco is 8-29 (.276) in his career against Shane Bieber
- Eugenio Suarez is the only Mariner to have gone yard in his career against Bieber
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Louisville brings fast defense to No. 2 Miami for prime-time ACC showdown
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India to host 2030 Commonwealth Games – next stop the 2036 Olympics?
Ahmedabad is also bid city for 2036 summer Games
Concerns over mismanagement and governance issues
India will be formally approved as hosts of the centenary Commonwealth Games in 2030 next month as the country steps up its ambitions to stage the 2036 Olympics.
Commonwealth Sport says its executive board had recommended Ahmedabad, in the state of Gujarat, as the host city for the 2030 Games ahead of what it called an “ambitious bid” by Nigeria. The decision still needs to be ratified by a general assembly in Glasgow on 26 November, but multiple sources described that process a formality.
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