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SEATTLE —  In 2001, seven years after two NFL teams abandoned Southern California, I asked a Los Angeles mayoral candidate whether voters wanted him to lobby the NFL to return.Ninety…

Rob Manfred admits he was wrong.Granting immunity to players for their cooperation with Major League Baseball’s investigation into the Houston Astros’ sign-stealing scheme?“Maybe not my…

It’s hard to tell whether the Oakland Athletics are a bigger farce on or off the field.On the field, the A’s are on pace to lose 127 games. No major league team in the entirety of the 20th…

PHOENIX —  On a day Arte Moreno made his first appearance at Angels spring training, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred shared his thoughts on the Angels owner and his decision to take the team…

SAN DIEGO —  In August, Angels owner Arte Moreno put his team up for sale. The bidding has not started yet, and that process is expected to begin no sooner than January. When the 2023…

HOUSTON  —  The Las Vegas Athletics? Not so fast.After MLB commissioner Rob Manfred told Sirius XM Radio that a long-sought new ballpark in Oakland “doesn’t look like it’s going to happen,”…

HOUSTON  —  The Las Vegas Athletics? Not so fast.After MLB commissioner Rob Manfred told Sirius XM Radio that a long-sought new ballpark in Oakland “doesn’t look like it’s going to happen,”…

The Senate Judiciary Committee got right to the point in a letter to Commissioner Rob Manfred on Monday: If America’s other major sports have to follow antitrust law, why should baseball…

NEW YORK — To baseball fans across America, the time-honored cry of summer is this: Kill the ump!To legislators in Washington, the time-honored cry of summer is this: Kill the antitrust…

NEW YORK — On July 8, 1980, the day of the last All-Star Game played at Dodger Stadium, the No. 1 song in America was Paul McCartney’s “Coming Up.”In 2019, McCartney performed at Dodger…